Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation
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Public Rights ProjectCivil rights litigation
United StatesFull-TimeStaff
Salary121,440 - 182,160 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 10 years of relevant experience in litigation.
- Required Skills
- Project Management
Requirements
- Be licensed to practice law and in good standing in a jurisdiction of the United States.
- Have at least 10 years of relevant litigation experience; relevant experience may include complex civil litigation and/or government enforcement.
- Bring outstanding writing and editing skills, including drafting and editing complex briefs and legal analysis.
- Demonstrate sound judgment on legal issues and strategy.
- Handle all aspects of litigation, including client management, discovery, oral advocacy, brief writing, deadline management, electronic filing, local rules, and working with cooperating counsel.
- Bring strong project management skills and the ability to use electronic tools to coordinate with team members.
- Have familiarity and comfort working on federal law, constitutional law, civil rights law, and other relevant legal topics.
- Work effectively with government partners, co-counsel, community-based organizations, advocates, and internal teams.
- Prior experience with remote work in large teams supporting fast-moving litigation is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Identify opportunities for advocacy and strategize pathways to action.
- Build and run litigation from idea generation through conclusion, including legal and factual development, case pitching, motions practice, discovery, oral argument, client management, and coalition engagement.
- Conduct legal research and provide guidance and analysis of laws across jurisdictions.
- Draft, review, edit, and provide feedback on analytic and persuasive written work.
- Advise government clients on legal, political, and justice considerations.
- Lead or participate in Litigation Team meetings and strategic discussions, ensuring alignment, collaboration, and clear next steps.
- Meet with government and non-government stakeholders.
- Synthesize input and feedback from internal and external stakeholders.
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