Social Justice Warrior Civil Rights Lawyer | 100% Remote | Flexible | Temporary

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Paid Position filled -volunteer attorneys welcome to apply.

Color of Law Center is a Civil Rights Nonprofit civil rights.

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Knowledge of disability rights laws, including the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Housing Act, Employment Rights, and Civil Rights Act;
• Litigate in federal court including appellate courts throughout the country;
• Challenging the conditions that force racial and economic segregation and that limit options for safe, decent, and affordable housing based on race and national origin;
• Reducing barriers to public services and public accommodations;
• Advocating on behalf of pro se and reducing the impact of an unfair civil justice system.
• J.D. degree, bar admission in one state;
• 1 year of litigation experience. *may include clinic work in law school;
• Conduct legal research and writing legal memoranda, briefs;
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a wide-range of civil rights organizations with diverse agendas
• Ability to recognize the common factors across civil rights issues, and to creatively link advocacy strategies;
• A demonstrated commitment to public interest law, constitutional law and/or civil rights;
• Ability to engage in complex legal analysis and fact investigation in impact litigation policy, and legislative advocacy settings, sometimes under tight deadlines;
• Superior analytic skills and excellent research skills;
• Demonstrated ability to write and speak clearly and persuasively;
• Self-motivated, diligent, and able to meet deadlines;
• Ability to work independently, as well as with self-represented litigants;
• Must have a computer and experience using zoom.
• Knowledge of laws, rights, and services as they pertain to people with disabilities; and/or direct representation of people with disabilities.

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

• Salary: $30.00 hour
• 20-30 hours week
• 8-12 weeks