Remote Staff Attorney

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ACLU

πŸ’΅ $89k-$200k
πŸ“Remote - United States

Job highlights

Summary

Join the ACLU of Northern California as a Staff Attorney to help build and expand the cutting-edge legal and policy work of the Technology and Civil Liberties Program. The Staff Attorney will provide vision and support to a program nationally recognized for its leadership in defending civil liberties and civil rights and promoting social justice in the digital age.

Requirements

  • D. from an ABA-accredited law school
  • Membership in the California State Bar
  • 2 or more years of litigation and/or policy experience, preferably related to the technology and civil liberties field
  • Interest and understanding of technology and civil liberties work
  • Experience engaging in the investigation, development, initiation and litigation of high-impact cases and/or experience with the development and implementation of policy advocacy on the local, state or national level
  • Strong legal research, analysis, and writing abilities, and ability to craft novel and successful legal and policy strategies in response to inequitable systems
  • Ability to effectively communicate, through both writing and public speaking, to various audiences about complex legal and technical issues
  • Demonstrated initiative and creative problem-solving
  • Strong project and time management skills, including a high level of organization, attention to detail, and follow-through, while balancing and prioritizing multiple activities and responsibilities
  • Relationship-building skills and willingness to work as part of a team, and to be an engaged, proactive member of internal cohorts, as well as outside coalitions on which you work and interact
  • Commitment to diversity and demonstrated ability to hold and foster difficult and necessary conversations about race, class, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, ability, and other identity-based issues
  • Commitment to incorporating racial equity principles into all aspects of work

Responsibilities

  • Engage in the investigation, development, initiation, and litigation of high-impact cases
  • Engage in legal-policy advocacy at the local, state, and national level
  • Forge and maintain relationships with community members, coalition groups, experts, government officials, and academics to engage them in our work and implement collaborative projects
  • Participate in team, department, and other meetings; help to set a collaborative, inclusive culture for the Technology and Civil Liberties team; engage with colleagues at other ACLU affiliates and National ACLU as well as with external partners

Preferred Qualifications

  • Intersectional analysis and the ability to contextualize technology and civil liberties issues within other social justice movements
  • Direct personal or professional experience with impacted communities and/or with grassroots and community-based organizations

Benefits

  • Four weeks paid vacation in addition to 14 office holidays
  • Fully employer-paid medical, vision and dental insurance for staff members, their dependents and spouse or domestic partner
  • Life and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
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