Staff Attorney
Staff Attorney
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Monthly Salary
$ 70 - 75000
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
21-04-2025
Job Description
Staff Attorney
ACLU of Utah
ACLU of Utah
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utahseeks to hire a passionate Staff Attorney to join our team. This position will engage in legal advocacy in furtherance of ACLU of Utah priorities in both state and federal courts and will participate in policy advocacy as part of integrated organizational campaigns. The Staff Attorney plays an important role of supporting the legal departments work with our communications policy and campaigns colleagues. As such an ideal candidate for this position will have prior experience providing legal guidance to nonattorneys in coalitions or other collaborative settings.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
The ACLU of Utah is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We believe that having a board staff and volunteer base with diverse personal and professional backgrounds and lived experience enhances our ability to meet our mission and creates an environment where all members of our community can thrive. We strongly encourage and greatly value applications from women people of color immigrants persons with disabilities members of the LGBTQ community those who have been formerly incarcerated and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups.
Position Overview and Functions:
The Staff Attorney is a highly collaborative team player who will develop and litigate cases in state and federal court and engage in other legal advocacy efforts on a range of civil rights and civil liberties issues. The Staff Attorney will also: assist the ACLU of Utahs effective response to requests for help through the intake process; work with cooperating attorneys and other legal partners to develop litigation; and advance the mission and work of the ACLU of Utahs legal advocacy efforts as a whole.
The Staff Attorney is a FullTime Salaried and Exempt position that will work under the supervision of the Legal Director. This position is classified as ForCause after the defined 6month probationary period as indicated in our affiliate Handbook.
Specifically the Staff Attorney will:
- Effectively pursue the ACLU of Utahs strategic priorities and fulfill the Legal Departments stated goals in furtherance of those priorities through legal advocacy in state and federal courts including investigating developing and litigating highimpact cases in furtherance of civil rights and civil liberties priorities often alongside cocounsel from other firms and organizations.
- Engage in nonlitigation legal advocacy efforts for the same purposes including but not limited to administrative advocacy legislative analysis and records requests.
- Assist with legal research document review and citation checks for legal filings.
- Assist in the ACLU of Utahs responses to requests for assistance received through the intake process which is managed by the Intake Program Manager.
- As directed by the Legal Director assist other departments in an integrated advocacy approach to further the mission and strategic priorities of the ACLU of Utah.
- As assigned by the Legal Director assist in public education efforts in collaboration with the Campaigns and Communications teams.
- Consult with other departments of the ACLU of Utah under the direction of the Legal Director on organizational priorities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum qualifications for the position of Staff Attorney are noted below. Individuals with litigation experienceincluding law school clinics clerkships and direct client representationare preferred and are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Staff Attorney: at least one year of civil or criminal litigation experience including experience taking/defending depositions participating in evidentiary hearings and/or trials drafting motions or appeals and experience engaging in complex discovery.
- An active license to practice law in Utah or ability to obtain one as soon as possible but within approximately six months after hire date;
- Strong organizational communication and time management skills;
- Demonstrated strong legal research and writing skills;
- Experience working on a team with shared goals or objectives preferably including team members from other firms or organizations;
- Ability to work independently while communicating with Supervisor and colleagues;
- Ability to convey legal information to nonlawyers;
- Competence using word processing legal research case management and file storage software or the ability to learn;
- Ability to communicate with and learn from diverse audiences and community members through lenses of equity diversity inclusion and belonging;
- A demonstrated commitment through previous professional volunteer or lived experience to civil rights and civil liberties;
- A strong commitment to diversity a personal approach that values the individual and respects difference of race ethnicity age sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression religion ability involvement with the criminal legal justice system and socioeconomic circumstance.
Strong candidates will also have:
- Direct experience engaging in litigation involving civil rights cases such as Indigenous Justice Immigrants Rights LGBTQ Rights Reproductive Freedom Criminal Legal Reform or Participatory Democracy;
- Familiarity with legal practice before the federal or state courts in Utah;
- Conversational Spanish
Physical Demands:
- Ability to work at a computer for multiple hours per day;
- Ability to participate in person at court and at times in other settings;
- Ability to meet in person at the ACLU of Utah office or other locations as required;
- Ability to travel short distances within Salt Lake City and its immediate vicinity.
Work Environment:
- Hybrid work requirement consisting of approximately a 40hour work week with work from home permitted when work responsibility allows.
SALARY & BENEFITS:
The Staff Attorney salary range is $based on experience.Excellent benefits include; paid time off medical vision and dental insurance and a 401(k) plan with employer matching contribution that vests immediately.
TO APPLY:
Please submit a resume and cover letter in order for your application to be considered.
Application review will begin in April and will continue until the position is filled.
The ACLU of Utah 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 HR at If you are selected for an interview you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
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