PRISONERS’ RIGHTS LITIGATION ATTORNEY

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11 Dupont Circle, NW,
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
United States
Organization information
Organization name: 
Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
Street address: 
11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 400
City: 
Washington
State: 
District of Columbia
ZIP: 
20036
Organization URL: 
http://www.washlaw.org
Job type: 
Legal - Defender
Position Description: 

The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs seeks an experienced attorney to conduct prisoners’ rights litigation.

The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs works to create legal, economic, and social equity through litigation, client and public education, and public policy advocacy with a primary focus on racial justice. For the last 50 years, the Committee has been on the cutting edge of civil rights advocacy in the region bringing precedent setting litigation to address discrimination. Our work focuses on injustices in housing, employment, the criminal legal system, education, public accommodations, and immigration. We partner with individuals and communities facing discrimination and with the legal community to achieve justice.

The Committee has an active docket of litigation on some of the most critical prisoners’ rights issues including: solitary confinement and other forms of isolation, access to medical and mental health care, availability of parole, and freedom from violent conditions of confinement. Cases are co-counseled with members of the private bar and filed in courts around the country, primarily, although not exclusively against the federal Bureau of Prisons. The prisoners’ rights docket is part of a larger criminal legal system reform initiative at the Committee that addresses police misconduct, debtor’s prisons and collateral consequences of a criminal conviction.

Requirements: 

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualifications:
• Passion for civil rights and racial equity advocacy.
• Demonstrated commitment to criminal legal systems reform.
• J.D. degree and a minimum of five years of litigation experience, preferably in federal court.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex legal analytical work.
• Self-motivated, diligent, and able to meet strict deadlines.
• Membership or eligibility to waive into the DC Bar. Virginia or Maryland Bar membership a plus.

To apply: 

Please send a letter detailing your interest and a resume to: [email protected]. Please place “[your name] – Prisoners’ Rights Attorney” in the subject line.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and the position will remain open until filled.

Notes: 
Equal Opportunity Employer

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