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Posted 3 weeks agoDeputy Legal Director/ Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality
at ACLU
New York, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Supervise the directors of the ACLU’s Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative, Capital Punishment Project, Criminal Law Reform Project, the National Prison Project, Racial Justice Program, and John Adams Project.
- Oversee and provide input into the development and implementation of the projects’ strategic plans and budgets
- Supervise the staff attorney and other staff assigned to the Center
- Ensure that the operations and administration of the National Legal Department run smoothly to facilitate its programmatic work
Requirements
- J.D. degree and significant impact litigation
- experience in civil rights and civil liberties Demonstrated
- experience in and commitment to the Trone Center for Justice and Equality priorities and issues. In light of the Center’s current priorities, subject-matter expertise in racial justice, criminal law reform, capital punishment, and conditions of detention and incarceration is strongly preferred
- experience in a federated nonprofit organization is strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate teams to set and meet long-term and short-term goals
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with a wide range of audiences
- Demonstrated ability to engage in complex legal analysis and fact-finding
- Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of people and foster strong workplace morale and focus on mission. Ability to serve as a mentor and provide guidance and support to staff •
Benefits
- 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
- Experience in an organization that develops and implements multi-faceted strategies for change that include litigation, lobbying and advocacy, communications, public education, and community organizing COMPENSATION The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay.
- Consistent with our compensation philosophy, there is a set salary for each role based on geographic work location.
- The annual salary for this position is $392,736 ( Level A ), reflecting the salary of a position based in New York, NY. 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: https://www.aclu.org/careers/ACLU_Geographic_Pay_Structure-July_2024.pdf WHY THE ACLU
- 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
- 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 D eputy Legal Director/ Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality in the National Legal Department of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; or Washington, DC.
- P riority will be given to candidates who can be based in New York, NY, or Washington, DC.
- requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.
- The ACLU’s Trone Center for Justice and Equality , one of three component centers in the ACLU’s National Legal Department, focuses on issues of crime, punishment, and racial justice, including efforts to eradicate racial injustice, the treatment of prisoners, the death penalty and the policies of over-incarceration that have led the United States to imprison more people than any other country in the world. The Center contains six Projects/Programs
- Special consideration will be given to applications submitted by June 19, 2026.
- Reporting to the National Legal Director , the Deputy Legal Director/ Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality (Center Director) oversees the work of the Center for Justice and Equality and directly supervises the program directors within the Center. YOUR DAY TO DAY
- Provide high-level advice and guidance on litigation strategy and legal practice issues
- Serve as a member of the National Legal Department’s leadership and administrative team, consisting of the National Legal Director, three Center Directors, and the Associate Director of Legal Operations.
- Serve as a nationally recognized spokesperson and subject-matter expert on issues within the Trone Center for Justice and Equality (racial justice, criminal law reform, capital punishment, and conditions of detention and incarceration), along with other experts within the Center and its component projects
- Work with the Project Directors to ensure that the programmatic work of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality is well-coordinated with colleagues in the Strategy Office, National Political Advocacy Department, Communications Department, Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiative Departments, and the ACLU’s state affiliates