Legal Director

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Legal Director

The candidate will supervise and administer a statewide legal program covering a wide range of constitutional issues to bring about systemic change through impact litigation in federal and state courts, administrative advocacy, and other strategies. The Legal Director maintains an active and vibrant docket to further the priorities established in an organizational strategic plan approved by the Board of Directors, including, but not limited to, free expression, criminal justice and prison reform, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ equality, racial justice, police practices and mass surveillance, voting rights, and immigrants’ rights. Maintain and continue to develop our aggressive impact litigation and advocacy docket, which proactively advances the ACLU’s strategic priorities and responds to civil rights and civil liberties threats; Manage all aspects of the ACLU’s litigation program, including coordinating the selection of cases in concert with Executive Director, oversee the investigation and development of cases before commencing litigation; build litigation teams with in-house lawyers, cooperating counsel, and nonprofit partners; engage in litigation in federal and state court; oversee ongoing litigation, and strong effective and ethical client counseling; Maintain an individual caseload of developing and active litigation, including overseeing and directing demand letters, open records requests, producing legal and policy reports and analysis, pre-litigation investigations, discovery, motion practice, brief writing, hearings and trials, appellate work, and amicus briefs; Supervise two staff attorneys, law clerks and undergraduate interns; help lead recruiting and hiring for additional legal staff (budget permitting); and foster an organizational culture within the legal program that empowers staff, encourages professional development, and that emphasizes a commitment to upholding the highest ethical ideals of the legal profession; Broaden and deepen relationships with the ACLU’s volunteer attorneys and other lawyers to elevate the visibility of the ACLU with key stakeholders in the legal community (and beyond) and to help build our legal docket, including by engaging lawyers in pre-litigation investigations, amicus briefs, litigation, and other ACLU activities; Coordinate and collaborate on cross-departmental projects and serve as a resource on legal matters for staff, board and other partners as appropriate; Serve as a highly visible spokesperson for the ACLU, working closely with our communications team to regularly engage in strategic public forums, advocacy discussions, and media opportunities; and Provide systemic and strategic planning and reporting, including assistance with developing budgets, providing regular reports on legal department activities, and supporting development and outreach activities.

Company info

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - Nebraska
941 O Street Suite 706
Lincoln
Nebraska
United States 68508
Website : http://www.aclunebraska.org