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Legal Aid Justice Center · 1 day ago

Senior Litigation Attorney

Charlottesville, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$77K/yr - $99K/yr

3+ years exp

The Legal Aid Justice Center is a nationally recognized, non-profit organization that partners with low-income clients and communities of color in Virginia to fight for racial, social, and economic justice. They are seeking a Senior Litigation Attorney to support their litigation work, especially impact litigation, working closely with the director of litigation to develop and execute major litigation efforts across various programs.

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Responsibilities

As assigned by the Director of Litigation, provide support to LAJC's litigation efforts. This may include:

Contributing to prelitigation fact investigations and legal research

Drafting, revising, or contributing to briefs, motions, memoranda, and other documents

From time to time, appearing in court to argue - motions, trial, etc

Interviewing clients, witnesses, experts, etc

Help to maintain relationships with cocounsel outside LAJC

Helping to design systems to strengthen LAJC's capacity for affirmative litigation

Participating in and sometimes leading litigation strategy meetings

Coaching or mentoring other attorneys and advocates about litigation

Promote racial equity across all dimensions, including within LAJC, by doing the following:

Helping to recruit, retain, and both support staff and leadership that reflect the racial composition of our community

Cultivating respect for the work and expanding resources for non-attorney staff that are disproportionately people of color

Creating spaces for staff to discuss issues of racial, gender, and all other issues of marginalization

Pushing for institutional and cultural changes by management, the board, and staff to further promote racial equity

Contribute to organizational health through working groups hiring committees, and other collaborative spaces building internal infrastructure of the organization

Provide support to administrative team relevant to immigration matters as needed

Identify or provide learning opportunities, relevant literature, and training opportunities relevant to litigation

Qualification

Litigation experienceOral advocacyWritten advocacyVirginia State Bar membershipAffirmative litigationClass action litigationCoaching othersSocial justice commitmentSpanish proficiency

Required

Strong commitment to social, economic, and racial justice

At least three years of practice as an attorney, with the majority of that time working on litigation in state and especially federal courts

Strong written and oral advocacy skills

Membership in the Virginia State Bar, or eligibility and willingness to become a member of the VSB promptly - either by passing the bar exam, or meeting requirements to 'waive' into bar membership without taking the bar exam

An ability to balance and manage a variety of responsibilities

Preferred

At least 2 years of practice in one or more of the LAJC's areas of practice

Bringing affirmative litigation

Working on class action litigation

Experience coaching or mentoring others in litigation

Experience working for a public interest law firm, legal services organization, or other nonprofit, especially as an attorney or in a pro bono capacity

Proficiency in Spanish or another language commonly spoken by the communities we serve

Benefits

Generous paid time off every year, including 3 to 6 weeks of vacation, 12 days of health leave, 6 weeks parental leave, and 14 holidays (not including bonus holidays/rest days allocated as needed)

100% employer paid health, dental, and vision insurance, plus excellent family insurance with annual max of $2,400 premium contribution to LAJC-sponsored health plan

403(b) retirement plan with 4% employer contribution (no required match)

Strong commitment to professional development

Relocation package