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Disability Rights Louisiana (DRLA) protects and advocates for the human and legal rights of people with disabilities of all ages across Louisiana. DRLA works to empower the disability community to live an integrated life, free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Building on recent successes with impactful litigation and innovative programming, DRLA now seeks its next Executive Director (ED). Reporting to the Board of Directors, the new ED will lead a highly qualified team of approximately 50 dedicated staff delivering free legal services, educating policymakers, advocating for clients, and delivering trainings throughout the state. The ED will oversee organizational development, supervise senior staff, and manage a roughly $5M annual budget. They will also ensure compliance with legal and funder requirements, safeguarding the short- and long-term fiscal and programmatic health of the organization. DRLA seeks a compassionate manager who will foster a strong...

The Northwest Office of Earthjustice seeks Associate Attorneys to join our team in 2024. We opened our office in Seattle in 1987 to enable Earthjustice to take a more active role in preserving the unique natural resources, wildlife, and communities in the Pacific Northwest. Since that time, the Northwest office has undertaken campaigns to protect old growth forests, promote salmon recovery and habitat protection, protect Puget Sound and the Salish Sea and the communities that depend on them, prevent the Pacific Northwest from becoming a fossil fuel export hub, and promote a just transition to a clean energy future, among other things. We continue to expand our climate and clean energy work and our partnerships with environmental justice communities in the Seattle and Portland areas. We frequently work in close partnership with Native American Tribes and fence-line communities.  Although the primary focus of the Northwest office is representing environmental and community groups...

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to hold our political institutions and laws accountable to the twin American ideals of democracy and equal justice for all. Brennan Center’s work ranges from voting rights to campaign finance reform, from ending mass incarceration to preserving constitutional protection in the fight against terrorism. Part think tank, part advocacy group, part cutting edge communications hub, we start with rigorous research. We craft innovative policies. And we fight for them – in Congress and the states, the courts, and in the court of public opinion.    The Brennan Center is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Associate General Counsel to join our small legal team and support our mission-driven work. Reporting to the General Counsel, the Associate General Counsel will play a vital role in providing legal counsel, guidance and coordination on matters including contracts, cybersecurity,...

Department:  Office of Legal Affairs Employment Status:  Regular/Full-Time/Exempt OVERVIEW: The Assistant General Counsel position provides an exciting opportunity to provide legal counsel to the largest funder of civil legal aid in the United States. The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) serves as in-house counsel to the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Under the general supervision of the Vice President for Legal Affairs/General Counsel, the Assistant General Counsel is a core member of a small legal team that provides hands-on counsel to all levels of management, staff, and Board of Directors within the organization on a wide range of diverse corporate and legal issues. They are responsible for researching and analyzing legal issues that affect LSC and its grantees; handling employment and labor matters; reviewing and drafting contracts and other transactional documents; drafting legal opinions and memoranda; providing counsel on best practices that affect...

“Equal Justice Under Law” is one of our nation's most basic principles. Economic realities leave this promise too often unfulfilled. Utah Legal Services (ULS) is a nonprofit law office incorporated in 1976 committed to making equal justice a reality by providing free legal help in non-criminal cases to low income Utahns. ULS seeks an Executive Director as it begins its next chapter. The successful candidate will succeed ULS’s long-time and well-respected executive director, whose involvement with Utah Legal Services spans 46 years, 40 as executive director.  ULS’s mission is to protect the rights of the disadvantaged and persons of limited means through legal representation, advocacy, and education. It serves the entire state of Utah with offices in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo and St. George.  It focuses on the basic needs of the 360,000 people eligible for legal help in the state. In addition, it has specialized programs handling protective orders and family law cases;...

We are accepting applications for an Associate Attorney to join the Community Partnerships Program in New York City. The associate attorney will join our work that prioritizes frontline communities who are burdened with the most pollution and environmental harms while being excluded from environmental benefits provided to other communities. We work with community leaders to challenge the environmental and social status quo, helping communities change the conditions in which they live. The ideal candidate will join our team by January 2024.  Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization.  We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country.  We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, individuals, and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our...

The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley (LFSV) invites California State Bar attorneys with an interest in Health Advocacy, including patient’s rights, economic justice, and public benefits (or those sitting for the next California Bar examination), to apply to join us as a Staff Attorney with our Health Program.   This is a hybrid position. Attorneys must be available to commute to our office in San Jose, CA and hearings 2 days per week. Who We Are The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley advances the rights of historically excluded individuals and families across Santa Clara County through legal services, strategic advocacy, and educational outreach. We serve over 10,000 individuals and families each year through our Housing Program, Children & Youth Program, and Health Program. With a staff of 90 employees, we are the largest provider of free legal services in the South Bay region of the Bay Area. The Health Program provides free legal advice and representation to...