Job(s) o' the Day: Public Justice in Baltimore
By Lauren Forbes
The Public Justice Center seeks two staff attorneys – one with 2-7 years of experience and one with 7+ years of experience with a strong litigation background — to work in its Baltimore, Maryland office.
The Public Justice Center (“PJC”): The PJC is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that seeks to protect and expand the rights of people who are denied justice because of their economic status or discrimination. The PJC selects and designs its cases and projects to effect systemic legal and social changes, using diverse strategies including individual, class action, and appellate litigation; legislative and regulatory advocacy; and education. Most projects work in coalition with other advocates. Current projects focus on tenants, prisoners, workers, health care, education rights for homeless children, and establishing a right to counsel in civil cases. For more information, visit: www.publicjustice.org .
Position Description
Staff attorneys are assigned to work in one or more of the PJC’s projects. As a member of the work team on that project, the attorney will be working with other attorneys and staff within the PJC, and collaborating with allies and partners outside the PJC. The PJC is currently seeking attorneys for two positions:
(1) An attorney with 7 or more years of legal experience, including a strong litigation background and a desire to be lead attorney, co-counsel, and/or mentor of other attorneys in litigation. Desirable traits include background in public interest law, supervision/training experience, and/or subject matter expertise in one or more of PJC’s focus areas.
(2) An attorney with 2-7 years of legal experience.
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