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Posted 3 weeks agoFall 2027 Fellowship Sponsorship, Reproductive Freedom Project
at ACLU
New York, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research and analysis and develop theories to support new litigation projects
- Draft legal memoranda, pleadings, affidavits, motions, and briefs
- Draft and edit public education and non-litigation advocacy materials
Requirements
- Admission to practice in New York, NY ; if not currently admitted, agreement to become admitted 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
Benefits
- In the world we see, we can all get the health care and other resources necessary to have a child, to prevent pregnancy, or to have an abortionâregardless of where we live, our income, race, age, gender identity, immigration status or whom we love.
- For five decades, the ACLU has been a leader in the efforts to ensure that every person has access to affordable and stigma-free abortion care.
- Wade, the ACLU has brought dozens of lawsuits challenging state bans and restrictions, including challenges to policies that seek to prevent people from traveling to get an abortion.
- Current cases include using new state constitutional amendments to strike abortion restrictions and expand access in states like Arizona, Ohio, and Missouri. The ACLU is also a leader on efforts to preserve and expand access to medication abortion and brought the case that led to the FDA lifting rules that prevented people from receiving their medication through the mail.
- In the current environment, the ACLUâs Reproductive Freedom Project has filed or is preparing to file challenges to new efforts by the Trump Administration to restrict access to abortion and contraception, including efforts to restrict access to medication abortion, misapply federal laws to shut down abortion care, and to decimate our nationâs family planning program.
- This litigation has already resulted in, for example, the return of millions of critical family planning dollars.
- The Reproductive Freedom Projectâs work extends beyond abortion and contraception.
- For example, the ACLU is currently litigating a case in Alabama â a state with woefully insufficient access to maternity care and appallingly high rates of maternal morbidity and mortality â which enabled the first free standing birth centers to obtain licenses and begin serving patients.
- 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 ACLU invites rising third-year law students and law graduates to apply for a sponsorship opportunity to work with us as a Legal Fellow for one/two year(s) .
- The Reproductive Freedom Project of the National office in New York, NY. seeks applicants to consider for a sponsored fellowship such as Equal Justice Works 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. OVERVIEW
- The ACLUâs Reproductive Freedom Project envisions a world that respects and supports each of us in making deeply personal decisions that determine the shape of our lives: with whom to form intimate relationships, and whether, when, and how to have children.
- The ACLU is unique among reproductive rights organizations in that it works with the ACLUâs nationwide network of state affiliates as well as attorneys and advocates in the organization who specialize in areas such as LGBT rights, criminal defense, immigrantsâ rights, racial justice, disability rights, and freedom of speech and religion.
- We will review applications on a rolling basis, but priority consideration will be given to those who submit applications by June 25, 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 be focused on:
- Engage with both internal and external members of litigation teams