Job Opportunities - South

Advancement Project | Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney, Power & Democracy (Washington, DC) [$88,000 - $129,000]

The Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney will be expected to implement important strategic initiatives to advance the objectives and goals of the Power and Democracy Program. Responsibilities will encompass litigation, policy, voter protection, and public advocacy on behalf of Advancement Project and our grassroots partners in local communities. OUF.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia | Community Engagement Manager (Atlanta, GA)

[$75,000 - $85,000]

The ACLU of Georgia is seeking a dynamic Community Engagement Manager to coordinate public engagement and advocacy efforts statewide. The Community Engagement Manager (CEM) will cultivate and manage a sustainable organizing program, tapping into the ACLU’s growing network of members, supporters, and volunteer activists, to enhance the organization’s advocacy capacity and effectiveness. The CEM recruits and develop leaders in local communities to advocate for change, and works with coalition partners and civic leaders towards shared initiatives.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia | Dunn Legal Fellow (starting Fall 2025) (Richmond, VA) [$60,000 - $71,200]

The ACLU of Virginia is currently accepting applications from qualified third-year law students and recent law graduates with a commitment to civil rights and civil liberties for a two-year fellowship to begin in Fall 2025. The ACLU of Virginia’s current legal docket includes a wide range of active matters, including several class action cases, in the areas of prison conditions, criminal legal reform, First Amendment, voting rights, LGBTQ+ rights, immigrants’ rights, and other issues. The ACLU of Virginia also employs an integrated advocacy model, where the organization’s legal, policy, organizing, and communications departments work hand-in-hand to advance the affiliate’s priorities. OUF.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Senior Litigation Counsel/Litigation Counsel (Remote or Washington, DC) [$94,350 - $171,360]

Americans United for Separation of Church and State is seeking a Senior Litigation Counsel or a Litigation Counsel to serve as lead counsel in trial and appellate litigation of church-state cases around the country. Your work will include defending the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and racial and religious minorities against religion-based discrimination and oppression. And you will fight to keep religion out of government—including through challenges to religious activities in public schools, public financing of religious institutions, and government-sponsored religion in the public square. OUF.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Constitutional Litigation Internships (Washington, DC) [$6,800 stipend]

Americans United for Separation of Church and State is seeking legal interns who are committed to civil rights, impact litigation, and upholding core First Amendment protections. Full-time positions are available during the summer; both part-time and full-time positions are available during the fall and spring. Your work will include defending the rights of women, LGBTQ people, and racial and religious minorities against religion-based discrimination and oppression. And you will fight to keep religion out of government—including through challenges to religious activities in public schools, public financing of religious institutions, and government-sponsored religion in the public square. OUF.

Burakiewicz & Priest, PLLC | Associate Attorney (Washington, D.C) [$90,000 - $140,000]

Burakiewicz & DePriest is seeking an attorney to join our litigation practice representing employees and unions (often in class or collective actions) in a wide range of labor and employment issues including civil rights and wage & hour claims. Responsibilities include all aspects of litigation, including investigating claims; preparing and responding to written discovery; depositions; brief writing; settlement negotiations; as well as witness examination during arbitrations, hearings, and/or trials. The attorney will work directly with clients and other attorneys in the firm, often in a team environment. The position is an opportunity to gain hands-on litigation experience while working on meaningful cases. Please submit a cover letter, resume, references, transcript, and independent writing sample to hiring@bdlawdc.com. OUF.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC | Public Client Law Fellow (Washington, DC) [$100,000]

Cohen Milstein’s Washington, D.C. office has an opening for a Law Fellow in its Public Client Practice group. The Public Client Practice group represents state Attorney Generals, cities, and other government entities in high-stakes and large-scale matters as they pursue their mission to protect consumers, patients, workers, small businesses, and other residents from misconducts. We have assisted public clients in litigating landmark cases against many of the largest financial services, healthcare, and other companies in the United States. The Fellowship is one year in duration for a recent law-school graduate with a start date in September 2025. OUF.

