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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...

Posting Date:              November 17, 2023 Closing Date :            January 11, 2024 General Summary of the Position: The Real Property Facilities Initiative provides facilities and federal interest management resources to the Office of Head Start, Office of Grants Management, and Regional Offices. This position has primary responsibility for providing technical support and resources to the Office of Head Start in their management of federal interest share in real properties. More specifically, this position researches Head Start facilities, ownership history, real estate records, federal government, and other funding history to identify federal share in real property. This position works in collaboration with Real Property Facilities Initiative (RPFI), Transition Works, and teams, as assigned to develop and implement action plans to guide the Office of Head Start and Regional Offices in taking next steps to update and sometimes reconcile federal interest...

Chief Deputy County Counsel – County of San Diego The County of San Diego is seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, and team-oriented leader to fill an immediate opening for a Chief Deputy County Counsel . This is an outstanding and exciting career opportunity in a dynamic environment for a highly motivated individual with significant employment law experience. Under direction of the County Counsel and Assistant County Counsel, this management position will provide legal services to the Board of Supervisors, County officers, departments, Board committees, and other staff primarily in the area of employment law.  Click here to view the detailed brochure for information regarding the position, duties, and benefits. Responsibilities include the following: Provide assistance to the County Counsel with special high-profile employment and personnel related projects and assignments Supervise a team of attorneys and other professional staff assigned to...

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...

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...