Staff Attorney The candidate will be responsible for investigating, filing, and litigating civil liberties and civil rights cases in both federal and state courts. This includes legal research, investigative work, identifying and signing up named plaintiffs, complaint drafting, discovery and motion practice, and handling trials and appeals. Will be responsible for maintaining an active docket of their own cases, typically with assistance from outside cooperating attorneys and a senior staff attorney, as well as helping to supervise and mentor more junior attorneys and fellows in the department as applicable and needed. Will also engage in advocacy short of litigation, coordinate with the various policy-focused attorneys and other staff in the office, provide legal analysis to advance other ACLU policy work, conduct community outreach as needed, and supervise law students and volunteer attorneys. Along with other professional staff members, will represent the ACLU publicly, speaking to the media and others, as assigned. Travel, as well as some work on nights and weekends, will be necessary. Along with all employees, the staff attorney is expected to help maintain a positive, respectful, welcoming, and professional work environment for employees and volunteers.
The candidate must have 3+ years of significant litigation experience. Must have 3+ years of experience and experience litigate class actions and/or civil rights cases are strongly encouraged to apply. Plaintiffs side work and/or previous experience in constitutional law litigation are a plus. Must have ability to file and litigate cases independently and collaboratively; excellent problem-solving skills; ability to juggle multiple on-going projects and exercise good judgment under stressful situations; and ability to affirmatively prosecute civil rights violations. Must also have superior writing, research and verbal skills in presenting both to lawyers and to the non-lawyer public; leadership and organizational skills in order to encourage volunteer lawyers and work cooperatively in coalitions on complicated cases; the ability to take initiative, think strategically, and share responsibility and credit. Must have a commitment to equity, and a personal approach that values the individual and respects differences of race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability and socio-economic circumstance. Must be a member of the Washington State Bar (or willing to take the next bar examination).
Civil Rights Attorney / Litigation - General Attorney in Seattle, WA
Seattle in Washington (United States)
Publish date: July 7, 2019 02:45
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