Community Legal Aid Society, Inc | Family Representation Unit Staff Attorney (Kent or Sussex County, DE) [$65,000+]

The Family Representation Unit Staff Attorney will help launch a parent representation program. The Family Representation Unit will aim to ensure a fair and equitable child welfare system, by leading, administering, and supporting the effective delivery of multidisciplinary counsel/representation and services to indigent parents facing child welfare intervention in the parent-child relationship, including dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination of parental rights matters. Through zealous, creative, and persistent advocacy the Unit will protect, advocate, and advance the rights of parents facing the removal of their children by the Division of Family Services. The Staff Attorney will handle a caseload of 60-80 active open cases representing parents facing state intervention, including termination of parental rights. Under the supervision of the Managing Attorney and Supervising Attorney, the staff attorney will assist clients throughout the state of Delaware (but with a focus on their home County) and collaborate with/supervise social workers, peer mentors, and engage in systemic advocacy. The Staff Attorney will report to the Supervising Attorney and Managing Attorney for the Parent Representation Unit. The Staff Attorney will be in the Union bargaining unit. OUF.

Equal Justice Under Law | Director of Development (Washington, DC) [$74,000 - $102,000]

Equal Justice Under Law is a nonprofit public interest law organization that uses systemic litigation to end the criminalization of poverty. We are seeking a Director of Development for this small but
highly-impactful civil rights non-profit. Previous experience as a director is not necessary,
however the ideal candidate will have experience expanding portfolios of small non-profits. OUF.

Everytown Law | Litigation Fellow (New York, NY or Washington, D.C.) [$87,500 - $90,000]

The Litigation Fellows will report to Everytown Law’s senior attorneys and have a high level of responsibility and self-direction. The Fellows will work on our Affirmative Litigation Team to (a) seek accountability and reform of the gun industry’s illegal and reckless business practices, (b) take on dangerous gun lobby-backed laws that conflict with constitutional protections, and (c) enforce gun violence prevention laws. OUF.

Everytown Law | Constitutional Law Fellow (New York, NY or Washington, D.C.) [$87,500 - $90,000]

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s major Second Amendment decisions in NYSRPA v. Bruen and United States v. Rahimi, the need to elevate and strengthen gun safety in the courts has never been more urgent. The Fellowship presents an extraordinary opportunity to participate in the development of constitutional doctrine at this pivotal moment. The Fellow will join Everytown Law’s Second Amendment practice, which focuses on defending life-saving laws against Second Amendment and related constitutional challenges through both direct representation and amicus briefing. OUF.

Gupta Wessler LLP | Plaintiff-Side Appellate Attorney (San Francisco, CA or Washington, DC) [$135,000 - $160,000+]

Gupta Wessler seeks an associate attorney to join our small, collegial team. We’re looking for star candidates who have demonstrated exceptional writing and editing skills, the capacity to think rigorously and creatively about the law, strong advocacy instincts, collaborative spirit, and a genuine passion for public interest work. Judicial clerkship experience is strongly preferred and at least one year of practice experience (not including clerkships) is required. The position can be located in either our Washington, DC or San Francisco office. OUF.

Human Rights Defense Center | Litigation Director (Boynton Beach, FL) [$150,000 - $180,000 DOE]

The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) is seeking a full-time Litigation Director in its Boynton Beach, Florida office. Applicants must be licensed attorneys, ideally in Florida. Position can be remote for the ideal candidate. We are seeking a dynamic and visionary attorney who is dedicated and passionate about prisoner rights, free speech and government transparency, opposing the police state and holding governments accountable for their human rights abuses. Interest and enthusiasm about free speech and government transparency issues is a big plus. OUF.

Issue One | Programs Manager (Washington, DC) [$80,000 - $105,000]

The Programs Manager, Technology Reform at Issue One is dedicated to advancing transformative reforms for a more inclusive democracy, focusing on technology reform. Responsibilities may include policy and legislative analysis, independently and collaboratively developing and executing policy and legislative goals for federal or state legislation, coordinating congressional activities and leading executive branch advocacy. The role also involves campaign advocacy, writing, and editing and requires 5+ years of relevant experience with specialized knowledge in technology reform policy; legislative or policy experience required; legal background beneficial, but not required. OUF.

Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | Legal Intern (Washington, DC) [Unpaid]

The Bazelon Center is always seeking talented law students, who are committed to social justice and interested in promoting and protecting the rights of adults and children with mental illnesses, for summer and school-year internships. The Center’s staff work on U.S. Supreme Court and other federal and state appellate cases, bring impact litigation at the trial court level, engage in policy advocacy in Congress and at federal agencies, and provide education and training on the rights of people with mental illnesses. The Center’s attorneys are considered experts in systems reform litigation. Legal interns will have an opportunity to obtain hands-on experience with both the investigation and litigation of disability rights matters. Interns will have the opportunity to investigate potential claims by interviewing complainants and witnesses, reviewing documents, and preparing factual and legal memoranda. Interns will work on the Center’s active litigation docket by conducting legal research, drafting briefs, and assisting with legal proceedings. OUF.

Legal Aid Justice Center | Co-Deputy Director of Advocacy (Charlottesville, Richmond, Falls Church, VA) [$115,000 - $180,983]

This position is responsible for building out and overseeing the implementation of an integrated advocacy strategy framework that uses multiple coordinated strategies to dismantle the systems that create and perpetuate poverty and racial injustice. In partnership with the other Co-Deputy Director of Advocacy, who is responsible for the client-centered systems that support our advocacy, you will set a strategic vision for our advocacy work and supervise some of our program directors, supporting them in leading their teams to execute client-centered strategic impact and case work to seek outcomes aligned with LAJC’s ambitious goals to achieve racial, economic, and social justice. As a member of LAJC’s executive team, you will help determine and execute LAJC's strategic vision and advise the Executive Director regarding organizational priorities for all programmatic work and the effective use of organizational resources. OUF.

Legal Aid Justice Center | Senior Immigration Attorney (Charlottesville or Richmond, VA) [$75,000 - $99,000]

The Legal Aid Justice Center seeks to hire a senior immigration attorney. The role can be in our Charlottesville or Richmond, VA office. The attorney will be responsible for helping develop and implement strategies to end mass detention and deportation of immigrants in Virginia, break the ties between immigration enforcement and local and state government and law enforcement, ensure that immigrant communities remain intact and protected in Virginia, fight the separation of immigrant families and the exclusion of immigrants from state benefits like in-state tuition, protect immigrants across the Commonwealth whether they are in federal custody or in their communities and fought for inclusion of undocumented immigrants in rent relief during the pandemic. OUF.

Memphis Public Interest Law Center | Senior Litigation Attorney (Memphis, TN) [$75,000 - $90,000]

Memphis Public Interest Law Center is a non-profit public interest law firm whose mission is to fill the gap in legal services in the Memphis area. The Housing Project is our grass-roots legal advocacy project that addresses the rental housing crisis through renter-centered research, education, and advocacy. We provide the full spectrum of direct legal services as part of our advocacy program. We like to challenge unlawful practices and see the law enforced. The Senior Litigating Attorney will serve as our lead litigator and will work closely with the Executive Director to build our litigation program. This role involves managing a caseload, creating and executing litigation strategy, and participating in the development of a full litigation program. OUF.

Outten & Golden LLP | Junior Associate (San Francisco; New York; and Washington D.C) [$127,050 - $133,350]

Outten & Golden LLP is seeking junior Associates in our New York, San Francisco, and Washington DC offices to begin in Fall 2025 with some flexibility on start date. The Firm enjoys a strong national reputation for representing employees, executives, and partners in all areas of employment law—from representing senior executives in contract negotiations, to protecting individuals’ civil rights in the workplace, to combating worker exploitation and systemic discrimination in class action and impact litigation. We take pride in our decision to represent employees as advocates for workplace fairness. OUF.

