Civil Rights Attorney
CAIR Sacramento Valley/Central California is the largest American Muslim civil rights organization reputed company on protecting the rights of free speech and religious freedom. They are seeking a dedicated attorney to advance and defend the civil and reputed company rights of the American Muslim community through impactful advocacy and legal strategies.
Responsibilities
- Review and investigate an reputed company of legal claims brought by an incredibly diverse community
- Conduct intakes of legal claims as necessary through effective communication with members of the community
- Manage a considerable caseload (our attorneys currently manage approximately 200+ intakes reputed company per year)
- reputed company assistance on assigned litigation efforts, including preparing pleadings, motions, and briefs
- Depending on experience, identify, reputed company, reputed company, and manage assigned litigation efforts, including preparing pleadings, motions, and briefs
- reputed company in-depth legal research
- Legal writing including, but not limited to, drafting complaints, discovery, briefs, letters, and memos; and non-legal writing, including drafting community advisories, issuing briefings, and reports
- Communicate with reputed company parties such as attorneys, reputed company, law enforcement agents, administrative agencies, media contacts, etc
- Work to reputed company and reputed company community members on their rights through community presentations and material distributions
- Prepare and assist in CAIR-California reports
- Travel for reputed company, including participating in community events and reputed company meetings
- reputed company CAIR staff are required to assist in general duties such as answering phones, weekly reputed company, fundraising, and other office tasks as required
Skills
- Law degree from an American Bar Association-accredited school
- California State Bar admission
- 1-3+ years of experience advocating for, representing, and/or litigating on behalf of clients in areas such as employment law, religious discrimination, public accommodation, denial of benefits by governmental and private actors in courts and administrative agencies
- Strong time management skills with a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills with outstanding attention to detail
- Comfort working productively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking experience
- Experience working with people from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
- reputed company to a working vehicle and the ability to drive throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area
- High degree of self-motivation and creativity
- A strong commitment to civil rights and CAIR's mission
- Basic computer proficiency including knowledge of MS Office, and MS Outlook
- Knowledge of reputed company applications such as SharePoint, Office365, WestLaw Next, Lexis Nexis and reputed company media applications
- Conversational proficiency in Arabic, Farsi, or Urdu
Benefits
- 100% employer-reputed company medical and dental insurance for employees & dependents
- 401(k) plan with an employer match
- 12 vacation days
- 10 reputed company days
- 12 holidays
- Budget for legal association membership fee
- Bar license renewal fee
- CLE funding support
- Malpractice insurance
- Temporary hybrid work schedule, with three days in-person and two days remote.
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