Job Opportunities - South

Americans for Immigrant Justice | Executive Director (Miami, FL)

Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) seeks a successor to its founding Executive Director to continue its mission of top-notch representation for immigrants through direct services, impact litigation, and policy advocacy. Working with the staff and the Board of Directors, the Executive Director will sustain and expand AI Justice’s work to protect the basic human rights of immigrants and contribute to systemic immigration reforms. OUF.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Senior Litigation Counsel/Litigation Counsel (Remote or Washington, DC) [$92,500 - $168,000]

Americans United for Separation of Church and State is seeking a Senior Litigation Counsel or a Litigation Counsel to serve as lead counsel in trial and appellate litigation of church-state cases around the country. Your work will include defending the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and racial and religious minorities against religion-based discrimination and oppression. And you will fight to keep religion out of government—including through challenges to religious activities in public schools, public financing of religious institutions, and government-sponsored religion in the public square. Open until filled.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Constitutional Litigation Internships (Washington, DC) [$6,800 stipend]

Americans United for Separation of Church and State is seeking legal interns who are committed to civil rights, impact litigation, and upholding core First Amendment protections. Full-time positions are available during the summer; both part-time and full-time positions are available during the fall and spring. Your work will include defending the rights of women, LGBTQ people, and racial and religious minorities against religion-based discrimination and oppression. And you will fight to keep religion out of government—including through challenges to religious activities in public schools, public financing of religious institutions, and government-sponsored religion in the public square. OUF.

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity | Fellows (Washington, DC)

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity is looking for applicants who share the values of courage, humility, diversity, creativity, inclusivity and collaboration, and are ready to take action to achieve health equity. Fellows use the knowledge and skills gained through the program to build more equitable communities and support each other in the fight for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. This non-residential fellowship is open to early to mid career professionals from everywhere in the world doing health related work and is offered by the George Washington University. For more information, reach out to afhe@atlanticfellows.org. OUF.

Centro de los Derechos del Migrante | Senior Litigation Counsel (Baltimore, MD) [$97,500 - $119,000]

The Senior Litigation Counsel will play a key leadership role in CDM’s efforts to advance the rights of migrant workers through strategic litigation and administrative advocacy. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading strategic litigation efforts, mentoring newer attorneys and other advocates to support the development of their litigation skills, and working in close collaboration with CDM’s intake, outreach, and policy staff to shape and support the organization’s advocacy priorities. Preference will be given to candidates who live in or near Baltimore, MD or Mexico City, although we will consider applicants who live in other parts of the U.S. and Mexico and are willing to regularly travel. OUF

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC | Consumer Protection Associate (Washington, DC) [$157,000 - $171,000]

The Consumer Protection Practice Group works to protect consumers from deceptive business practices and defective products. Cohen Milstein has been successful in class actions at recovering monetary compensation for consumers who were deceived by consumer service providers such as banks, insurance companies, credit card companies and phone companies. Applicants must be able to take a substantial role in researching and writing complaints and briefs, able to conduct discovery, and supervise others in litigation-related tasks, among other responsibilities. A strong academic background with excellent writing skills and analytic ability is required, as is the ability to manage and thrive in a fast-paced work environment. OUF.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC | Antitrust Associate (Washington, DC) [$150,000 - $174,000]

Cohen Milstein is currently accepting applications for junior associates to join its Antitrust Practice Group either now or in the fall. A strong academic background with excellent writing skills and analytic ability is required, as is the ability to manage and thrive in a fast-paced work environment. Applicants must be able to take a leading role in discovery, including depositions and motion practice, researching and writing briefs, and at trial. Federal clerkship experience is highly valued. OUF.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC | Employee Benefits Staff Attorney (Washington, DC) [$110,00 - $120,000]

Cohen Milstein is seeking a full-time Staff Attorney for the Employee Benefits Practice group in our Washington, D.C. or Minneapolis offices. The Employee Benefits Group is recognized for its expertise in complex litigation challenging the mismanagement of employee retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, pension plans, and employee stock ownership plans. Our clients include retirement plans and individuals. Responsibilities include: Perform factual research for existing cases and for investigations. •Manage client relationships throughout all stages of litigation. •Legal research. •Draft pleadings and briefs as needed. •Track and provide periodic summaries of the class action developments. •Manage issues related to electronically stored information (ESI). •Assist with deposition and trial preparation.

