Civil Rights Attorney

CAIR Sacramento Valley/Central California is the largest American Muslim civil rights organization focused on protecting the rights of free speech and religious freedom. They are seeking a dedicated attorney to advance and defend the civil and human rights of the American Muslim community through impactful advocacy and legal strategies.

Responsibilities

• Review and investigate an array of legal claims brought by an incredibly diverse community
• Conduct intakes of legal claims as necessary through effective communication with members of the community
• Manage a considerable caseload (our attorneys currently manage approximately 200+ intakes each per year)
• Provide assistance on assigned litigation efforts, including preparing pleadings, motions, and briefs
• Depending on experience, identify, develop, lead, and manage assigned litigation efforts, including preparing pleadings, motions, and briefs
• Perform in-depth legal research
• Legal writing including, but not limited to, drafting complaints, discovery, briefs, letters, and memos; and non-legal writing, including drafting community advisories, issuing briefings, and reports
• Communicate with outside parties such as attorneys, employers, law enforcement agents, administrative agencies, media contacts, etc
• Work to educate and empower community members on their rights through community presentations and material distributions
• Prepare and assist in CAIR-California reports
• Travel for outreach, including participating in community events and coalition meetings
• All CAIR staff are required to assist in general duties such as answering phones, weekly outreach, fundraising, and other office tasks as required

Skills

• Law degree from an American Bar Association-accredited school
• California State Bar admission
• 1-3+ years of experience advocating for, representing, and/or litigating on behalf of clients in areas such as employment law, religious discrimination, public accommodation, denial of benefits by governmental and private actors in courts and administrative agencies
• Strong time management skills with a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills with outstanding attention to detail
• Comfort working productively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking experience
• Experience working with people from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
• Access to a working vehicle and the ability to drive throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area
• High degree of self-motivation and creativity
• A strong commitment to civil rights and CAIR's mission
• Basic computer proficiency including knowledge of MS Office, and MS Outlook
• Knowledge of cloud applications such as SharePoint, Office365, WestLaw Next, Lexis Nexis and social media applications
• Conversational proficiency in Arabic, Farsi, or Urdu

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical and dental insurance for employees & dependents
• 401(k) plan with an employer match
• 12 vacation days
• 10 sick days
• 12 holidays
• Budget for legal association membership fee
• Bar license renewal fee
• CLE funding support
• Malpractice insurance
• Temporary hybrid work schedule, with three days in-person and two days remote.

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