Job Opportunities - Midwest

ACLU of Kansas | Data Manager (Wichita or Overland Park, KS) [$55,000]

The ACLU of Kansas seeks a self-motivated team player to serve as a Data Manager. The Data Manager is a staff position within the Department of Policy and Research and will report to the Director of Policy and Research. This position will serve as a policy and advocacy expert on civil rights and civil liberties issues surrounding voting rights and criminal legal reform through research and analysis of legal and policy issues impacting voting rights and criminal legal reform. The role is responsible for conducting policy and data research on the position’s issue portfolios, analyzing and developing state and local policies, supporting an impactful, non-partisan policy advocacy program, and developing a range of materials and to utilize and disseminate research findings and recommendations for public policy. The position is heavily focused on quantitative and qualitative policy, legal, and factual research. OUF.

ACLU of Kansas | Political Director (KS) [$82,000]

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas seeks to hire an experienced, passionate, strategic, and innovative Political Director. This position will have primary responsibility for functions related to Kansans United for Civil Liberties (the IRS Section 527 organization), managing a non-partisan and non-endorsing political program that educates voters about candidates' positions on the issues, implementing get out the vote (GOTV) programs, facilitating collaboration with critical organizational partners, leading the organization’s engagement on state and local ballot initiative campaigns, and serving as a key point of contact for current and prospective elected officials throughout the State of Kansas. OUF.

ACLU of Kansas | Policy Strategist, Voting Rights (Wichita or Overland Park, KS) [$51,000]

The ACLU of Kansas seeks a dynamic, creative, self-motivated team player to serve as a Voting Rights Policy Strategist. The Voting Rights Policy Strategist is a staff position within the Department of Policy and Research and will report to the Director of Policy and Research. This position will serve as a key policy and advocacy expert on civil rights and civil liberties issues surrounding voting rights through research, analysis of legal and policy issues impacting voting rights, and protection of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act. The role is responsible for analyzing and developing state and local policies, conducting policy and data research on the position’s issue portfolio, supporting an impactful, non-partisan policy advocacy program, and developing a range of materials and trainings to utilize and disseminate research findings and recommendations for public policy. The position is heavily focused on policy, legal, and factual research and analysis. OUF.

ACLU of Kansas | Staff Attorney/ Senior Staff Attorney – Voting Rights (KS) [$70,000 - $75,000]

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas seeks to hire an experienced, passionate, and innovative Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney to investigate and litigate civil rights cases in Kansas state and federal courts. The selected candidate will work primarily on voting rights cases, including cases to provide greater access to the polls and statutory disenfranchisement. OUF.

ACLU of Michigan | Executive Assistant (Detroit, MI) [$62,800]

The ACLU of Michigan seeks an Executive Assistant to support the operations of our Executive and Operations teams in their work as individual teams and in their collaborative work supporting the efficient running of the affiliate offices. This is a full-time, hybrid position, and the ACLU will provide equipment for appropriate remote work. OUF. 

ACLU of Michigan | Fall 2026 West Michigan Legal Fellow (Grand Rapids, MI) [$70,000]

This two-year, internally-funded position in the ACLU’s western regional office in Grand Rapids starts in fall 2026 and is designed to provide emerging social justice leaders with excellent training and experience in impact litigation and integrated advocacy. The fellow will work closely with the West Michigan office’s Senior Staff Attorney to help develop and litigate cases at the trial and appellate level in state and federal courts on a wide variety of cutting-edge civil liberties and civil rights issues. OUF.

ACLU of Michigan | Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney (Detroit or Grand Rapids, MI) [$87,000 or $104,000]

The person hired into this position will litigate a wide variety of civil rights and civil liberties cases at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts, acting as lead or co-counsel, and often in partnership with volunteer attorneys, coalition partners, and lawyers from the national ACLU. They will collaborate with staff in other departments to set goals and implement strategies that advance ACLU priorities and campaigns. They will also represent the ACLU publicly through speaking engagements, media interviews, and community engagement. They may also be assigned a supervision role if needed. A significant goal of this position is to enable the ACLU of Michigan to respond quickly when significant civil rights and civil liberties issues present themselves in our communities. The legal department is currently comprised of a legal director, three senior staff attorneys, one staff attorney, one legal fellow, one attorney focused on racial justice, one attorney focused on LGBTQ+ rights, an immigrant rights coordinator, a program associate, two paralegals, and an investigator. The ACLU of Michigan maintains staffed offices in Detroit and Grand Rapids. OUF.