•Assist with document review and other discovery tasks as needed. OUF.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC | Antitrust Staff Attorney (Washington, DC) [$110,000 - $120,000]

Cohen Milstein is seeking a full-time Staff Attorney for the Antitrust Practice group in our Washington, D.C. office. The Antitrust Practice Group is recognized for its expertise in complex litigation challenging price-fixing, market allocation, and other anticompetitive behavior. Responsibilities include: Reviewing documents; factual research for existing cases and for investigators; Assisting with other discovery tasks, including responding to discover requests; Deposition preparation; and Organizing and tracking due diligence materials, information, requests and responses. OUF.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC | Securities Litigation Associate Attorney (Washington, DC) [$160,000 - $167,000]

The Securities Litigation and Investor Protection Practice Area seeks to hold corporations accountable by exposing and fighting corporate fraud and other malfeasance. We act as private attorneys general enforcing provisions of the federal securities laws, and work to reform corporate governance through shareholder derivative suits. We represent investors in several notable cases, which offer a unique opportunity to advance the public good while working in a private-sector setting. OUF.

Democracy Forward | 2024-2025 Legal Fellow (Washington, DC) [$70,000]

Democracy Forward is seeking to sponsor third-year law students and recent law school graduates for public interest fellowship funding. Fellows will start in fall 2024 and should be fewer than three years post-law school graduation at the time their fellowship commences. The Fellow will be included in Democracy Forward meetings evaluating whether to take on cases and analyzing substantive issues. The Fellow will also have opportunities to participate in meetings with clients, which include nonprofit organizations, unions, local government entities, and other entities, as well as other outside stakeholders. OUF.

Earthjustice | Senior Attorney, Gulf Regional (Houston, TX or Statewide, LA) [$142,000+]

The Senior Attorney position is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and creative attorney to use their skills, the power of law, and the strength of partnership to help deliver meaningful results for the Gulf region. The Senior Attorney will have the opportunity to contribute to the strategic growth of our litigation and advocacy docket, support existing partners and cultivate new partnerships, while fighting for a healthy and just Gulf. OUF.

Eden Centers for Hope and Healing | Development and Community Engagement Coordinator (New Orleans, LA) [$46,000 - $50,000]

Eden Centers for Hope and Healing (Eden Centers) is looking for a motivated, dynamic and compassionate Development and Community Engagement Coordinator who is looking to embrace a career-enhancing opportunity in a fast-paced, growing organization. This position plays a significant role in supporting Eden Centers’ donors and key stakeholders in accomplishing their philanthropic goals through a relationship with Eden Centers. This role is key in leading marketing, external communications and outreach. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, and working closely with senior staff and key stakeholders, the Development and Community Engagement Coordinator will play an important role in driving Eden Centers towards its ambitious growth ahead.

Equal Justice Under Law | Director of Development and Communications (Washington, DC) [$74,000 - $90,000]

Equal Justice Under Law seeks a Director of Development and Communications for this small but
highly-impactful civil rights non-profit. Previous experience as a director is not necessary,
however the ideal candidate will have experience expanding portfolios of small non-profits. This
position requires a self-motivated candidate with a strong vision. Duties include overseeing fundraising and communications for a five-employee non-profit with a $750,000 budget, overseeing grant writing and reporting, maintaining and expanding donor relations, writing and strategizing organizational messaging, managing press outreach and securing media placements, updating website and social media, and more. OUF.

Houston Volunteer Lawyers | Supervising Attorney (Houston, TX) [$64,000 - $90,000]

Houston Volunteer Lawyers, the pro bono service arm of the Houston Bar Association, is seeking a full-time staff attorney. HVL seeks a skilled and motivated attorney dedicated to providing high quality legal services to the Veteran community by working alongside volunteer attorneys. Houston Volunteer Lawyers assists with family law, guardianship, estate planning, probate, tax disputes with the IRS, veteran specific issues, landlord/tenant disputes, homeownership, consumer issues, and bankruptcy. Qualifications: A Texas Bar license, a demonstrated commitment to public interest work and desire to provide client-centered legal assistance to a multi-cultural population. OUF.

