Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel

<h2><strong>ABOUT THE JOB</strong></h2> <p>The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of <strong><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel</span> for the Supreme Court Docket</strong> in the <strong>Legal Department of</strong> the ACLU’s National office in <strong>New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, or Washington, DC. </strong><span data-ccp-props="{"><span class="TextRun SCXW106118647 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106118647 BCX0">This is a <strong>hybrid role </strong>that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW106118647 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106118647 BCX0">(8) days per month.</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW106118647 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"> Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received by March 13, 2026.</span></p> <p>The ACLU runs one of the country’s most active Supreme Court practices. The ACLU’s National Legal Director is responsible for all ACLU filings in the Supreme Court of the United States, by both the National ACLU and its 54 state affiliates. The ACLU frequently represents parties in matters on the Supreme Court’s certiorari, merits, and emergency dockets, and also frequently files friend-of-the-Court briefs. In recent years, the ACLU’s Supreme Court docket has grown substantially. For example, the ACLU has been counsel for a party in about three to five merits cases and filed approximately ten to fifteen amicus briefs, and has filed or opposed between ten and twenty certiorari petitions each year. Additionally, the ACLU has had 10 matters on the Court’s emergency docket since the end of the Supreme Court’s 2024-25 term.</p> <p><span data-teams="true">This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).</span></p> <h2><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong> </h2> <p>Reporting to the <strong>National Legal Director</strong>, the <strong><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel</span> </strong>will work with the National Legal Director, another Supreme Court docket attorney, the ACLU’s Supreme Court paralegal, other national and affiliate ACLU colleagues, and co-counsel on cases before the Supreme Court. This includes legal research, drafting briefs, coordinating with amici and other partners, overseeing the printing and filing briefs in the Court, helping to prepare for oral arguments, and tracking and strategizing about the ACLU’s Supreme Court work. In addition, the Staff Attorney will be a generalist in the National Legal Department and will assist with other litigation as directed and as time permits.</p> <h2><strong>YOUR DAY TO DAY</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Participate in ACLU cases and amicus briefs before the Supreme Court in collaboration with the National Legal Director and other ACLU attorneys and co-counsel</li> <li>Draft, edit, and file briefs in U.S. Supreme Court on cutting-edge civil rights and civil liberties issues, either as amicus or as counsel for a party</li> <li>Participate in moot courts for Supreme Court and other appellate arguments</li> <li>Participate in the development and execution of strategies for the ACLU’s engagement in the Supreme Court</li> <li>Help coordinate and manage the Supreme Court docket</li> <li>Identify cases of constitutional importance in the federal courts of appeals and state high courts</li> <li>Engage in public education about the ACLU’s Supreme Court work, including though the ACLU’s website, public speaking, media interviews, and other channels</li> <li>Hire and supervise law student interns</li> <li>Collaborate with staff across the ACLU, including colleagues in the ACLU’s Legal Department and other departments including the Communications Department, the National Political Advocacy Department, and s ... (truncated, view full listing at source)