Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: Public Rights Project (PRP) is a legal nonprofit with an all-remote team based throughout the United States. Our mission is to help local government officials fight for civil rights. Since its founding in 2017, PRP has litigated in more than 100 cases (either as a party or amicus), trained 131 prosecutors and government lawyers in 24 states, built a partner network of over 670 government offices, elected officials, and community-based organizations in 43 states, secured court victories on police accountability, abortion, immigrant, worker, and voting rights. Learn more about our work. PRP supports local government partners in the face of an onslaught of federal and state abuses of power. We provide direct representation, legal analysis, research, training, and community partnerships to help local governments develop strategies that protect their residents’ civil rights. The Litigation Team works on behalf of dozens of local governments in significant cases that affect the rights and welfare of millions of people across the country, with billions of dollars at stake. JOB SUMMARY Public Rights Project seeks to hire an experienced litigator to serve as a Senior Staff Attorney on its Litigation Team. The Senior Staff Attorney will be a key member of PRP’s Litigation Team, advancing the work of local governments protecting civil rights in the face of attacks by the federal government, as well as state governments and private actors. The Senior Staff Attorne