[blindlaw] FW: Job Opportunity- Staff Attorney - Please Post and Forward

[Nightingale, Noel]

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From: Ackha Romulus [mailto:hrintern3 at aclu.org]
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 4:56 PM
To: Maurer, Patricia
Subject: Job Opportunity- Staff Attorney - Please Post and Forward

CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Staff Attorney [RFP-17]
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Reproductive Freedom Project, NY

For nearly 100 years, the ACLU has been our nation’s guardian of liberty, working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.  Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBT community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people from government abuse and overreach. With more than a million members, activists, and supporters, the ACLU is a nationwide organization that fights tirelessly in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C., for the principle that every individual’s rights must be protected equally under the law, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or national origin.


OVERVIEW

The ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project’s mission is to secure a world that respects and supports everyone’s right to form intimate relationships and to decide whether and when to have a child.  Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, the Project strives to ensure that the freedoms and opportunities enjoyed by some become the freedoms and opportunities enjoyed by all.  The ACLU is particularly committed to ensuring that individuals’ reproductive rights are not compromised because of their race, youth, or economic status, and believes that reproductive rights work must be informed by broader racial and social justice considerations.


For more than three decades, the ACLU has participated in nearly every reproductive rights case before the Supreme Court and in significant cases in federal and state courts too numerous to count, including challenges to abortion bans; TRAP laws; bans on insurance coverage of abortion; and mandatory ultrasound and forced delay laws.  The ACLU is also a leader in the fight to prevent religion from being used as an excuse to deny reproductive health services and to discriminate against women and LGBT people.


The Reproductive Freedom Project is unique among reproductive rights organizations in that it works with the ACLU’s nationwide network of affiliates as well as other attorneys in the organization who specialize in other civil liberties areas, including free speech, racial justice, and LGBT rights.  In addition, the Reproductive Freedom Project is part of the ACLU’s Center for Liberty, which is dedicated to the principle that we are all entitled to determine the course of our lives based on who we are and what we believe free from unreasonable government constraint and baseless stereotypes.  The Center for Liberty encompasses the ACLU’s work on reproductive rights, women’s rights, LGBT issues, and freedom of religion and belief.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Litigate constitutional and statutory cases on a wide range of reproductive rights related issues in the trial and appellate courts.
Conduct legal research and write legal memoranda.
Analyze legislation for potential litigation.
Develop new cases and identify and work with potential plaintiffs and witnesses.
Work with and advise ACLU state affiliates on reproductive rights litigation, legislation, and advocacy.
Work closely with legal and non-legal program staff, particularly legislative, communications, and advocacy staff members to advance reproductive rights.
Develop relationships with other advocates, lawyers, and potential clients.
Engage in public speaking, including to the media, at conferences, and other speaking engagements.
Supervise administrative assistants, legal fellows, and law students. Travel as required for litigation, conferences, and client development.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

J.D. degree and admission to the bar of at least one state.  If not admitted in NY, must be willing to become admitted to NY bar.
A minimum of two years of legal experience is required.
Familiarity with reproductive rights and other civil liberties issues is desirable; commitment to those issues is essential.
Superior analytic skills and legal research and writing skills are required.
Demonstrated ability to write and to speak clearly and persuasively are essential.
Self-motivated, diligent, and able to meet strict deadlines while under pressure.
Ability to work with a wide range of people and foster a team environment.
Supervisory experience including the ability to demonstrate professionalism and provide constructive feedback is required.

COMPENSATION

The ACLU offers a generous compensation and benefits package, commensurate with experience and within the parameters of the ACLU compensation scale.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested persons should submit a cover letter (with salary requirements), resume, a legal writing sample, and three references, to: hrjobsRFP at aclu.org<mailto:hrjobsRFP at aclu.org>  - Reference [RFP-17/ACLU-INCL 35] in the subject line. Please note that this is not the general ACLU applicant email address. This email address is specific to Reproductive Freedom Project postings. In order to ensure your application is received, please make certain it is sent to the correct e-mail address. You can expect to receive an automatic response that acknowledges the submission of application materials.


Please indicate where you learned of this career opportunity.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

This job description provides a general but not comprehensive list of the essential responsibilities and qualifications required. It does not represent a contract of employment. The ACLU reserves the right to change the description and/or posting at any time without advance notice.
The ACLU is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The ACLU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.

The ACLU undertakes affirmative action strategies in its recruitment and employment efforts to assure that persons with disabilities have full opportunities for employment in all positions.

We encourage applicants with disabilities who may need accommodations in the application process to contact:hrjobsincl at aclu.org. Correspondence sent to this email address that is not related to requests for accommodations will not be reviewed. Applicants should follow the instructions above regarding how to apply.

The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation are national organizations with the same overall mission, and share office space and employees. The ACLU has two separate corporate entities in order to do a broad range of work to protect civil liberties. This job posting refers collectively to the two organizations under the name “ACLU.”


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