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Posted 4 days agoFall 2027 Fellowship Sponsorship, National Prison Project
at ACLU
San Francisco, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research and analysis and develop theories to support new litigation projects
- Draft legal memoranda, pleadings, affidavits, motions, and briefs
- Interview witnesses and potential clients, including incarcerated people
- Monitor prison and jail systemsâ compliance with existing settlement agreements
- Draft and edit public education and non-litigation advocacy materials
Requirements
- Admission to the applicable state or D.C. Bar, or taking a bar exam no later than Summer 2027
- Prior experience or knowledge of mass incarceration (via work, educational studies, or lived experience) preferred but not required
- Demonstrated ability to conduct complex legal analysis and fact-finding
- Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work independently as well as within a team
Benefits
- Our priorities include improving health care in prisons, eliminating violence and maltreatment, ending solitary confinement, defending the First Amendment rights of incarcerated people, and increasing oversight and accountability in prisons, jails, ICE detention, and other places of detention.
- These people often cycle in and out of solitary confinement due to their poorly managed mental health care.
- Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
- Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative, manage a variety of tasks, and see projects through to completion COMPENSATION
- The range of salaries are the following, based on year of law school graduation (please consult the hiring manager for specific salary details, based on individual circumstances).
- 0-2 years since law school graduation: $96,069 - $120,009
- 3-5 years since law school graduation: $134,414 - $158,579
- 6-10 years since law school graduation: $165,839 - $187,087
- 11-15 years since law school graduation: $190,585 - $201,403
- 16-20 years since law school graduation: $203,304 - $208,540
- 21-25 years since law school graduation: $209,595 - $213,890
- 26-30+ years since law school graduation: $214,920 - $219,104
- The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay.
- These salaries are reflective of positions based in New York, NY, where our National Offices are headquartered. Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
- For details on our pay structure, please visit:
- Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
- benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
- We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
- Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all.
- For us diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability.
Contact
- https://www.aclu.org/careers/ACLU_Geographic_Pay_Structure-July_2024.pdf WHY THE ACLU
- If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email benefits.hrdept@aclu.org .
Additional details
- The ACLUâs National Prison Project (NPP) invites rising third-year law students and recent law graduates to apply for sponsorship for an externally-funded fellowship such as Equal Justice Works, Justice Catalyst, or other public interest fellowships, to begin in the fall of 2027.
- This is a hybrid role that has in-office
- requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.
- Founded in 1972, NPP is the only organization that litigates carceral conditions cases on a national level.
- NPP works to ensure that our nationâs prisons, jails, juvenile facilities, and immigration detention centers comply with the Constitution, domestic law, and international human rights principles.
- Through litigation, public education, and other forms of advocacy, we fight to ensure that conditions of confinement are consistent with health, safety, and human dignity; to center the humanity of incarcerated people, their families, and their communities; and to reverse the laws and policies that give the U.S. the highest incarceration rate in the world.
- We will review applications on a rolling basis, and priority consideration will be given to those who submit applications by June 19, 2026 .
- This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).
- Reporting to the Deputy Project Director , the Fellow will both work on existing cases and focus on their fellowship project to advance the body of law for incarcerated people. Our staff will work with candidates to develop their proposals to external funders for submission, helping tailor the proposal to address an important civil liberties issue for incarcerated people.
- Proposed projects often combine litigation and advocacy with community outreach and public education. NPP has identified the following as priority project proposal topics , but we are open to and would like to hear candidatesâ alternative project ideas :