Muslim Advocates · 9 hours ago
Senior Staff Attorney
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $130K/yr
7+ years expMuslim Advocates (MA) is a national legal-advocacy organization seeking a Senior Staff Attorney to join their legal team. The role involves litigation and advocacy work focused on issues affecting diverse Muslim and historically marginalized communities, including legal research, client communications, and collaboration with grassroots partners.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Litigation work, including but not limited to: identifying and weighing potential legal claims/arguments/strategies; client contact, advisals, and communications; drafting pleadings, motions, and briefs; strategizing for and conducting written and oral discovery; strategizing for, exploring, and guiding settlement negotiations
Provide technical expertise/assistance to partners
Develop relationships with grassroots and organizational partners and related, shared advocacy
Develop and present Know Your Rights (KYR) guidance
Develop trainings for advocates
Participate in ongoing advocacy coalitions
Federal and/or state/local policy advocacy, as required
Screen and follow up on intakes
In-depth, complex legal research and writing for both litigation and non-litigation advocacy
Oral advocacy and communications/media/public advocacy relating to both litigation and non-litigation work
Oversee interns and fellows
Qualification
Required
At least 7 years of practice experience as an attorney
Subject-matter expertise and legal-advocacy experience in one or more of the following areas: immigration detention-and-deportation system, students' rights under the First Amendment and under Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, criminal legal system, prisoners' rights and carceral abolition, legal frameworks concerning putative national security, low-wage workers' rights
Demonstrated experience in or commitment to movement and client-centered lawyering
Sound professional judgment
Rigorous critical-thinking skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
Exceptional time-management and organizational skills
Demonstrated ability to work and collaborate effectively in a remote environment as part of a team, with clients, and with myriad partners and allies
Demonstrated self-starter who readily takes accountability for all areas of their work
Ability to receive and implement feedback effectively
Flexibility and adaptation in response to shifting priorities
J.D. from an accredited university
Admitted in good standing to the bar of any state and/or the District of Columbia
Fluent in oral and written English
Willing and able to travel as the demands of the position require
Preferred
Experience litigating in federal and state courts, including in complex civil litigation
Experience with federal and state/local policy advocacy
Experience preparing administrative complaints directed to civil-rights bodies within federal and state/local agencies
Fluency in ASL (American Sign Language), ISL (International Sign Language), and/or one or more non-English languages (with a preference for Arabic, Urdu, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Tajik, and/or Uzbek)
Demonstrated experience in applying cultural humility in interactions with others
Demonstrated experience in applying trauma-informed approaches in interactions with others
Benefits
Muslim Advocates offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.
Company
Muslim Advocates
Muslim Advocates is a national civil rights organization working in the courts, in the halls of power and in communities to halt bigotry in its tracks.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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