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc (ABLE) | Supervising Attorney - Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group (Toledo, OH) [$81,000 - $108,202]

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) is hiring a Supervising Attorney to lead a high-impact team providing legal advocacy and outreach for agricultural workers across the state (our Agricultural Workers Project (AWP) is part of our Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group). This role blends litigation, supervision, team leadership, community lawyering, and systemic advocacy and offers remote flexibility for our AWP attorneys based in northwest, northeast, or central Ohio. Despite the extreme importance of agricultural work, the workers who grow, harvest, and process the food we eat are some of the most vulnerable to exploitation, civil rights abuses, and unfair labor practices. As the primary legal services provider for agricultural workers in Ohio, ABLE’s team has challenges injustices facing agricultural workers, often stemming from racialized and xenophobic history of our worker protection laws. Our staff advocate for safe housing and working conditions, fair wages, and civil rights for agricultural workers across the state of Ohio. We are a dynamic team of passionate advocates looking for an attorney with strong project management and supervision skills to lead our AWP team in a combination of litigation, policy advocacy, and community organizing work. OUF.

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) | Staff Attorney – Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights (Toledo, OH) [$68,000 - $90,780]

The staff attorney will lead the Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights (AIR) work to advance the rights of low-income immigrants and their families in Columbus and Lima, Ohio. The attorney will represent individuals in removal proceedings in Franklin County in humanitarian or family-based immigration applications before USCIS, Cleveland EOIR, the BIA, and federal circuit courts. Such applications include U Visas, T Visas, VAWA self-petitions, adjustment of status, and affirmative and defensive asylum applications. OUF.

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) | Supervising Attorney - Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group (Toledo, OH) [$81,000 - $108,202]

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) seeks a passionate and creative Supervising Attorney to lead its Agricultural Worker Project within the Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights (AIR) Practice Group. This leadership role involves supervising legal staff, managing a caseload, and advancing community lawyering strategies to support low-income immigrants and agricultural workers across Ohio. OUF.

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) | Senior Attorney - Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group (Toledo, OH) [$81,000 - $108,202]

The Senior Attorney position is a leadership position within the Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights (AIR) practice group at ABLE. AIR advocates empower low-income immigrants and agricultural workers through high-quality legal representation, community education, and community organizing. We work for a future where systems are just, and our clients have equal opportunities to thrive in society regardless of where they come from or what type of work they do. OUF.

Hartenstein Poor & Foster LLC | Associate Attorney (Wichita, KS) [$80,000 - $100,000]

Growing Wichita KS law firm seeks an attorney with a passion for helping people who suffer from addiction. This is a high-volume, fast-paced practice focused on criminal defense, impact litigation, employment issues and family disputes. The ideal candidate has prior experience as a public defender, social services agency attorney or public interest litigator. The firm is focused on addressing fentanyl crisis. Out-of-state lawyers are encouraged to apply. Send resume via email to Sarah@legalhpf.com. OUF.

Law Offices of Al Hofeld, Jr., LLC | Civil Rights Attorney (Chicago, IL) [$70,000 - $100,000]

The Law Offices of Al Hofeld Jr. is a Chicago-based civil rights law firm dedicated to securing
justice for its clients, holding the powerful to account, and catalyzing systemic change. Its focus
includes police excessive force, wrongful conviction, wrongful death, prisoner rights, and advocacy for
children whose civil rights have been violated by police or school officials. We are seeking a highly qualified, full-time Associate Attorney. The Attorney will work on all aspects of litigation across the firm’s practice areas, from case evaluation, investigation, and filing through discovery, motion practice, and trial. Prior experience litigating civil rights cases is helpful but not required. At least one to two years’ legal experience (including judicial clerkships and/or public-interest fellowships) is preferred but not required. Applicants with significantly more experience, including those seeking to transition from Big Law, are also encouraged to apply. Please apply by December 12, 2025.

Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO) | Attorney – Special Projects (Dayton, OH) [$68,000 - $90,780]

Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO), a non-profit law firm that provides high-quality legal assistance to eligible low-income individuals and groups in western Ohio, seeks a resourceful and hardworking attorney for its Special Projects Practice Group. This position may be located in LAWO's Dayton office. The attorney will focus on providing legal representation to Veterans, in areas such as housing, family law, and Veteran’s Benefits. The position will also involve advocacy and outreach efforts with community-based partners. OUF.

