Research, Education, and Training ("RET") Program Manager

The RET Program Manager will:

• Manage, facilitate, and grow L4BL's training programs and activities, including clinical cohort programs, internships/externships, and fellowships
• Document, evaluate, and report on RET programming needs and effectiveness metrics
• Coordinate research efforts and develop political/legal education training around movement lawyering
• Ensure quality experiences for participants and movement partners while building regional and issue-area collaborations

This role creates positive change by developing radical law students, lawyers, and legal workers who can transform the legal field to defend, protect, and advance Black Liberation through movement lawyering and building legal infrastructure that supports liberation movements.

Required qualifications:

• JD degree and relationships with public interest, racial justice, and movement lawyering organizations
• 3-4 years experience working in the legal field with lawyers, law students, and legal workers
• 2-3 years experience engaging community and movement organizations, preferably in Black liberation work
• Deep commitment to L4BL's values including Black Queer Feminism, Abolition, and movement lawyering
• Strong relationship-building, facilitation, strategic planning, and project management skills

Compensation: $85,000 - $93,000 annually. Benefits include:

• 100% medical coverage for employee, 90% for dependents
• 100% vision, dental, life/AD&D, long-term disability coverage
• 401K retirement savings plan
• Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), Medical FSA, Dependent Care FSA
• Commuter benefits, Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off and other supplemental benefits

Law for Black Lives (L4BL) is dedicated to transforming the legal field by promoting movement lawyering and cultivating a national community of radical law students, lawyers, and legal workers to defend, protect, and advance Black Liberation through legal support, training, research, and policy work.