Experienced Attorney

Position description

This permanent, full-time Experienced Attorney position is fully remote with significant travel anticipated (~1-2 trips per month). Candidates who live in or have extensive working experience in the U.S. South are particularly encouraged to apply. As discussed below, candidates must have at least 5 years of experience actively representing clients in a high-volume, civil legal aid organization (including disability protection and advocacy organizations). Candidates that lack this practice experience do not have the qualifications to move forward.

This position will be the organization’s first attorney hire and will join the existing staff of three, which includes the Founder/President (also an attorney) and two senior community organizers. The successful candidate will be onboarding around the same time as another new staff member in organizational operations. Any chance of long-term success in improving the lives of low-income people and minimizing the harms that AI causes requires that those closest to injustice—the communities affected and their allies and advocates—be front and center in change efforts. To that end, the Attorney’s primary activities include: