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Serve as spokesperson and articulate ACLU of Maryland’s views primarily on immigrants’ rights issues, with the availability based on organizational need, to shift to other areas of focus in line with our strategic plan to a variety of audiences, through public speaking, traditional and social media, and other means. Community Accountability: Commitment to centering the voices and direction of directly impacted communities, contributing legal and policy expertise to empower grassroots leadership and ensure civil liberties protections are accessible, relevant, and effective for disenfranchised communities.

Staff Attorney (Immigrant Rights)Job Description Job Title: Staff Attorney (Immigrant Rights) Employment Status: Full-Time Supervisory Role: Individual Contributor Organization Level: Mid-level Organization Department: Legal Reports to Position: Legal Director FLSA/Union Classification: Exempt– CBA Salary Range: Category D ($93,870 - $116,622) The Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing high quality, equity centered legal services and impact advocacy to protect the civil rights and liberties of immigrant communities in Maryland. The staff Attorney docket of civil rights litigation primarily focused on immigration but may impact any area of priority as noted in the strategic plan. This role advances the ACLU of Maryland’s strategic priorities through litigation and legal advocacy. They will work closely with Communications and Policy Departments in accomplishing their objectives. The Staff Attorney role lives within the Legal Department team and is supervised by the Legal Director.<h1 style="margin-left:10px;text-align:justify">Essential Functions</h1>Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. Direct Representation & Case Management <ul><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Develop and initiate creative litigation strategies in federal and state courts at trial and appellate levels and before administrative bodies in conjunction with clients, community partners, and cooperating counsel with a primary focus on immigrants’ rights</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Partner with colleagues in formulating legal team vision, plans, and priorities.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Serve as staff counsel with junior ACLU lawyers and work collaboratively with outside pro bono counsel and serve as lead on ACLU-MD immigrants’ rights litigation as designated by the Legal Director.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Research, investigate, and develop impact litigation and advocacy informed by local community voices and needs on immigrants’ rights matters, working collaboratively with clients, community partners, and cooperating counsel.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Direct and perform follow up with individuals who submit complaints to the ACLU of Maryland primarily focused on immigration-related or otherwise have experienced civil rights violations, including conducting interviews, gathering affidavits and conducting research to determine whether further action by the ACLU of Maryland is warranted.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Direct, lead and complete filing of public records requests, administrative complaints and amicus briefs in support of litigation and legal advocacy, with a focus on immigrants’ rights.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Lead in the development and strengthening of relationships and communications with allied organizations, especially groups and coalitions representing detained and non-detained immigrants, border communities, and other targeted populations. This includes representing ACLU of Maryland in key coalitions.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Devise, prepare, coordinate, and facilitate trainings relating to immigrant rights and broader issues, including training others in the community to conduct these trainings.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Serve as spokesperson and articulate ACLU of Maryland’s views primarily on immigrants’ rights issues, with the availability based on organizational need, to shift to other areas of focus in line with our strategic plan to a variety of audiences, through public speaking, traditional and social media, and other means.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Collaborate with ACLU of Maryland’s Policy and Communications teams to advance the ACLU of Maryland’s goals on immigration and border issues.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Provide legal analysis and support to designated legislative, policy, organizing, communications, or development work as needed on immigrants’ rights matters or other matter as assigned related to strategic priorities.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Work closely with ACLU of Maryland’s pro bono and volunteer attorneys serving as co-counsel in civil rights litigation.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">May assist in recruitment and mentoring of legal interns, directing work of interns in support of legal priorities as assigned by the Legal Director.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Coordinate and collaborate with other ACLU OF Maryland’s departments in carrying out the “integrated advocacy” approach.</li><li style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">May organize and respond to elevated requests for assistance (RFA), as directed by the Legal Director.</li></ul><h1 style="text-align:justify;margin-left:9px">Education and Experience</h1>Desired qualifications are described below. <ul><li>J.D. degree, admission to the bar, and minimum of four years of post-admission litigation experience; Relevant expertise on immigration, detention, national security.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Member of the Maryland State Bar </li><li>Commitment to advancing the ACLU’s values, mission, goals and programs. Preference will be given to applicants with an understanding of issues facing communities directly impacted by the criminal justice system, police violence, economic injustice and immigration policies, either through personal lived experience or prior work experience.