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Posted 3 weeks agoFall 2027 Fellowship Sponsorship, Immigrants' Rights Project
at ACLU
New York, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research and analysis and develop theories to support new litigation and advocacy projects
Requirements
- Admission to practice in New York or California ; 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
- 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 two years .
- The Immigrants' Rights Project (IRP) of the National office in New York, NY or San Francisco, CA 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
- We will review applications on a rolling basis, but priority consideration will be given to those who submit applications by June 18, 2026 .
- This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).
- Reporting to the Project Director , IRP seeks a Legal Fellow focused on opposing immigration apprehension tactics that, in violation of the Constitution and federal law, fuel the administrationâs goal of mass deportations.
- This project will require creativity and flexibility, in conjunction with the rest of IRPâs raids team, to proactively target DHSâs regularly shifting tactics.
- It will include developing and litigating challenges to ICE and CBP mass arrests, with a particular focus on worksite raids; to specific DHS enforcement tactics, such as traffic checkpoints and unconstitutional racial profiling; and to state and local law enforcementâs participation in the federal deportation machinery.
- The project will focus on unlawful and unconstitutional aspects of the deportation pipeline prior to and at the time of apprehensionâparticularly Fourth and Fifth Amendment violations and actions in excess of statutory authority.