Human Rights Defense Center | Litigation Director (Boynton Beach, FL) [$150,000 - $180,000 DOE]

The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) is seeking a full-time Litigation Director in its Boynton Beach, Florida office. Applicants must be licensed attorneys, ideally in Florida. Position can be remote for the ideal candidate. We are seeking a dynamic and visionary attorney who is dedicated and passionate about prisoner rights, free speech and government transparency, opposing the police state and holding governments accountable for their human rights abuses. Interest and enthusiasm about free speech and government transparency issues is a big plus. OUF.

Legal Aid Justice Center | Attorney, Immigration Justice (Falls Church, CA) [$62,000 - $80,000]

The Immigrant Justice Program seeks to hire an Attorney in our Falls Church office. Working on an interdisciplinary team, the attorney will work closely with organizers, families, community members, local, state, and national-level partners, and other LAJC advocates to advance systemic change in immigrants' rights in Virginia through a combination of individual representation, impact litigation, community outreach, organizing, and policy advocacy. This position will maintain legal practice that initially will focus on removal defense and later take on impact and affirmative case work; it also could incorporate cross-program legal matters as needed. While the work in this position will exist on a statewide level, the Attorney is expected to build community and focus organizing and advocacy efforts locally, beginning with a focus in Alexandria and the surrounding areas. OUF.

Legal Aid Justice Center | Director of Litigation (Charlottesville, VA) [$90,000 - $115,000]

Legal Aid Justice Center seeks a Director of Litigation. This position will work closely with LAJC advocacy teams and community partners to advance our ambitious agenda to achieve economic, social, and racial justice throughout the Commonwealth. LAJC’s programs use various tools to dismantle the systems that contribute to poverty in Virginia, including individual representation, organizing, litigation advocacy, major litigation, and community education and technical assistance. In collaboration with Program Directors, the Director of Organizing, Director of Policy, and Director of Communications, this position will help advocacy teams develop and implement multi-faceted campaigns by advising them on a range of litigation outcomes and strategies, fostering collaboration across programs, ensuring that litigation goals are community-driven to the extent possible, and integrating litigation work with LAJC’s other strategies. OUF.

Mehri & Skalet | Senior Paralegal (Washington, DC)

Mehri & Skalet, PLLC (“M&S”) has an immediate opening for a full-time senior litigation paralegal. M&S is a private, mission-driven law firm focused on civil rights, employment law, whistleblower protection, consumer protection, and insurance issues. We also represent K-12 school districts in multidistrict litigation involving the opioid crisis and the harmful impacts of social media on children. Paralegals at M&S are front-line participants in the firm’s creative class action litigation practice and work closely with attorneys, clients, witnesses, and the firm’s many allies in the social justice, policy, and non-profit communities. OUF.

Mehri & Skalet | Litigation Paralegal (Washington, DC)

Mehri & Skalet, PLLC (“M&S”) has an immediate opening for a full-time litigation paralegal. M&S is a private, mission-driven law firm focused on civil rights, employment law, whistleblower protection, consumer protection, and insurance issues. We also represent K-12 school districts in multidistrict litigation involving the opioid crisis and the harmful impacts of social media on children. Paralegals at M&S are front-line participants in the firm’s creative class action litigation practice and work closely with attorneys, clients, witnesses, and the firm’s many allies in the social justice, policy, and non-profit communities.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund | DC Legislative Staff Attorney (Washington, DC) [$68,300 - $104,500 DOE]

MALDEF is the nation’s leading non-profit Latino civil rights law firm. Founded in 1968, MALDEF works to safeguard the civil rights of Latinos and to increase the community’s ability to participate fully in American society. We currently seek a Legislative Staff Attorney to monitor status of pending legislation; to analyze existing and pending legislation and administrative policies and regulations for their impact on Latino concerns; and to work with congressional and executive representatives and community organizations to advocate desired policies. OUF.

