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If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice transforms the law and policy landscape through advocacy, support, and organizing so all people have the power to determine if, when, and how to define, create, and sustain families with dignity, and to actualize sexual and reproductive wellbeing on their own terms. We are a leading-edge lawyering organization on the ground, representing people in crisis, reshaping law, and making just policy as we build a stronger base of legal professionals ready to fight for reproductive justice. The If/When/How Board of Directors is proud to announce that it has named Mariko Miki, J.D., as the organization’s first Co-Executive Director. Mariko has been the Interim Executive Director of If/When/How since June of 2023, and was previously Managing Director and General Counsel. Mariko is a legal and movement powerhouse whose proven leadership at If/When/How assured our ability not only to meet this moment, but to expand and deepen...

The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (The Florence Project) is searching for two Deputy Directors to collectively oversee Legal and Social Services Programs, People and Culture, Operations, and Finance at the organization. This is an excellent opportunity for two proven leaders in the legal and social services and non-profit administration field to provide leadership, vision, and strategy for a prominent, trailblazing, historic organization that has experienced significant growth in recent years. The Deputy Director positions are an important part of leadership within the organization and directly report to the Executive Director. The Deputy Directors will collaboratively oversee organization-wide strategy and development as well as contribute to the design of policies, procedures, and practices. The Deputy Director positions will work closely with the Executive Director and the Leadership Team to ensure the organization’s day-to-day services, mission, and...

Executive Director   Legal Services NYC New York, NY   About Legal Services NYC   Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) fights poverty and seeks racial, social, and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. For 50 years, LSNYC has challenged systemic injustices that keep people in poverty. As the largest civil legal services provider in the country, LSNYC provides free legal services to more than 115,000 low-income New Yorkers annually to help meet basic needs, among other areas, for housing, income and economic security, family and immigration stability, education, and healthcare. LSNYC partners with scores of community-based and member-run organizations, elected officials, law schools, public agencies, pro bono lawyers and the courts to maximize its impact and effectiveness. With deep roots in communities in all five boroughs, LSNYC has handled more than two million cases since its founding.   In addition to the work of LSNYC lawyers and...

ACLU of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) works to protect and advance justice, liberty, and equity as guaranteed by the constitutions of New Mexico and the United States. As the state affiliate of the premiere civil rights and civil liberties organization in the country, ACLU-NM fights in the courts, in the legislature, and in its communities to ensure that justice, liberty, and equity are realities for all people. In particular, the ACLU-NM fights for the rights of people and groups who have historically been disenfranchised to build a more just, equitable, and free New Mexico where all people belong and are respected. With reproductive freedom under attack across the nation, the ACLU-NM is investing in the addition of a Reproductive Rights Staff Attorney to its legal team. The Reproductive Rights Staff Attorney will ground their work in an intersectional reproductive justice framework and collaborate with and among communities across the state to protect and advance...

Who We Are Children’s Law Center is a mission-driven organization focused on providing high-quality legal services to children and families in DC.  As an organization, we envision a world in which all children have a strong foundation of family, health and education and are free from poverty, trauma, racism and other forms of oppression. Our mission is to do this work together with DC children and families, Children’s Law Center uses the law to solve children’s urgent problems today, improve the systems that will affect their lives tomorrow and strengthen our community so that change endures.  A key part of our mission is to challenge and reduce ways in which racism and other biases – structural and interpersonal – prevent each of us, our organization and the systems in which we work from providing children a strong foundation from which to thrive.     Our greatest assets are our people.  We recognize that people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives...

The Director of Admissions at UMass Law School is the senior admissions officer for the Law School. The Director of Law School Admissions is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Admissions Office, including recruiting, selecting, and enrolling a qualified, diverse, and motivated student body, developing and executing a data-driven and dynamic strategic enrollment plan for the Law School, managing and motivating a talented and passionate team of admissions professionals, and ensuring that all outreach, informational, and recruitment, events are professional, effective, and promote the justice and access-focused mission of the Law School. Follows the University’s best practices to build and/or support student academic success and retention, and assist in meeting strategic objectives for persistence and timely graduation of all the student population. For more information about this position, including qualifications and how to apply, please navigate to our website at...