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Posted 4 weeks agoFall 2027 Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellowship, Racial Justice Program
at ACLU
New York, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research and analysis and develop theories to support new litigation
- Conduct factual investigation to identify policies and practices that can be challenged through litigation
- Draft legal memoranda, pleadings, affidavits, motions, and briefs
- Review and analyze documents to support litigation and advocacy
- Draft and edit public education and non-litigation advocacy materials
Requirements
- During the fellowship, fellows have opportunities to work with colleagues within RJP and across the ACLUâs 53 affiliates and chapters in every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
- They will receive mentorship from ACLU staff attorneys, attend specialized trainings focused on improving substantive legal skills and strategic decision-making for legal work, and collaborate with others across the legal department through internal community building convenings.
- J.D. degree at time of hire
- If not currently admitted to the New York Bar, candidate must be agree to become admitted to the New York Bar within one year of hire.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct complex legal analysis and fact-finding
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work independently as well as within a team
- Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative, manage a variety of tasks and see projects through to completion
Benefits
- The Trone Center works to combat racial discrimination; to ensure that our criminal justice system is fair, and free of racial bias; to advocate for humane and constitutional conditions of confinement; and to abolish the death penalty as a legitimate form of punishment.
- Often working with the ACLUâs 53 affiliates and chapters nationwide, RJP uses litigation, legislative advocacy and public education to challenge government and private sector attacks on educational, public health, housing, and employment equity initiatives.
- 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
- Excellent computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite 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 Karpatkin Fellowship , a full-time, two-year fellowship in the Racial Justice Program (RJP) of the ACLUâs National office in New York, NY .
- requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.
- The Racial Justice Program (RJP) is part of the ACLUâs Trone Center for Justice and Equality.
- The Trone Center for Justice and Equality also includes the Criminal Law Reform Project, Capital Punishment Project, and the National Prison Project.
- We also challenge a range of discriminatory criminal legal system practices that unfairly disadvantage communities of color, and work to ensure robust civil rights enforcement in the use of new technologies, including artificial intelligence.
- Past fellows have gone on to play important roles in civil rights and civil liberties work at the ACLU, in other leading social justice organizations, in the judiciary, in academia and in government.
- The Karpatkin Fellowship was established by the ACLU Board of Directors in memory of Marvin M.
- Karpatkin, the late General Counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union, who died in January 1975, at the age of 48.
- Mr. Karpatkin was one of the ACLU's most active attorneys during the 1960s and early 1970s.
- He left his special mark in the areas of selective service and military law.