National Congress of American Indians | Environmental Analyst (Washington, DC) [$72,000 - $101,000]

The Environmental Analyst will conduct research and analysis on environmental and natural resource matters important to Indian Country for the NCAI Institute for Environmental Sovereignty. Applicants should have at least eight years of experience in the field of environmental science, biology, toxicology, and/or forestry, preferably including at a federal or state regulatory agency. Ideal candidates will be adept at preparing written materials and delivering presentations for both technical and nontechnical audiences, passionate about serving Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, and have an understanding of and appreciation for Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge frameworks. OUF.

National Congress of American Indians | Policy Lead (Washington, DC) [$83,000 - $120,000]

The Policy Lead – Institute for Environmental Sovereignty will conduct in-depth research and analysis on environmental, natural resource, and conservation law and policy at the tribal, federal, state, local, and international levels for the NCAI Institute for Environmental Sovereignty. The ideal candidate has a good understanding of administrative, federal Indian, and environmental law, and has at least three years of experience carrying out legal and policy research and analysis as well as drafting public-facing reports, white papers, and issue briefs. Candidates will have a passion for serving Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities and a deep interest in environmental protection and natural resource stewardship. OUF.

National Congress of American Indians | Research Analyst (Washington, DC) [$60,000 - $70,000]

The Research Analyst will conduct in-depth research and analysis on environmental and natural resources law and policy at the tribal, federal, state, local, and international levels and conduct related support activities for the NCAI Institute for Environmental Sovereignty. The ideal candidate is highly organized, an excellent writer, and has between three and five years of experience conducting legal research, including collecting and synthesizing information, drafting reports and memoranda, performing rigorous fact-checking, cite-checking, and Bluebooking, and carrying out basic administrative functions. Candidates will have a passion for serving Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities and an interest in environmental protection and natural resource stewardship. OUF.

National Employment Law Project | Unemployment Insurance Program Director (Washington, DC) [$95,220 - $120,640]

The National Employment Law Project (NELP) seeks a dynamic, experienced, and skilled program director to advance NELP’s programs and policy campaigns, with a particular focus on unemployment insurance (UI). This is an extraordinary opportunity to leverage your talent to ensuring workers and their families receive critically needed unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. OUF.

National Woman’s Law Center | Senior Counsel for Strategy and Policy (Washington, D.C.) [$102,253 - $138,664]

The National Women’s Law Center seeks a Senior Counsel to work with the Director of Nominations and Cross-Cutting Policies to support the Center’s work around judicial nominations and democracy policy work. Using a variety of legal and advocacy strategies, the Senior Counsel will focus on advancing judicial integrity, executive and judicial nominations, and democracy from a gender justice perspective. OUF.

National Women’s Law Center | Director of Litigation for Education & Workplace Justice (Washington, D.C.) [$125,923 - $152,289]

The National Women’s Law Center seeks a Director of Litigation for Education & Workplace Justice, who will shape litigation strategy for the Education & Workplace Justice team and lead the team’s litigation and amicus curiae efforts to proactively promote gender justice goals and defend against forces that threaten the civil rights and other legal protections for women, girls, and LGBTQI+ people at work and at school. OUF.

Network for Victim Recovery of DC | Bilingual Staff Attorney (Spanish/English) (Washington, DC) [$64,000 - $70,000]

NVRDC seeks a full-time staff attorney who is proficient in Spanish to advocate for and represent victims of crime in DC. NVRDC seeks a full-time staff attorney to join NVRDC’s Legal Program team to provide holistic, survivor-centered legal services for victims of crime in the District. This attorney will work collaboratively with members of NVRDC’s Legal and Advocacy Programs to provide legal support and advocacy to victims of crime. This individual should be resourceful, highly organized, a team player, a critical and analytical thinker, self reflective and self-aware, and open to growth and learning. The staff attorney will be committed to working with people from diverse cultural, linguistic, economic, educational, and vocational backgrounds to demonstrate NVRDC’s dedication to social justice and access to justice for all victims of crime in DC. OUF.

New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice | Legal and Policy Director (New Orleans, LA)

The New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice seeks a highly talented and motivated Policy and Legal Director to lead and build out a growing team in New Orleans with an intersectional legal practice. The Policy and Legal Director: 1) Delivers strategic policy and legal tools including litigation, analysis, policies, legislation etc. to support campaigns and programs that advance the NOWCRJ members’ collective goals, 2) provides support and accountability to collaborating and in house attorneys and legal interns 3) represent the organization and clients in complex cases that are strategic to the collective goals of NOWCRJ. Applications will only be accepted electronically. Please email a cover letter and resume to careers@nowcrj.org and mention this job title in the subject line of your email. Please include a daytime phone number where we can contact you. OUF.

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Senior Staff Attorney (Washington, DC) [$100,000 - $120,000]

The Center for Protest Law & Litigation, a project of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, seeks a highly skilled, enthusiastic, and motivated civil rights attorney to join in the litigation of existing cases and the development of new litigation, theories, and initiatives to defend and advance constitutional rights and social and environmental justice in the United States. This work will involve the range of PCJF’s civil rights matters, including police misconduct, with a special focus on the work of the Center for Protest Law & Litigation regarding legal matters at the intersection of First and Fourth Amendment rights in the context of free speech, assembly, and protest. The attorney will work on both civil litigation and on criminal defense of demonstrators subject to arrest for First Amendment activities, as well as transparency and FOIA matters. OUF.

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Staff Attorney (Washington, DC) [$80,000 - $95,000]

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Legal Fellowship (Washington, DC) [$60,000 - $70,000]

The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) seeks a skilled, enthusiastic, and motivated recent law graduate or judicial clerk to join our legal team and support our civil rights litigation protecting and advancing constitutional rights and racial, social, and environmental justice in the United States. The work will involve the range of PCJF’s civil rights matters, with a special focus on the work of the Center for Protest Law & Litigation regarding legal matters at the intersection of First and Fourth Amendment rights in the context of free speech, assembly, and protest. This position within a cutting edge and nimble litigation organization offers an opportunity for a fellow to gain practical experience, grow, learn, and contribute within a collaborative team that has substantial expertise in constitutional rights litigation and the defense of First Amendment activity. OUF.

Pisgah Legal Services | Executive Director (Asheville, NC) [$150,000 - $200,00 DOE]

Pisgah Legal Services seeks an Executive Director to lead this civil legal aid organization as it begins its next chapter. The organization has a staff of 120 (including 30 attorneys), 19 offices in 12 Western North Carolina communities, and an annual budget of approximately $11.1 million. The next Executive Director will build on Pisgah Legal Services’ 46-year history to expand and strengthen access to justice, empower communities, and effect systemic change. This is an exciting opportunity for an attorney leader with vision and creativity to build on the solid foundation that exists within Pisgah Legal Services. OUF.

Pisgah Legal Services | Poverty Law Attorney (Henderson & Transylvania Counties) (Brevard, NC) [$60,000 - $108,000]

PLS is seeking a full-time N.C. licensed attorney to handle poverty law cases in Hendersonville and Transylvania Counties. Legal aid experience preferred. Passion for promoting justice and overcoming barriers facing low-income people, being a creative and zealous attorney and a team-player and demonstrated commitment to achieving lasting results for clients and low-income communities are all important. The Poverty Law attorney position advocates for clients in our service region with a variety of legal issues, balancing cases that focus on landlord/tenant law, domestic violence law and other poverty law areas as needed. OUF.

Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities | Legal Director (Washington, DC) [$90,000 - $105,000]

The Legal Director leads QT’s Legal Advocacy and Education Program, which seeks to promote and defend the rights of people with developmental disabilities. This includes direct legal representation of people with disabilities in DC seeking alternatives to guardianship; local and national policy advocacy; and community outreach and training. The Legal Director also works with DC government, DC courts, provider agencies, and the broader DC community to ensure that people with developmental disabilities have access to high-quality representation. The Legal Director administers the National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making to advance the decision-making rights of people with disabilities and older adults through training, technical assistance, and promotion of promising practices. OUF

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP | Associate Attorney (Nashville, TN) [$130,000 - $180,000]

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP is seeking an experienced Associate Attorney for our Nashville, Tennessee office. This Associate will focus on representing plaintiffs in class action lawsuits, as well as individual actions, related to financial fraud matters, including securities, ERISA, consumer, and data breach actions. In addition, the Associate may also assist the Firm’s world-class team of attorneys on a range of gender discrimination, Title XI sexual assault cases, qui tam and whistleblower matters, and wage and hour actions. The ideal candidate for the Associate Attorney position will have 3-5 years of experience in complex commercial litigation and/or class action litigation. Prospective applicants must be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Tennessee or expect to be admitted in the immediate future. Familiarity with complex commercial litigation, large-scale discovery and e-discovery preferred. OUF.

