Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel: Litigating for Transgender Rights and Equality
1 month ago
Homeword is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel to join our team. As a key member of our Legal Program, you will play a critical role in developing and litigating cases that defend our communities and advance justice.
Key Responsibilities- Developing Legal Strategy: Selecting and developing new cases, anticipating and resolving strategic decisions in ongoing cases, participating in long-term planning.
- Leading and Participating in Impact Litigation: Pre-litigation administrative advocacy, investigation, pleadings, motion practice, discovery, trials, appeals, settlement negotiations, and mediations.
- Writing Amicus Briefs: Researching and writing amicus briefs to support our cases and advance our mission.
- Training and Mentoring: Training and mentoring staff and recruiting and supervising legal interns to ensure the success of our team.
- Collaborating with Partners: Consulting and collaborating with state and local partners to advance our mission and goals.
- Developing Know-Your-Rights Materials: Drafting know-your-rights materials to educate our communities and advance our mission.
- Serving as a Spokesperson: Serving as a spokesperson for Homeword to both expert and lay audiences as needed.
- Supporting the Team: Maintaining detailed case and client records, serving on hiring committees, and thinking proactively about how to improve internal systems, policies, goals, and approaches.
- Other Duties: Performing other duties as assigned by the organization.
- Admitted to Practice Law: Admitted to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction.
- Excellent Legal Research and Writing Skills: Excellent legal research, writing, and analysis skills.
- Experience in Federal Civil Litigation: 8 to 12 years of federal civil litigation experience, preferably involving both statutory and constitutional issues at both trial and appellate levels.
- Experience in Litigating for Transgender Rights: Experience using litigation as a tool to benefit large numbers of people, advance a cause, support a movement, or change the law, particularly in the area of transgender rights.
- Lead Counsel Experience: Experience as lead counsel or the only lawyer for your clients.
- Substantial Experience in Key Areas: Substantial experience in most of the following areas: using negotiation or mediation to resolve disputes, taking and defending depositions, briefing and arguing motions and appeals, mentoring junior attorneys and legal workers, conducting and managing discovery, leading a team of co-counsel.
- Strong Grasp of Federal Procedure: A strong grasp of federal procedure, rules of professional conduct, and at least some of the key causes of action used in trans rights cases.
- Demonstrated Interest in Transgender Rights: Demonstrated interest in and commitment to issues impacting trans and nonbinary people.
- Awareness of the Current Legal and Political Climate: Awareness of the current legal and political climate for trans and nonbinary communities.
- Capacity to Think Creatively and Strategically: Capacity to think creatively and strategically about how to use litigation and alternative dispute resolution to advance equity for trans and nonbinary communities.
- Competency in Working with Diverse Communities: Competency at working respectfully and effectively with trans and nonbinary people who are BIPOC, people with disabilities, incarcerated or formerly incarcerated, and low or no income.
- Strong Interpersonal Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal communication skills that enable you to develop positive relationships with clients, pro bono partners, and movement leaders.
- Ability to Think Critically and Translate Thoughts into Action: Ability to think critically about intersectional and systemic issues, including but not limited to transphobia, sexism, racism, classism, ableism, and xenophobia, and translate those thoughts into action.
- Ability to Set Priorities and Juggle Multiple Deadlines: Ability to set priorities and juggle multiple deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Applications and Legal Research Tools: Proficient in Microsoft applications, legal research tools, and Internet research.
- Ability to Travel: Ability to occasionally travel in the U.S.
- Litigation Experience in Trans Rights: Litigation experience in trans rights, civil rights, civil liberties, discrimination, police misconduct, prisoners' rights, healthcare access, voting rights, environmental justice, reproductive rights, disability rights, or LGBTQI+ rights.
- Trial Advocacy Experience: Trial advocacy experience.
- Experience Communicating about Trans and Nonbinary Communities: Experience communicating about trans and nonbinary communities and issues to diverse audiences.
- Experience Collaborating with Community-Based Organizations: Experience collaborating with community-based organizations and/or litigating or providing services in the U.S. South or Midwest.
- Fluency or Proficiency in One or More Languages: Fluency or proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English.
- Proficiency with Case Management and Discovery Software: Proficiency with case management and discovery software.
- Experience Working with Medical Experts: Experience working with medical experts or reviewing medical literature or records.
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