Sr. RLDF Counsel

Core responsibilities:

• Conduct confidential, timely and trauma-informed services to RLDF clients, including intake, advocacy, and legal and practical support
• Supervise and assign RLDF staff to cases, participate in on-call rotation, and provide coverage on assigned days
• Research laws and regulations around bail and bond across the country to support clients
• Create and collaborate on trainings related to RLDF's work and mission, and develop written materials about criminalization and RLDF resources

This role helps prevent, defend against, and put a permanent stop to the criminalization of abortion and pregnancy outcomes by making strong defenses available to people who are investigated, arrested, or prosecuted, covering legal costs and supporting those targeted by state violence.

Required qualifications:

• J.D. required with bar admission anywhere in the U.S.
• 3-5 years of experience in direct service provision for indigent people
• Experience representing indigent people in criminal, family or immigration defense cases
• Comfort with public speaking and organizing trainings
• Commitment to social justice, racial justice/anti-racist principles, and reproductive justice

Compensation: $100,000 - $120,000 annually. Benefits include fully paid insurance coverage for health, vision, dental, life, and disability; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan; sick leave, vacation (starting at 15 days/year), holidays; one-week office closure in December; professional development stipends; paid membership to professional associations; 4-day work week; reimbursements for home office equipment; and remote work environment.

If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice is a legal services and advocacy organization that represents people in crisis, reshapes the law, and builds a network of lawyers working for reproductive justice, defending and furthering reproductive justice in courts, capitols and communities.