Overview
Staff Attorney; Statewide Jobs in New York City, USA at New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Position: Staff Attorney (New York Statewide)
Description:
Position: Staff Attorney
Department: Racial Justice Center
Terms of Employment: Regular Full-Time/Exempt/ Local 2320 Union (NYCLU staff is currently working in a Hybrid model; a minimum of two days in-office each week, in addition to other in-person work requirements such as legislative visits, community events, and court appearances).
Location (s): 55 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 / New York Statewide
Salary: $92,000- $111,000 (Current starting salary for a lawyer with 2 years of experience is $92,000; for 6 years, $111,000; in accordance with Attorney Pay Scale).
Final date to receive applications: Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is one of the nation’s leading advocates on behalf of constitutional rights and liberties. Founded in 1951, as the New York affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, the NYCLU is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization with more than 90,000 members and supporters, and eight offices statewide. We work in the courts, in the legislatures and on the streets to advocate for racial and economic justice, free speech, freedom of religion, privacy and equality before the law for all New Yorkers.
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Racial Justice Center (RJC) was established in 2023 to expand and deepen the NYCLU’s racial justice portfolio. The NYCLU Racial Justice Center is in deep collaboration with the NYCLU departments and centers with all of the NYCLU priorities. The RJC also leads its own advocacy, legislation, and litigation docket. Primarily focuses on environmental justice, Indigenous rights, and restorative efforts.
DEI VISION STATEMENT
The NYCLU is committed to building an equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist workplace that centers the voices of marginalized and directly impacted communities. This commitment strengthens our mission to protect civil liberties and advance justice across New York. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, formerly incarcerated people, and others whose experiences reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
The NYCLU seeks an experienced, innovative, and dynamic racial justice legal expert who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced organization. The candidate should have the ability to skillfully implement and/or support the NYCLU’s interdepartmental approach to racial justice and broad docket of civil rights and civil liberties issues. This position will play a key role in executing the NYCLU’s Racial Justice Center’s strategic priorities.
The staff attorney will have a particular focus on the intersectionality of racial justice with NYCLU priority areas, such as environmental racism and its impacts on school-aged children, Indigenous rights, and restorative justice matters including racial disparities in education. The staff attorney will utilize a range of strategies to advance racial justice in New York State, including legal research, identifying legislative priorities and threats, joining, and seeking new litigation, and civic engagement, including submitting public comments, testifying at hearings, Know Your Rights education, movement lawyering, coalition development, and strategic communications.
This position is situated in NYCLU’s Racial Justice Center and directly reports to the Racial Justice Center Director.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Community-centered legal advocacy that allows those impacted to meaningfully participate in solution driven campaigns.
- Independently review state and local legislation and engage in related legislative advocacy and lobbying in connection with the Racial Justice Center strategic priorities.
- Engaging in pre-litigation analysis including evaluating and following up on intakes; conducting factual investigations and legal analyses; utilizing the Freedom of Information Law; and drafting demand letters.
- Work in close collaboration with the NYCLU’s legal department on developing RJC litigation strategies to promote and expand racial justice litigation priorities including close…
Title: Staff Attorney; Statewide
Company: New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Location: New York City, USA
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