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Senior Staff Attorney (Washington, DC) [$100,000 - $120,000]

The Center for Protest Law & Litigation, a project of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, seeks a highly skilled, enthusiastic, and motivated civil rights attorney to join in the litigation of existing cases and the development of new litigation, theories, and initiatives to defend and advance constitutional rights and social and environmental justice in the United States. This work will involve the range of PCJF’s civil rights matters, including police misconduct, with a special focus on the work of the Center for Protest Law & Litigation regarding legal matters at the intersection of First and Fourth Amendment rights in the context of free speech, assembly, and protest. The attorney will work on both civil litigation and on criminal defense of demonstrators subject to arrest for First Amendment activities, as well as transparency and FOIA matters. OUF.

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Staff Attorney (Washington, DC) [$80,000 - $95,000]

Pisgah Legal Services | Housing Attorney (Asheville, NC) [$62,040 - $111,672]

Pisgah Legal Services (PLS) is a community-based non-profit legal aid agency governed by a local Board of Directors. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina (WNC), Pisgah Legal Services provides free civil legal assistance to low-income people in WNC. The organization currently has offices in Asheville, Brevard, Burnsville, Hendersonville, Highlands-Cashiers, Marshall, Newland, and Rutherfordton. With over 120 dedicated staff, including over 30 attorneys plus program staff, and an active group of 200 volunteer attorneys, the program provides free services to over 20,000 people per year to meet their basic needs, primarily in the poverty law areas of housing, public benefits, domestic violence prevention, health care, immigration, and consumer law.

Pisgah Legal Services | Benefits Attorney (Asheville, NC) [$62,040 - $111,672]

PLS is seeking a full-time N.C. licensed attorney to handle general poverty law cases primarily in the areas of healthcare and public benefits law. Legal aid experience preferred. Passion for promoting justice and overcoming barriers facing low-income people, being a creative and zealous attorney and a team-player and demonstrated commitment to achieving lasting results for clients and low-income communities are all important. Position is contingent on funding availability. OUF.

Public Justice | Debtors’ Prison Project Staff Attorney (Oakland, CA, Washington, DC or Remote) [$109,350 DOE]

Public Justice’s Debtors’ Prison Project (DPP) works to shrink the criminal legal system by ending the criminalization of poverty. Working with allies and impacted communities, DPP uses litigation, advocacy, and education to ensure people are not punished simply because they can’t pay and to stop governments and companies from treating people impacted by the system as a revenue source.
The DPP Staff Attorney will report to DPP Director Leslie Bailey and may be based in Washington, D.C., Oakland, CA, or remotely. Because Public Justice handles litigation and advocacy nationally, the position will require travel. This is a full-time, exempt position. Among other responsibilities, the Staff Attorney will investigate and develop new DPP cases from inception through appeal, including factual investigation, drafting and submitting public records requests, identifying clients, conducting legal research and analysis, community outreach, and helping build a narrative campaign; and will serve as lead counsel or co-counsel in the full range of litigation tasks involved in DPP cases, including legal research and analysis, discovery, briefing, oral arguments, client communications, settlement negotiations; and drafting or coordinating the drafting of amicus briefs. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in civil rights class actions, public defense, or other litigation challenging injustices in the criminal legal system. OUF.

Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities | Legal Director (Washington, DC) [$90,000 - $105,000]

The Legal Director leads QT’s Legal Advocacy and Education Program, which seeks to promote and defend the rights of people with developmental disabilities. This includes direct legal representation of people with disabilities in DC seeking alternatives to guardianship; local and national policy advocacy; and community outreach and training. The Legal Director also works with DC government, DC courts, provider agencies, and the broader DC community to ensure that people with developmental disabilities have access to high-quality representation. The Legal Director administers the National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making to advance the decision-making rights of people with disabilities and older adults through training, technical assistance, and promotion of promising practices. OUF

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP | Associate Attorney (Nashville, TN) [$130,000 - $180,000]

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP is seeking an experienced Associate Attorney for our Nashville, Tennessee office. This Associate will focus on representing plaintiffs in class action lawsuits, as well as individual actions, related to financial fraud matters, including securities, ERISA, consumer, and data breach actions. In addition, the Associate may also assist the Firm’s world-class team of attorneys on a range of gender discrimination, Title XI sexual assault cases, qui tam and whistleblower matters, and wage and hour actions. The ideal candidate for the Associate Attorney position will have 3-5 years of experience in complex commercial litigation and/or class action litigation. Prospective applicants must be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Tennessee or expect to be admitted in the immediate future. Familiarity with complex commercial litigation, large-scale discovery and e-discovery preferred. OUF.