</li><li>Commitment to race and other forms of equity, both internally in our organization and externally in the communities that we serve.</li><li>Awareness of, and willingness to engage in, the difficult and transformative work of challenging systems of oppression, institutional and structural racism, and implicit bias.</li><li>Self-motivated and able to work and litigate independently and under pressure.</li><li>Excellent legal research, writing, and analytical ability.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to conduct complex legal analysis and fact finding.</li><li>Experience managing cases and demonstrated ability to engage in complex legal analysis and fact-finding.</li><li>Ability to participate in, create and sustain inclusive and engaging spaces for all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, classes and geographies.</li><li>Commitment to and familiarity with immigrant rights, racial and social justice, and civil liberties issues.</li><li>Experience working with diverse communities and cultures.</li><li>Ability to work cooperatively on a variety of projects with lawyers, other staff members, and diverse community organizations and coalitions.</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, including an ability to navigate and resolve conflict in a manner that values and respects relationships with colleagues inside and outside of the ACLU-NM.</li><li>Able to work occasional overtime or irregular hours, including some weekends.</li></ul> Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>Professional proficiency in Spanish (both written and oral), preferred.</li></ul><h1 style="text-align:justify">Competencies</h1><ul><li style="margin-left:8px">Collaborative Leadership: Demonstrated ability to work effectively and inclusively with staff, leadership, partners, and diverse stakeholders at all levels to achieve shared policy and advocacy goals.</li><li style="margin-left:8px">Strategic Judgment: Proven capacity to balance competing priorities, values, and imperatives while ensuring the efficient and mission-aligned use of organizational resources.</li><li style="margin-left:8px">Project and Time Management: Exceptional ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously, maintaining focus, accuracy, and accountability in a fast-paced environment.</li><li style="margin-left:8px">Communication Excellence: Outstanding oral and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal and policy concepts into clear, persuasive messages tailored to diverse audiences and levels of expertise.</li><li style="margin-left:8px">Technical Proficiency: Strong command of digital and productivity tools, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and online communication platforms, to support policy, legal, and advocacy work.</li><li style="margin-left:8px">Adaptability and Resilience: Ability to anticipate and adapt quickly to shifting external conditions, adjusting priorities and strategies while maintaining effectiveness and focus on long-term objectives.</li><li style="margin-left:8px">Anti-Racist / Anti-Oppression Analysis: Capacity to think strategically and conceptually, applying a race equity lens to ensure both internal and external policies, practices, and approaches of the organization work to active design inclusive and just policy solutions.</li><li style="margin-left:8px">Community Accountability: Commitment to centering the voices and direction of directly impacted communities, contributing legal and policy expertise to empower grassroots leadership and ensure civil liberties protections are accessible, relevant, and effective for disenfranchised communities.</li></ul><h1 style="text-align:justify;margin-left:9px">Work Environment</h1><ul style="margin-top:1px"><li class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:1px;margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">The Organization currently operates as a hybrid work environment.</li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:1px;margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Maryland residency required </li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:1px;margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">On-site environment is a professional office</li></ul><h1 style="text-align:justify;margin-left:9px">Physical Demands</h1><ul><li class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:222px;margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. </li><li class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:222px;margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.</li></ul><h1 style="text-align:justify;margin-left:9px">Travel Required</h1><ul><li class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:9px;margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Occasional travel and flexibility to work as needed to accomplish organizational goals may be required and may include evenings and weekends.</li></ul><h1 style="text-align:justify;margin-left:9px">Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements</h1><ul><li class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:8px;text-align:justify">Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.</li></ul><h1 style="text-align:justify;margin-left:9px">Diversity & Equal Opportunity Statement</h1>The ACLU of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to maximizing our team's diversity and want to involve all those who can contribute to our inclusive culture. We support all qualified individuals within our workforce without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, record of arrest or conviction and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We encourage persons with disabilities and those persons that are differently abled to request reasonable accommodations through our office of People and Culture.<h1 style="margin-top:13px;text-align:justify;margin-left:9px">Other Duties</h1>Performs other duties as assigned that are consistent with the role’s responsibilities and decision-making authority.  Powered by JazzHR

