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Posted May 12Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel, Voting Rights Project [Term-Limited]
at ACLU
New York, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Develop new cases, non-litigation advocacy projects and identify and work with potential plaintiffs and witnesses
- Collaborate with staff across the organization, including in other projects within the ACLU’s Legal Department, Communications Department, Affiliate and Nationwide Support Initiative, National Political Advocacy Department, Strategy Office, and state affiliates to advance voting rights
Requirements
- A J.D. degree and bar membership permitting practice in New York, or a willingness to promptly seek such membership
- Commitment to voting rights, racial justice, and civil liberties; familiarity with these issue areas is preferred
- Strong analytical skills and a high level of proficiency in legal research and writing
- Demonstrated ability to write and to speak clearly and persuasively
- Self-motivation and diligence, with a proven ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment
Experience
- A minimum of four years of litigation experience, including clerkships, is preferred
Benefits
- Center principles of equity, inclusion, and belonging in all work, embedding the values in program development, policy application, and organizational practices and processes FUTURE ACLU'ERS WILL
- 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
- Proven ability to work across a wide range of teams to foster a collaborative environment 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 are 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.
- 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.
Contact
- For details on our pay structure, please visit: 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 ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel in the Voting Rights Project of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY or Washington, DC.
- This is a hybrid role that has in-office
- requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month. This is a 3-year term-limited position.
- Established in 1965, the Voting Rights Project has worked to protect the gains in political participation won by voters of color since passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA).
- Since its inception, the Voting Rights Project has litigated hundreds of voting rights cases and has aggressively and successfully challenged efforts to suppress voting or to dilute minority voting strength.
- The ACLU Voting Rights Project was established in 1965 – the same year that the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) was enacted – and has litigated more than 350 cases since that time.
- Its mission is to build and defend an accessible, inclusive, and equitable democracy free from racial discrimination.
- We have three principles: (1) all Americans should be eligible to vote; (2) voting should be free and easy; and (3) all people should count equally.
- The Project employs an integrated advocacy approach, combining legislative advocacy, public education, and litigation, and has active cases in over a dozen states.
- The Voting Rights Project’s recent docket has included more than 30 lawsuits to protect voters during the 2020 election; a pair of recent cases in the Supreme Court challenging the last administration’s discriminatory census policies: Department of Commerce v.