Job o' the Day: Litigation Counsel at D.C. Employment Justice Center!
The D.C. Employment Justice Center (EJC) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit with a mission to secure, protect and promote workplace justice in the D.C. metropolitan area. Through a combination of strategies, including legal services, education, policy advocacy and community organizing, the EJC works to protect the rights of low-wage workers, focusing on particularly vulnerable populations. The EJC seeks an experienced attorney to litigate wage and hour cases on behalf of low-income workers.
Specifically, the Litigation Counsel will represent clients primarily in wage and hour cases, with the flexibility to take on matters in other areas of employment law which are in line with organizational priorities and his or her expertise. The Litigation Counsel will be responsible to develop and maintain a manageable caseload; seek co-counsel relationships with other law firms; and supervise law clerks. This position will report to EJC’s Director of Legal Services. In addition, the Litigation Counsel will help supervise the EJC’s Workers’ Rights Clinic, a free walk-in legal clinic designed to assist low-income workers with employment law problems. Limited evening and weekend hours are required for the clinic, meetings and special events.
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