From the PSJD job posting:

The position of briefing attorney is a one-year clerkship involving extensive legal research and writing.  Duties include preparation of draft opinions, legal memoranda, oral presentations to the court, and research on special projects, so English majors are a plus.

The salary is $50,000, and successful applicants will have graduated this past May. For more information, view the full job listing at PSJD.org (log-in required).

From the PSJD job posting:

Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services seeks a Staff Attorney to work in the Housing Law Unit. The Housing Law Unit’s goal is the preservation of affordable housing for Brooklyn’s low-income communities through representation of low-income tenants in Housing Court eviction proceedings, collaboration with community based organizations and affirmative litigation in State and Federal courts. Housing Unit attorneys use creative strategies and collaborations with community organizations and tenant groups to fight the negative effects of gentrification and to pursue justice for Brooklyn tenants and communities.

Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services, part of Legal Services NYC’s Brooklyn Programs, has provided high-quality, innovative representation to address the pressing legal needs of Brooklyn’s diverse low-income population. BSCLS focuses on the problems that have the greatest impact on our clients—preserving affordable and decent housing, maintaining income support, redressing abusive lending and consumer practices, promoting family stability and mitigating the effects of domestic violence, and advocating for the disabled.

The Staff Attorney will represent tenants and groups in Housing Court eviction proceedings, administrative proceedings, Supreme Court actions against administrative agencies, impact litigation in Federal and other courts, and other litigation. Other duties include intake, community education, and community outreach.

Successful applicants will be admitted to the New York State Bar and have a demonstrated passion for social justice and working with low-income communities of color. For more information, view the full job listing at PSJD.org (log-in required).

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The Office anticipates hiring 3Ls, LLMs, or JLCs for its paid ($62,467-$74,872 with adjustment in unusual circumstances) 2-year Attorney Honors Program, with employment to begin in Fall 2014.  The program consistently receives between 750 and 1000 applications.  Placements are based on interest and agency need; participants may rotate to a new assignment after the 1st year.  Conversion to continued employment is dependant on performance, availability of funds, and agency need.  Attorneys will be exposed to a variety of activities which may include drafting decisions in adjudicatory and rulemaking matters; resolving complex policy issues; participating in international negotiations; representing the Commission in dealings with government agencies, Congress, private sector, and federal court; and formulating decisions authorizing new technologies and services.  They will also participate in professional and educational activities designed specifically for the Honors Program.

Applicants must graduate by Summer 2014, be a graduate law student completing study by Summer 2014, or law graduate serving as a judicial law clerk in the 2013-14 term.  Selection is highly competitive, and candidates will be considered based on academic achievement, writing skills, law review and/or moot court experience, and clinic and extracurricular activities, as well as demonstrated interest in government service or the communications industry.

For more information, view the full job listing at PSJD.org (log-in required).

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The Jefferson County Public Defender’s Community Law Office (CLO) seeks zealous and dedicated litigators to serve as felony and misdemeanor trial attorneys in the Birmingham Division. All CLO attorneys will provide high quality representation to indigent defendants. Ideal Trial Attorneys combine demonstrated interest in the representation of indigent clients with superior litigation skills. Trial Attorneys work independently and in teams to provide zealous representation to each client. Trial Attorneys should expect to spend significant amounts of time in criminal court and with clients.

Successful applicants will have a a demonstrated commitment and passionate desire to represent indigent clients and at least two years of full-time legal practice in a litigation environment. The application deadline is 08/18/2013.

For more information, view the full job listing at psjd.org (log-in required).

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The Impact Litigation and Social Justice Section of the Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office is currently accepting applications for a two-year fellowship position beginning in September 2014.

