Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation

🔥 15 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $121.4k - $182.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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Public Rights Project

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2017

⚖️ Legal

🌍 Social Impact

🤝 Non-profit

Legal • Social Impact • Non-profit

Public Rights Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing civil rights and social justice. It focuses on empowering local, state, and tribal governments to uphold and enforce laws that protect the civil and human rights of marginalized communities. Through advocacy, legal support, and strategic partnerships, Public Rights Project aims to bridge the gap between legal promises and the realities faced by individuals, particularly in the areas of voting rights, workplace protection, and community engagement.

📋 Description

• Identify advocacy opportunities and strategize pathways to action • Independently build and run litigation from idea generation through conclusion • Conduct legal and factual development, case pitching, motions practice, discovery, oral argument, client management, and coalition engagement • Conduct legal research and provide guidance and analysis across jurisdictions • Draft, review, edit, and provide feedback on analytic and persuasive written work • Advise government clients on legal, political, and justice considerations • Participate in and lead Litigation Team meetings and strategic discussions • Ensure alignment, collaboration, and clear next steps • Meet with government and non-government stakeholders • Synthesize input and feedback from internal and external stakeholders • Contribute to an innovative, inclusive, and supportive group of advocates • Report to the Litigation Director and work closely with Litigation Team and Program Team staff • Travel several times a year to PRP events, case hearings, conferences, or meetings

🎯 Requirements

• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in a jurisdiction of the United States • At least 10 years of relevant litigation experience • Experience may include complex civil litigation and/or government enforcement • Prior experience with remote work in large teams in support of fast-moving and mission-driven litigation preferred • Outstanding writing and editing skills, including drafting and editing complex briefs and legal analysis • Excellent judgment about legal issues and strategy • Strong written and spoken communication skills • Ability to handle all aspects of litigation, including client management, discovery, oral advocacy, brief writing, deadline management, electronic filing, navigating local rules, working with cooperating counsel, and expecting the unexpected • Strong project management skills • Ability to use electronic tools to coordinate with team members • Familiarity with federal law, constitutional law, civil rights law, and other relevant legal topics • Ability to work with government partners, co-counsel, community-based organizations, other advocates, and internal teams • Positive and respectful attitude, ability to work well with diverse people and communities, presence, self-confidence, common sense, and good listening ability • Belief in the power of local government to make positive change • Ability to sit, talk, and listen for up to 8 hours per day • Ability to lift items up to 20 pounds in certain situations • Authorization to work in the United States for any employer without current or future visa sponsorship

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Fertility care • Online mental health therapy membership • HSA and FSA options • Professional development stipend • Home office stipend • Monthly phone and internet reimbursements • Flex Fridays • Fully remote work arrangement

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