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The National Consumer Law Center® (NCLC) is seeking an attorney to fight for economic and racial justice as a member of our advocacy staff.  The attorney will have or develop fluency in the bankruptcy code as a tool to remedy systemic inequities affecting low-income and other disadvantaged communities. The attorney will assume primary responsibility for  NCLC’s bankruptcy-related advocacy and work on other consumer law issues as needs arise.    This is a full time position. The attorney will engage in legislative, agency, and rules-based advocacy to improve bankruptcy laws and make bankruptcy relief more accessible to low-income people; train consumer advocates; consult and provide technical assistance on individual cases; update and revise bankruptcy-related chapters of NCLC’s manuals; and write public facing reports, issue briefs, and articles. The attorney’s primary focus will be on consumer bankruptcy cases filed under chapter 7 and 13. At times, this position will...

About the Role: The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (the “Port Authority”) Law Department seeks experienced, highly skilled transactional attorneys with exceptional contract drafting and negotiation expertise to join its 100-person team. This role is ideal for attorneys who are confident structuring deals and leading complex commercial transactions from inception through execution, and who possess drafting skills across a wide range of sophisticated agreements. The selected candidates will serve as key legal advisors on high-value, high-visibility matters that are central to the Port Authority’s mission and operations.   A ttorneys in this role will advise on a wide range of   real estate transactions , procurement and commercial   contract .  Responsibilities:  The primary responsibilities include structuring, drafting, negotiating, and advising on matters such as: Real Estate transactions, including complex lease agreements for Port...

ABOUT THE ACLU OF KANSAS The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas is a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to preserving and advancing the civil rights and legal freedoms guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the Kansas Constitution. The ACLU of Kansas works in the state legislature, the courts, and local communities to protect the rights of all people living in Kansas. The organization’s work includes efforts to strengthen and defend First Amendment rights, voting rights, reproductive rights, racial justice, LGBT rights, immigrants’ rights, stopping government surveillance, and reforming the criminal legal system. The organization currently uses a campaign model where 80% of our efforts and resources are dedicated to two campaigns: voting rights and immigrants’ rights. The remaining 20% of our efforts are devoted to other civil liberties matters as they arise. The ACLU of Kansas often works in broad-based...

ABOUT THE ACLU OF KANSAS The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas is a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to preserving and advancing the civil rights and legal freedoms guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the Kansas Constitution. The ACLU of Kansas works in the state legislature, the courts, and local communities to protect the rights of all people living in Kansas. The organization’s work includes efforts to strengthen and defend First Amendment rights, voting rights, reproductive rights, racial justice, LGBT rights, immigrants’ rights, stopping government surveillance, and reforming the criminal legal system. The organization currently uses a campaign model where 80% of our efforts and resources are dedicated to two campaigns: voting rights and immigrants’ rights. The remaining 20% of our efforts are devoted to other civil liberties matters as they arise. The ACLU of Kansas often works in broad-based...