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The Confidential Assistant will have the ability to work independently on projects from conception to completion and must be able to work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with independent judgment and discretion including matters related to the budget. Prepare the President for National Board meetings, including executive sessions when highly confidential matters are discussed; these include but are not limited to privileged information and labor relations matters pertaining to bargaining .

ABOUT THE JOB The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Confidential Assistant to the ACLU President to serve a two-year, term-limited role supporting the ACLU President who chairs the ACLU Board of Directors.This role is eligible for remote work based out of a United States location. The President serves as a spokesperson and a public leader of the National ACLU. The President, who is a volunteer board leader and not a member of the staff, collaborates closely with the ExecutiveDirector and chairs the ACLU's National Board of Directors - a 69-member body with representatives from our nationwide network of 54 ACLU affiliates. The National Board oversees policy development covering substantive civil liberties and organizational issues. The ACLU President also leads the National Board's 12-member Executive Committee tasked with overseeing the organization's management and financial structures. The Executive Committee, working closely with ACLU Senior Staff, provides expertise and critical leadership on organizational and board matters. WHAT YOU'LL DO Reporting to the ACLU President, the Confidential Assistant will be responsible for supporting the ACLU President's priorities and engagements. Day-to-day, this includes providing one-on-one support and serving as the primary point of contact for internal and external constituencies on all matters pertaining to the office of the ACLU President. The Confidential Assistant will have the ability to work independently on projects from conception to completion and must be able to work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with independent judgment and discretion including matters related to the budget. While the position is fully remote and principally serves the ACLU President, who is the Jacob K. Javits Professor at New York University and professor of clinical law at NYU Law, it also has accountabilities to the Senior Director of Board Governance in the Executive Departmentof the ACLU's National office in New York, NY. YOUR DAY TO DAY <ul><li>Responsible for a broad range of administrative and logistical tasks for the President including, but not limited to: <ul><li>Managing an active calendar of engagements; prioritizing inquiries, appointments, and requests while troubleshooting conflicts; </li><li>Making judgments and strategic recommendations to ensure smooth day-to-day and longer-term engagements to maximize the President's time; </li><li>Completing expense reports; </li><li>Drafting confidential correspondence; </li><li>Arranging complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas </li></ul></li><li>Advancing meetings, speaking events, and trips as necessary, including: <ul><li>Logistical coordination, venue walkthroughs, minute-by-minute scheduling with all contact info, locations, dress codes, etc. </li><li>Security Arrangements: Coordinating with venue or external teams for safety if necessary. </li><li>Preparing Briefing Materials: talking points, bios of attendees or hosts, speech drafts, Q&A prep. </li><li>Contingency Planning: Preparing backup plans for delays, cancellations, or tech issues. </li><li>Attending talks, taking notes and ensuring follow-up </li><li>Occasionally moves or transports materials (e.g., documents and meeting supplies) up to 25 pounds to and from meeting sites. </li></ul></li><li>Plan, coordinate, and ensure the President's time and schedule are respectfully managed and executed </li><li>Serve as principal "gatekeeper" and "gateway," to pre-screen requests for the President's time whether it is speaking events, meetings or attending events; consult with relevant stakeholders as needed to reach decisions </li><li>Communicate directly, and on behalf of the President, with ACLU staff and Board members, donors, and others, on matters related to President's schedule and activities, and in a manner that reflects the President's priorities </li><li>Research, prioritize, and follow up on incoming issues and concerns, including those of a sensitive or confidential nature; determine appropriate course of action, referral, or response </li><li>Provides a bridge for smooth communication between the President and Executive department at the National organization, as well as other internal departments in a manner that maintains credibility, trust, and support with ACLU senior leadership </li><li>Support the building of relationships crucial to the success of the organization, Board of Directors, and President's office </li><li>Draft critical deliverables, including personal correspondence and other written assignments </li><li>Assess and prioritize conflicting needs; handle matters expeditiously, proactively, and follow-through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures </li><li>Prepare the President for National Board meetings, including executive sessions when highly confidential matters are discussed; these include but are not limited to privileged information and labor relations matters pertaining to bargaining </li><li>Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external constituencies on all matters pertaining to the President, including those of a highly confidential or critical nature </li><li>Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned </li></ul>FUTURE ACLU'ERS WILL <ul><li>Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU </li><li>Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives </li><li>Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts </li></ul>WHAT YOU'LL BRING <ul><li>Significant demonstrated experience in an executive-level support position </li><li>Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to exercise a high level of discretion, confidentiality, and professional integrity </li><li>Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels </li><li>Demonstrated project management skills with a record of success in complex, fast paced work environments with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously </li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills; fluency with web and digital platforms, a plus </li><li>Creative, critical thinker who is self-motivated, possessing the ability to operate as well independently as part of a team </li><li>Proficiency in Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint </li><li>Willing to conquer the "small tasks" with an understanding of their vital importance to the success of the broader mission </li><li>This position requires flexibility in work schedule and location, including the ability to travel nationally as programming demands and work non-traditional hours </li></ul>COMPENSATION The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay. Consistent with our compensation philosophy, there is a set salary for each role based on geographic work location. The annual salary for this position is $99,493.00 (Level I), reflecting the salary of a position based in New York, NY. Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting. For details on our pay structure, please visit: WHY THE ACLU For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it's ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people. We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being. At the ACLU, we offer a broad range of benefits, which include: <ul><li>Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy </li><li>Focus on your well-being with comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment) </li><li>Plan for your retirement with 401k plan and employer match </li><li>We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops </li></ul>OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. For us diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization - one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression, anti-ableism, and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether we're in the courts or in the office, we believe 'We the People' means all of us. With this commitment in mind, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email benefits.hrdept@aclu.org. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process. The Department of Education has determined that employment in this position at the ACLU does not qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

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Confidential Assistant to the ACLU President and Board Chair (Term-Limited)

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