Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel, National Prison Project.

<h2><strong>ABOUT THE JOB</strong></h2> <p>The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of <strong><span class="TextRun SCXW241930127 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241930127 BCX8"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel </span></span></span></strong>in the <strong>N<span class="TextRun SCXW241930127 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241930127 BCX8">ational Prison Project</span></span></strong> of the ACLU’s National office in <strong>W<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW130301639 BCX8">ashington, D.C.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW130301639 BCX8"> or San Francisco, CA</span>. </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></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW240705316 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240705316 BCX8">The National Prison Project works to ensure that conditions in prisons, jails, juvenile detention centers, and immigration detention facilities comply with the Constitution, domestic law, and international human rights principles. The Project has successfully litigated on behalf of incarcerated people in more than 25 states, and is the only organization litigating conditions of confinement cases nationwide. Our priorities include reducing overcrowding, improving health care, eliminating violence and maltreatment, and increasing oversight and accountability in prisons, jails, and other places of detention. We also work to reverse the policies that have given the United States the highest incarceration rate in the world and led to extreme over-representation of people of color in the incarcerated population.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW240705316 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></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><span class="TextRun SCXW72431571 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72431571 BCX8">Deputy</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW72431571 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72431571 BCX8"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW72431571 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72431571 BCX8">Project Director</span></span></strong>, the <strong>Staff Attorney, <span class="TextRun SCXW72431571 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72431571 BCX8">Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel </span></span></strong>will<span class="TextRun SCXW54622885 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW54622885 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW54622885 BCX8">contribute to all aspects of the Project’s litigation and non-litigation work</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW54622885 BCX8">, with a special focus on the Project’s immigration detention work</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW54622885 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW54622885 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <h2><strong>YOUR DAY TO DAY</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Litigate in federal and state courts, including appellate courts, throughout the country  </li> <li>Carry a substantial caseload in federal and state court, working closely with other staff attorneys and local counsel  </li> <li>Conduct legal research and writ ... (truncated, view full listing at source)