The Impact Litigation and Social Justice Section conducts affirmative litigation on behalf of the County, drafts local ordinances, and develops novel policies and programs to advance the County’s goal of securing social and economic justice for all its residents.  Our current cases include an action to hold lead paint manufacturers liable for the public nuisance they created by marketing lead paint as a safe product, two actions against pharmaceutical companies that marketed dangerous products to public hospitals and the public, and a lawsuit against the State for its failure to reimburse counties for mandated medical services for the indigent.  In the last few years, we have also filed amicus curiae briefs in lawsuits challenging California’s Proposition 8 and Arizona’s immigration law, drafted local ordinances addressing predatory lending and many public health issues, and worked with County departments to develop policies that protect and advance the rights of immigrants.  We also have a number of active investigations that we expect will result in litigation.  In all our work, we strive to advance local, state, and national public policy reform through progressive local government action.

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From the PSJD job posting:

LAC seeks to sponsor an individual for a fellowship in the following project:

Challenging the Criminal Justice System’s Discriminatory Denial of Access to Medications to Treat Opiate Addiction.  Scientific research has firmly established that treatment of opiate dependence with medications, such as methadone and buprenorphine (“Medication Assisted Treatment” or “MAT”), saves lives and reduces addiction and related criminal activity more effectively and at far less cost than incarceration.  Yet many prisons, courts, probation and parole agencies require individuals who are successfully receiving MAT to withdraw from their medications, contrary to the recommendations of treating physicians and all other objective medical evidence.  The bias against MAT generally results from misconceptions about opiate addiction and outdated stereotypes that the use of medications is “substituting one addiction for another.”  Tragically, the denial of access to MAT often leads to relapse, overdose, death, increased crime, and unnecessary incarceration.

LAC issued a report, Legality of Denying Access to Medications in the Criminal Justice System, that explains why such denial of access to MAT can violate laws prohibiting disability-based discrimination.  The fellow would help develop a multi-faceted campaign to end the forced withdrawal from MAT.  The campaign would include fact investigation, advocacy for individuals denied access to MAT (e.g., through litigation, informal advocacy, and serving as a back-up resource for criminal defense counsel), education of the relevant stakeholders, and/or policy advocacy.

If this job sounds interesting to you, act fast – the deadline is August 12, 2013! For application instructions, view the full job listing at PSJD.org.

From the PSJD job posting:

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for equal rights, seeks a highly experienced attorney with non-profit experience, member of the Maryland/DC Bar Association. Work experience in public interest law firm, civil rights association, legislative committee or the government preferred.

The Assistant General Counsel’s office maintains basic corporate documents and provides staff service to the Board of Directors and Committees.

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Created by executive order in 2010, the Pathways program creates a clear path to federal internships and entry-level careers. With a focus on improving the federal government’s recruiting efforts, Pathways offers a unique opportunity for students and recent law graduates to gain access to fulfilling government careers.

If you want more information on the Pathways program, PSJD has got you covered! We just created a new page in our Resource Center devoted specifically to helping you navigate the program, with links to even more helpful resources.

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From the PSJD job posting:

The ACLU of Washington is a non-profit public interest organization devoted to protecting civil rights and civil liberties. Its staff of thirty employees and numerous volunteers work in a fast-paced, friendly and professional office.

The Project: The ACLU of Washington is working to advance a comprehensive, strategic and effective education and advocacy campaign to safeguard access to medical care free from restrictions based on others’ religious doctrine. Increasingly, secular hospitals are merging with religiously affiliated ones and coming under their religious restrictions to care. The ACLU of Washington believes that no patient should be refused access to lawful health care because of the religious doctrines of the institutions running hospitals, clinics, or other medical facilities. Health care facilities open to the general public should not refuse to provide reproductive health care and end-of-life care services; nor should they discriminate against LGBT patients and families. Religious ideology should not dictate which health care services a patient may choose.

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From the PSJD job posting:

Consumer Watchdog, a nationally recognized, California-based citizen advocacy group, deploys an in-house team of public interest attorneys, policy experts, and grassroots activists to advance and protect the interests of consumers and taxpayers. Our work, which is spotlighted daily in the national and local media, includes advocating before the courts, regulatory agencies, and the Legislature in the areas of corporate accountability, health care reform, insurance reform, consumer privacy, legal system reform, and other state and federal matters.

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