Southern Coalition for Social Justice | Senior Counsel, Justice System Reform (Durham, NC) [$80,000 - $105,00]

Seeking an attorney with least eight (8) years of relevant legal advocacy or policy reform at the federal, state, or local level in the areas of either criminal justice or civil rights. The Justice System Reform (JSR) program of Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) promotes social, economic, and racial justice by focusing on directly affected communities who bear the brunt of our deeply flawed and intractably racist system of mass incarceration. Informed and led by community input, we use litigation, organizing, issue advocacy campaigns, communications, and expert policy analysis in a braided approach to disrupt, dismantle, and reimagine. Our work seeks to support, protect, and empower safe and healthy communities while creating a less punitive, more accountable criminal legal system. JSR also seeks to increase our grassroots partners’ capacity to build power and achieve demands that change the living conditions of their base. OUF.

Tennessee Justice Center | Staff Attorney (Nashville, TN) [$68,000+]

We are looking to hire an experienced attorney to provide individual legal services and policy solutions to advocate for access to quality and affordable health care, nutrition, and access to justice. If you are a creative thinker, are very organized, enjoy using the law to solve problems, and have experience with litigation and administrative advocacy, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position reports directly to our Legal Director and interacts regularly with our team of client advocates and our Casework Supervisor. OUF.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) | Staff Attorney | Southern Migrant Legal Services (Mercedes, TX) [$64,000 - $86,000]

SMLS seeks an experienced attorney who can immediately step into litigating SMLS’ cases, which include “impact” cases in multiple federal jurisdictions. All applicants are encouraged to apply, but preference will be given to applicants with at least 3 years of federal litigation experience. The staff attorney will carry an individual farmworker legal services caseload, which includes complex wage and hour litigation, and litigating multi-party employment discrimination and human trafficking cases. OUF.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) | Team Manager | Veterans Advocacy Project (Mercedes, TX) [$64,000 - $86,000]

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) seeks a full-time attorney Team Manager for our Veterans Advocacy Project. The Veterans Advocacy Project represents veterans and active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces, along with their spouses, widows and widowers, and dependent children, in a wide range of legal matters. OUF.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) | Team Manager | Consumer Protection Team (Mercedes, TX) [$64,000 - $86,000]

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) seeks a Team Manager for our Consumer Protection Team. The Consumer Protection Team’s mission is to help low-income people protect their income and assets by providing representation, legal assistance, advocacy, advice, and education to those who are cheated by unscrupulous businesses or individuals. The team addresses a wide range of consumer issues, including unlawful repossession, student loans, payday and title loans, garnishments and receiverships, deceptive sales practices, fraudulent auto sales and repairs, shoddy home improvements, unfair debt-collection practices, home solicitations, and warranty and contract issues. OUF.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) | Team Manager | Farmworker Team (Mercedes, TX) [$64,000 - $86,000]

The Farmworker Team Manager will oversee TRLA’s Farmworker Practice Area, which represents agricultural workers throughout the state of Texas. Most of TRLA’s farmworker practice is employment litigation in federal court. To effectively supervise staff and direct the team’s legal docket, the Farmworker Team Manager should have sufficient familiarity with laws and legal processes impacting farmworkers, such as claims under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal H-2A program, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1981, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and state contract, wage-and-hour, tort, and worker’s compensation disputes. In addition to federal litigation, the Farmworker Team Manager will advocate and collaborate with other administrative agencies enforcing farmworker rights, such as the U.S. Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The Team Manager should work with staff to implement strategic and creative legal strategies that positively impact farmworkers and address their most pressing needs. OUF.

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