Senior Staff or Staff Attorney, Economic Justice Team
Local Remote: Will work remotely but is expected to attend work-related activities that occur at the SPLC offices or in the states in which the SPLC operates.Full-TimeStaff
Salary78,832 - 153,500 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- Staff Attorney I-II: At least one (1) year of federal court civil litigation or comparable experience post law school; Senior Staff I-IV: At least six (6) years of federal court civil litigation or comparable experience post law school
- Required Skills
- Communication Skills
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience litigating individual and class action civil rights cases in federal and state courts at the trial and appellate levels.
- Experience working with community organizations, grassroots campaigns, and impacted communities, particularly in the Deep South, to promote economic justice.
- Demonstrated interest and commitment to community-oriented and movement-supportive lawyering.
- Ability to synthesize complex issues and communicate them effectively to diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct legal research and factual investigations.
- Ability to create vision and take calculated risks in crafting and executing strategies to move litigation forward.
- Demonstrated ability to work with other Advocacy Litigation & Impact Teams (ALITs), external organizations, and stakeholders to execute specific strategies to advance the work and cases of the Economic Justice ALIT.
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to communicate persuasively to a variety of audiences through writing and speaking.
- Demonstrated understanding of and a commitment to SPLC's mission.
- J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of SPLC’s economic justice legal advocacy strategies, especially in the Deep South.
- Develop new cases in consultation with SPLC staff and community partners.
- Train, and mentor legal staff as needed (for Senior Staff Attorneys).
- Develop and maintain collaborations and partnerships with community organizations.
- Investigate, gather information, and interview clients and witnesses.
- Collaborate with team members of other ALITs in the Legal Department as well as all other members of other SPLC Departments to advance the impact goals and campaigns of SPLC.
- Write legal memos and briefs.
- Represent SPLC in various forums, including before community groups, legislators, and state agencies.
- Respond to requests for legal assistance.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.
- Uphold our JEDI principles by seeking diverse collaborators and partners that can deliver genuine, authentic and impactful work while ensuring their contributions are directed towards the shared mission, vision and values of the Center and Legal Department’s goals.
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