9 legal director jobs found in Hybrid

PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a motivated senior attorney with experience developing and litigating First Amendment and related free expression cases to serve as Legal Director. The Legal Director will play a leading role in developing PEN America’s legal advocacy program, working in collaboration with program team leaders to create and implement strategic goals. They will direct and oversee PEN America’s use of litigation as an important advocacy tool, particularly where the organization has a unique value-add and can have impact. They will direct the litigation docket, while also advising and counseling the organization on the laws and policies relevant to its broader free expression work. The Legal Director will supervise a small staff, currently consisting of one staff attorney, with the potential to add a legal fellow. This is a full-time position based at PEN America’s New York City headquarters and...

PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a motivated senior attorney with experience developing and litigating First Amendment and related free expression cases to serve as Legal Director. The Legal Director will play a leading role in developing PEN America’s legal advocacy program, working in collaboration with program team leaders to create and implement strategic goals. They will direct and oversee PEN America’s use of litigation as an important advocacy tool, particularly where the organization has a unique value-add and can have impact. They will direct the litigation docket, while also advising and counseling the organization on the laws and policies relevant to its broader free expression work. The Legal Director will supervise a small staff, currently consisting of one staff attorney, with the potential to add a legal fellow. This is a full-time position based at PEN America’s New York City headquarters and...

PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a labor and employee relations manager to support the Human Resources department. This position will play a central role in administering collective bargaining agreements, supporting managers and employees on labor-related matters, and ensuring compliance with applicable labor laws and organizational policies. This is a full-time position based in PEN America’s New York City headquarters and reports to the director, human resources. The labor and employee relations manager will work closely with the director and senior manager of human resources, organizational leadership, and outside counsel to manage grievance processes, arbitration matters, and other labor relations issues. The manager will provide management with proper guidance on labor relations best practices, ensuring legal and contractual compliance with organizational policies. The ideal candidate will bring strong...

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation invests in creative thinkers and problem solvers working to ensure that people, communities, and the planet can flourish. Together with its partners, the foundation is harnessing society’s collective capacity to solve our toughest problems. A nonpartisan philanthropy, the Hewlett Foundation has made grants in the U.S. and globally for nearly six decades based on an approach that emphasizes long-term support, collaboration, and trust. Globally, the foundation makes grants to address both longstanding and emerging challenges, like efforts to reduce the growing threat of climate change, contribute to evidence informed policy making, and reimagine the economy and society. Its U.S. efforts prioritize strengthening democracy, advancing K-12 education for all students, and supporting community-led conservation. In the San Francisco Bay Area, it makes grants to support meaningful artistic experiences in local communities...

Who we are Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts an innovative not-for-profit research and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing a fair, accessible, and equitable court system in Illinois through collaborative, evidence-based solutions. Our focus areas are court transparency, decarceration and diversion, community autonomy, and economic accessibility. For nearly 30 years, we have fearlessly tackled systemic inequities in the courts—exposing flaws, fighting for transformative reform, and winning lasting changes that make the system work better for everyone. Our impact speaks for itself: 1.      Co-led the successful campaign to end money bond in Illinois with the Pretrial Fairness Act. 2.      Pioneered court-watching programs and data-driven reports that have reshaped pretrial court practices and reduced incarceration. 3.      Secured landmark policy wins on compassionate release, court fines and fees, eviction, diversion, and more. 4....

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation invests in creative thinkers and problem solvers working to ensure that people, communities, and the planet can flourish. Together with its partners, the foundation is harnessing society’s collective capacity to solve our toughest problems. A nonpartisan philanthropy, the Hewlett Foundation has made grants in the U.S. and globally for nearly six decades based on an approach that emphasizes long-term support, collaboration, and trust. Globally, the foundation makes grants to address both longstanding and emerging challenges, like efforts to reduce the growing threat of climate change, contribute to evidence informed policy making, and reimagine the economy and society. Its U.S. efforts prioritize strengthening democracy, advancing K-12 education for all students and supporting community-led conservation. In the San Francisco Bay Area, it makes grants to support meaningful artistic experiences in local...

Executive Summary Proteus Fund partners with foundations, individual donors, activists, and other allies to work strategically towards racial, gender, queer, and disability justice and an inclusive, fully representative democracy. The Fund partners with philanthropic and community leaders to identify critical opportunities, gaps, and challenges facing movement organizations and mobilizes donor support and a range of non-grant tools to strengthen and sustain their work. Proteus Fund donor collaboratives have become a best-in-class model for bridging responsible and responsive philanthropy with cutting-edge social justice movements to generate and fuel deep, durable impact. Through fiscal sponsorship, Proteus Fund partners with emerging initiatives and innovative movement leaders, enabling them to focus on growing their work and influence with the support of a trusted operational partner. To date, Proteus Fund and its affiliated 501(c)(4) organization, the...

Position Summary Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is hiring a Program and Legal Assistant to join our team in Nevada. This position will provide a full range of administrative and legal support to the Clean Energy Program’s Nevada team, as well as manage the state’s office and facilities. The Program and Legal Assistant will report to the Nevada Clean Energy Manager and will have opportunities to learn and grow while working with a variety of other administrative and conservation professionals. This role is a 75% FTE   full-time position   with a schedule of 30 hours per week. About Western Resource Advocates WRA fights climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. Our team of policy experts, scientists, economists, and attorneys has a 30-year history of working where decisions are made, sweating the details, creating evidence-based solutions, and holding decision makers accountable. This on the ground work with policymakers...