<h2>ABOUT THE JOB</h2> The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, in the Immigrants’ Rights Project (IRP) of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY or San Francisco, CA. This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month. The Immigrants’ Rights Project is part of the Legal Department of the national ACLU and has offices in New York and San Francisco. For nearly 40 years, the Project has litigated in trial and appellate courts across the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court, to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of immigrants and seek equal justice under the law. Our work has focused on due process, access to the courts, unfair detention, equal treatment, and state and local laws and policies. For example, we have challenged attacks on birthright citizenship; removals under the Alien Enemies Act; the targeting of student activists for arrest, detention, and deportation; family separation; the Muslim ban; multiple attacks on the asylum system; indefinite and mandatory detention; immigration detainers; state and local anti-immigrant laws; racial and language profiling connected to immigration enforcement; and attempts to eliminate judicial review. We work closely with partners at the national ACLU and affiliates, as well as allied organizations, to pursue litigation and to engage in and support other forms of advocacy and education. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU). <h2>WHAT YOU'LL DO </h2> Reporting to the Deputy Project Director or Project Director, the Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel will conduct impact litigation and advocacy to advance and enforce immigrants’ rights. <h2>YOUR DAY TO DAY</h2> <ul> <li>Litigating in federal courts throughout the country and potentially in state courts </li> <li><span data-contrast

Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, Immigrants' Rights Project

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