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Whether in the courts, statehouses, Congress or communities, we fight to defend the rights that the Constitution guarantees to all of us —regardless of who we are, where we come from, whom we love, or what we believe. 

Together, we take up the toughest civil rights and liberties challenges of our time. We seek to inspire those who want change to become the ones who make change.

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Attorney

Fellow will address human rights issues for ACLU and HRW.

• Monitor human rights issues and developments in the United States.
• Conduct field research in the United States.
• Draft reports and/or other materials on human rights conditions.
• Engage in advocacy aimed at publicizing and curtailing human rights violations.
• Assist with the development of litigation strategies.
• Carry out other tasks as may be required.

Aryeh Neier Legal Fellowship

ACLU seeks Staff Attorney for litigation in voting rights cases.

• Participate in litigation of constitutional and statutory cases on a wide range of voting rights issues including researching and drafting pleadings, briefs and legal memoranda, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings and oral arguments in the trial and appellate courts
• Participate in analyzing legislation for potential litigation
• Develop new cases, non-litigation advocacy projects and identify and work with potential plaintiffs and witnesses
• Work with and advise ACLU state affiliates
• Provide technical assistance and expert legal advice to cooperating attorneys, and others who seek assistance on voting rights litigation, legislation, and advocacy
• Serve as a resource for ACLU legislative, policy and campaign work and advancing ACLU policy goals through public education, organizing and participating in coalitions
• Engage in public speaking and articulating ACLU views to a variety of audiences
• Collaborate with staff across the organization, including in other projects within the ACLU’s Legal Department, Communications Department, Affiliate and Nationwide Support Initiative, National Political Advocacy Department, Strategy Office, and state affiliates to advance voting rights
• Travel as required for litigation, conferences, and client development
• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned

Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney, Voting Rights Project

Data Analyst

Manage business intelligence and reporting for ACLU's Development Department.

• The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Assistant Director of Development Business Intelligence and Reporting in the Development Department of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY.
• This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.
• The ACLU’s passionate community of donors and activists is stronger than ever.

Assistant Director of Development Business Intelligence and Reporting

Security Engineer

Support litigation efforts for the ACLU's National Security Project.

• Provide litigation, administrative, and research support for the work of NSP attorneys
• Type, prepare, proofread, format, and cite-check legal and other documents such as briefs, motions, declarations, discovery requests and responses, and correspondence
• Provide logistical, administrative, and document management support for hearings and trials
• Review and organize documents related to Freedom of Information Act requests and discovery
• Draft, edit, and prepare affidavits, Freedom of Information Act requests, and other legal or public education documents
• Arrange for service of legal documents; prepare and serve discovery documents; research court rules and procedures
• Handle general administrative duties including processing invoices, tracking expenses and case costs, preparing expense reports, scheduling meetings, ordering supplies, etc.
• Handle calendaring and travel arrangements for project staff as assigned
• Maintain and ensure accuracy of case files, attorneys’ correspondence files, and internal litigation tracking systems including case summaries and databases, docket, and calendar of litigation deadlines and court dates
• Provide administrative support for managers’ review of applications for open positions
• Work jointly with interns and communicate routine and/or procedural guidance on projects assigned by managers
• Work on special projects and other duties as assigned by the Deputy Project Director or Project Director

Paralegal, National Security Project

Administration

Manage benefit programs for ACLU National staff and affiliates.

•Reporting to the Associate Director, Benefits & HR Administration, the Benefits Administrator will manage daily operations of all benefit programs offered to ACLU National staff and affiliates across all states & Puerto Rico.
•Administer employee benefit programs, including health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement plans, and other ancillary & voluntary benefits
•Maintain plan records and ensure compliance with federal regulations
•Ensure timely contributions to the defined contribution 401(k) plan
•Audit & reconcile contributions to payroll records
•Work with affiliate locations to obtain payroll records and maintain personnel files
•Remit 401(k) contributions and audit accordingly
•Reconcile payroll differences quarterly and annually
•Prepare annual census for actuary and 401k vendor
•Assist employees with benefits understanding and new hire onboarding
•Provide assistance with annual retirement plan audit
•Process benefits invoices monthly and reconcile payments

Benefits Administrator

Paralegal

Support ACLU's criminal law reform project with administrative tasks.

• Reporting to the Project Director or Deputy Director, the Paralegal will provide administrative support to advance our litigation and advocacy efforts.
• Provide administrative support, including processing invoices; tracking and reporting expenses, case costs and lobbying hours; preparing expense reports; ordering supplies; and updating case codes and contact sheets, sort and distribute mail.
• Provide administrative support to Project Director, Deputy Directors, and attorneys, including managing travel arrangements and calendar.
• Schedule, arrange, prepare, and distribute materials for meetings and conference calls, and take minutes at those meetings as needed.
• Maintain and organize electronic and hard copy filing systems, including case files, attorney correspondence files, and litigation dockets.
• Draft correspondence and other materials as requested; respond to written and verbal inquiries, as directed by Director and/or other staff.
• Type, prepare, proofread legal and other documents; administer listservs.
• Update CLRP onboarding materials for new staff.
• Collect information for and update CLRP’s docket, sharing regular updates with staff across the ACLU.
• Develop, update, and maintain CLRP’s website and other public information outlets.
• Assist with attorney pro hac and bar admission applications.
• Provide administrative support for the managers’ review of applications for new hires.
• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned by CLRP staff.

Paralegal, Criminal Law Reform Project

• Responsible for creating and implementing multi-pronged strategies using litigation, legislative and policy advocacy, and public education to further the ACLU’s strategic goals
• Reporting to the Deputy Project Director(s), the Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney will be responsible for creating and implementing multi-pronged strategies using litigation, legislative and policy advocacy, and public education to further the ACLU’s strategic goals

Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney, LGBTQ & HIV Project

General Counsel

• The National Legal Director, reporting to the Executive Director (Anthony Romero) and serving on the ACLU’s Senior Staff as one of its executive leaders, will play a critical role contributing to the organization’s forward-looking strategy to address and protect the aforementioned issues, while directly leading its litigation efforts. Directly supervising 150 litigators in the national office and providing substantive leadership to another 400 litigators in state affiliates as well as managing co-counsel relationships with 100 cooperating law firms, the National Legal Director directly oversees the ACLU’s U.S. Supreme Court docket and provides leadership for the national office’s litigation in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. This senior leader relies on and partners with seasoned and talented Deputy Legal Directors who oversee the dockets of their respective issue areas.

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