Staff Attorney

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Staff Attorney
The candidate will build and lead litigation, legal, and policy advocacy to protect and expand free expression rights, access to government, freedom of religion and meaningful civic participation throughout Southern California. Will also provide technical assistance to community groups, develop advocacy, and equip people with knowledge and tools to enhance free expression rights, ensure government transparency, help people know their rights to engage with local government. Develop and litigate state and federal cases; create and implement policy advocacy campaigns to advance the rights of free expression, access to government, and government transparency; engage in public education; and provide technical assistance to coalitions, community partners, government officials, and government bodies. Advocate on the full range of free expression, access to government, and government transparency issues on which the SoCal engages locally and statewide. Litigation, advocacy, and public education campaigns might include: protecting people’s rights to engage in protest, political advocacy, whistleblowing and other forms of free expression; ensuring local governments do not constrain people’s ability to comment on and criticize government policies; expanding and protecting access to government bodies and information and ensuring people can meaningfully participate in government proceedings; providing technical assistance and support to social justice movements and other teams needing support with protest and government access issues in their campaigns; and stopping government favoritism of religion or particular religions and support other Project teams’ work to stop the use of religion to restrict other rights. May also support the Project’s voting rights work when needed, and may also support intersectional work in other issue areas as needed. Will be part of the First Amendment and Democracy project. Also work with other attorneys, policy advocates, organizers from other SoCal Projects; attorneys and advocates in Northern California and San Diego and Imperial Counties offices; advocates in Sacramento legislative office, and communications staff as needed and when intersectional issues arise. Will be supervised by the Director of First Amendment and Democracy within the Advocacy Department. Conduct legal advocacy and investigate, develop and litigate high-impact cases at the trial and appellate level in federal and state. Lead litigation teams, serve as co-counsel, and work in conjunction with other legal, policy, and organizing staff within the firm the other two California affiliates, and partner. Serve as a policy expert and advocate on free expression, access to government, and government transparency issues in support of legislation and other campaigns, with responsibilities including public speaking, media interviews, and outreach, as well as writing demand letters, sign-on letters, advocacy materials, op-eds, articles, reports, blogs, toolkits, and social media. Provide technical support and strategic leadership to community groups, advocates, and organizers in the region; run trainings for activists and organizers; and establish and cultivate collaborative relationships with community partners, coalitions, stakeholders, and members to identify. Conduct outreach, advocacy, and provide technical assistance to public officials and government. Organize and attend lobbying visits with state and local officials, provide testimony to administrative agencies and governing bodies, and develop and cultivate relationships with lawmakers and decisionmakers to advance organizing and policy advocacy. Devise and present engaging "know your rights" presentations, trainings, and engage in public. Organize, lead, and participate in community education events and. When necessary, build, facilitate, and participate in coalitions, and attend and actively participate in community partner meetings. Support the base building and volunteer leadership development work, as supervise the work of interns, fellows, and junior lawyers, as needed, and support intern.

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