The general job responsibilities of a Senior Supervising Attorney include, but are not limited to, the following: Investigate, develop, and lead high-impact cases at the trial and appellate level in federal and state courts and in state or federal administrative proceedings; Investigate, develop, and advance, in coordination with other Departments, non-litigation strategies for advancing civil rights and civil liberties; Conduct investigations, lead impact litigation, and/or non-legislative advocacy, either independently or in collaboration with other members of the Legal Department; Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with our cooperating counsel, allied organizations, community-based organizations, stakeholders, members of communities affected by our work, and ACLU-WI members; Serve as an ACLU-WI spokesperson with the media and external partners on identified issues; Effectively supervise, manage, and mentor early-career and mid-career attorneys, Legal Department support staff, and law clerks, including assigning and overseeing day-to-day work and evaluating their work performance and professional development; Work closely as a partner with the Legal Director to improve internal procedures and to develop overarching departmental strategies and goals in the context of an organization-wide strategic plan; Work closely with and provide policy analysis and legal expertise to non-legal program staff at the ACLU of Wisconsin and ACLU National; Fulfill the duties of the Legal Director in the Legal Director's absence, as directed; Oversee the process for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and managing new junior legal staff, fellows, and interns, and take responsibility for managing the professional development of these junior staff members; Other administrative duties as assigned. Significant experience in conducting evidentiary proceedings and handling expert discovery and witness presentation is an asset; Have excellent persuasive writing skills for court filings and for communications in legal and non-legal settings; Have demonstrated ability to speak persuasively and effectively with individuals from a diverse range of identities, interests, and backgrounds in non-legal and legal settings; Have strong legal aptitude, including thoughtful engagement with novel and complex legal questions, and demonstrated ability to respond quickly and effectively to emergent issues; Have a well-developed interest in a range of civil rights and civil liberties issues and the ability to master areas of law outside of their current expertise; Be highly collaborative with the desire to consult and share information with colleagues, and skills to respectfully resolve differences; Be able to tolerate a high degree of ambiguity and have the flexibility necessary to readjust strategy in an always changing legal and political environment; Have demonstrated ability to supervise attorneys to produce high-quality results and help less-experienced attorneys develop their skills; Have demonstrated practice of integrating key equity concepts into work and interpersonal interactions by addressing structural implications and disproportionate impacts of policies, activities, and decisions on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, class, and other group identities; Have demonstrated a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the workplace, using an approach that values all individuals and respects differences in race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ability, socio-economic circumstance, and other factors.