Southern Coalition for Social Justice | Senior Counsel for Environmental Justice (Durham, NC) [$95,000]

Southern Coalition for Social Justice is hiring a Senior Counsel for Environmental Justice who will litigate cases, develop case strategies, advise clients, and work with state and federal policymakers to improve environmental justice outcomes for communities across the South. OUF.

Southern Legal Counsel | Attorney (Gainesville, FL) [$63,500]

SLC is seeking a full-time Florida licensed attorney to join our team. SLC is a nonprofit law firm that works proactively to ensure fairness, social justice, and government accountability for Floridians through focused, high-impact initiatives, policy advocacy, and civil litigation. 3 years experience preferred. The attorney will be focused on public benefits, education, and housing cases, and will also join our impact litigation efforts. The ideal candidate will be committed to promoting justice and the public interest and will be a creative, zealous advocate and a team player. Salary range increases based on experience. OUF.

Southern Poverty Law Center | Policy Analyst, Democracy (Atlanta, GA; Jackson, MS; Miami, FL; Montgomery, AL; New Orleans, LA; Washington, DC) [$97,630]

The SPLC is seeking a Policy Analyst who is committed to advancing political participation and civic engagement! SPLC Policy team works to advance the SPLC’s agenda with government officials, advocating policy, legal, and legislative recommendations in alignment with the SPLC’s Impact Statement. Reporting to the Policy Research Director, The Policy Analyst, Democracy is dedicated to creating compelling assets that build the case for an inclusive democracy that challenges voter suppression measures, developing novel theories to expand the franchise and political power for communities of color that have been historically excluded from the political process, and ensuring representational diversity in the Deep South and beyond. Reporting to the Director of Research and working closely with the SPLC’s federal and state policy teams and other internal stakeholders, the Policy Analyst, Democracy is responsible for conducting fact and policy research; producing excellent written policy research products, reviewing and analyzing data; and cultivating partnerships and collaborations with think tanks, academic institutions, and community partners to develop and advance policies to protect voting rights and expand democracy. OUF.

Southern Poverty Law Center | Senior Supervising Attorney, Inclusion and Anti-Extremism (Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA) [ $164,864]

The Southern Poverty Law Center is seeking a Senior Supervising Attorney committed to dismantling white supremacy! The Senior Supervising Attorney in the Inclusion and Anti-Extremism (IAE) Advocacy and Litigation Impact Team (ALIT) develops and litigates individual and class action cases raising constitutional and statutory claims in state and federal court and develops and leads multi-strategy advocacy campaigns falling under the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Impact Area dedicated to dismantling white supremacy, including but not limited to representing victims of hate and extremism, and to stem the tide of online radicalization and extremism. The position also provides opportunities to work on cases and campaigns vindicating and advancing the rights of communities, such as LGBTQ people and immigrants, among others, targeted by hate groups. OUF.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) | Fair Housing Testing Coordinator | Austin Tenants Council (Austin, TX) [$60,000 - $75,000]

The Austin Tenants Council, a special project of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), seeks a Fair Housing Testing Coordinator who will support its efforts to investigate allegations of discrimination, protect tenants’ rights, and educate the community on fair housing. A strong belief in equal justice for poor people is paramount to this position.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) | Paralegal B | Public Benefits Team (TRLA Service Area, TX) [$40,840 - $54,230]

TRLA’s Public Benefits Team represents clients in administrative proceedings before the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. TRLA has openings for a paralegal to join this team in TRLA’s Service area offices.  OUF.

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