Legal Services of Eastern Michigan | Executive Director (Flint, MI) [$110,000 - $130,000]

Legal Services of Eastern Michigan (LSEM) seeks a visionary and mission-driven Executive Director (ED) to lead our dynamic, regional nonprofit legal services organization. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ED is responsible for providing strategic leadership, organizational management, and public representation of LSEM in its mission to deliver high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income and marginalized populations across Eastern Michigan. Applications and questions may be submitted to our search consultant Dennis Groenenboom at dgroenenboom4@gmail.com. Application review will begin on a rolling basis. In order to ensure full consideration of your application, please submit materials by December 5, 2025.

Life Span | Paralegal (Bilingual-Arabic) (Chicago or Des Plaines, IL) [$50,000]

Life Span is a nationally known leader in the provision of services to victims of violence and their children. Our comprehensive services include criminal court advocacy, representation in civil protective order cases, expert representation in family law cases, immigration services and counseling for survivors and their children.  Our work encompasses such issues as police domestic violence, immigration, employment issues, sexual assault civil no contact orders, the effects of trauma on clients and their children, teen dating violence, and the criminalization of survivors. Life Span seeks candidates for an Arabic bilingual paralegal to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence who seek civil legal representation and/or criminal court advocacy and provide paralegal support and additional assistance to attorneys as needed. OUF.

Life Span | Staff Attorney (Bilingual-Arabic) (Chicago or Des Plaines, IL) [$70,000]

The staff attorney will assist survivors with their domestic relations (divorces) or parentage (unmarried couples) cases. The attorney will gain invaluable experience in negotiations, settlement conferences, litigation (including drafting, depositions, discovery, pretrial conferences, as well as contested hearings and trials). Responsibilities include civil representation in orders of protection, family law and civil no contact orders for clients with domestic violence and/or sexual assault issues. The attorney will work with counseling and advocacy staff to provide a coordinated response to clients’ needs. The staff attorney will participate in systemic advocacy and policy reform. In-house and external training and CLE’s are encouraged at the start of employment and throughout tenure at Life Span. Mentorship and guidance are given to all staff attorneys, especially to entry-level attorneys. OUF.

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | Associate Legal Assistant (St. Paul, MN) [$44,000 - $48,000]

The Executive Coordinator plays a key role in the daily operations of a strategic and effective environmental nonprofit. The ideal candidate has a strong interest in our mission and is comfortable managing up. The Executive Coordinator works directly with the CEO to track and organize individual and organizational priorities, ensure preparations for meetings, and execute detailed completion of special projects. The Executive Coordinator must be comfortable with ambiguity and enjoy designing and driving projects in a way that provides clarity. The Executive Coordinator will interact with donors, board members, and the public through email and phone, as well as in person. They will manage the CEO’s time and priorities. MCEA is a nimble organization where employees can have a big impact on the way the organization operates. This person will join a team that is committed to working and laughing hard together. Please send your resume and cover letter to hr@mncenter.org by July 11, 2025 for priority consideration. Please also indicate in your e-mail where you located this job posting. You must submit all materials directly to this email address – no applications via third party website (such as Indeed) will be accepted.

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | Staff Attorney (St. Paul, MN) [$88,000 - $93,000]

MCEA, Minnesota’s leading public-interest environmental law firm, seeks an attorney with three to six years of experience to join our team of powerful, mission-driven, in-house litigators. The Staff Attorney will litigate in state and federal courts and administrative agencies and provide legal advice to MCEA and other clients. In addition to litigation, the Staff Attorney will assist with legislative and administrative advocacy, coordinate with outside pro bono counsel, law clerks, concerned citizens, and other advocacy organizations, work with the Legal Committee of MCEA’s Board, and provide assistance to MCEA’s leadership, development staff, and communications team. OUF.

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | Legislative Director (St. Paul, MN) [$75,000 - $81,000]

We seek an experienced government relations professional who shares our mission, vision, and values, understands Minnesota’s environmental laws, and knows how to make change at the Minnesota Legislature. The Legislative Director works with MCEA staff to help create a strategic legislative agenda and is responsible for implementing that strategy at the Minnesota Capitol. We also seek to create greater engagement with our legislative agenda among our supporters. OUF. 

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy | Legislative Intern (St. Paul, MN) [$20/hr]

Provide support to MCEA’s legislative team through scheduling meetings with legislators, monitoring committee hearings, overseeing bill tracking, and helping coordinate MCEA staff at the Capitol. This is an opportunity to learn from seasoned lobbyists working on the most important environmental issues of the day--gaining experience and knowledge on lobbying and the legislature. The selected candidate may also assist with lobbying efforts, submitting testimony on bills, and other administrative duties. The Legislative Intern reports to the Legislative Director. Open until filled, but preference will be given to those applications submitted before December 21, 2025.

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