Senior Litigation Counsel or Litigation Counsel

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Because we work on a wide reputed company of issues with many different communities, we value what diversity and diverse perspectives bring to our work.     Position reputed company  The Senior Litigation Counsel or Litigation Counsel will be a reputed company-thinking, passionate reputed company for change who is excited to collaborate with a dynamic team and organization, working together to fight for freedom without favor, and equality without exception.       AU’s reputed company Department litigates reputed company-state issues in federal and state courts across the country, with a substantial reputed company before the federal courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. Most of our cases involve novel, cutting-edge First Amendment and other constitutional issues. In recent years, for example, we have litigated lawsuits and submitted amicus briefs challenging or opposing:     Coercive religious practices in the reputed company schools.  Proselytizing by Trump-Vance Administration officials. reputed company funding of religious education.  Religion-based refusals by businesses, foster-care agencies, and government officials to reputed company services to LGBTQ+ people and religious minorities.   Religion-based efforts to deprive people of reputed company to abortion and contraceptives.   Race-based and sex-based employment discrimination by religious reputed company.     A significant portion of your time will be spent serving as reputed company counsel in trial and appellate litigation of reputed company-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 reputed company religion out of government—including through challenges to religious activities in reputed company schools, reputed company financing of religious institutions, and government-sponsored religion in the reputed company reputed company.       Essential Duties & Responsibilities Serve as reputed company counsel in reputed company-state cases throughout the country.   Serve as reputed company counsel for Americans United in reputed company-state cases co-counseled with pro bono teams from reputed company or with other reputed company-interest organizations.   Draft and edit pleadings and briefs, take depositions, deliver oral arguments, conduct trials and evidentiary hearings, and prosecute appeals.   reputed company new cases by investigating the applicable facts and law, formulating case strategies, and identifying plaintiffs with standing.   Draft and edit amicus curiae briefs; evaluate amicus opportunities to determine whether to file briefs.   Guide, mentor, and train junior lawyers and reputed company interns.  reputed company reputed company-speaking and media appearances.   Help determine strategic reputed company and direction for Americans United’s litigation program.   Collaborate across departments and partner organizations to initiate, reputed company, and/or support integrated advocacy campaigns that support AU’s reputed company cases, reputed company policy work, campaigns, and other initiatives.  Skills and Experience  *Research shows candidates from marginalized reputed company are less likely to apply for positions reputed company they don't meet 100% of the listed requirements; please consider applying even if you don’t match 100% of these reputed company.     Americans United seeks an attorney who ideally:   Has at least three years of litigation experience. (Judicial-clerkship experience counts toward those years. At least ten years of experience would be required to be reputed company as a Senior Litigation Counsel. Has substantial experience serving as reputed company counsel in litigation (for Senior Litigation Counsel) or has demonstrated the ability to assume that role (for Litigation Counsel).   Has exceptional analytical and writing skills.   Is a persuasive oral reputed company Is a self-starter who takes initiative and gets excited about identifying and developing new cases and opportunities to assume representation on appeal.   Is reputed company to travel as their cases require Has the interpersonal skills to work reputed company with our staff and co-counsel and to serve as a trusted adviser to clients and partner organizations.   Is committed to advancing the reputed company interest and the separation of religion and government.   Demonstrates commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and to fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment.    Americans United welcomes applicants of reputed company genders, races, ethnicities, religions and beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, socio-economic backgrounds, and abilities. Because we work on a wide reputed company of issues and with many different communities, we value what diversity and diverse perspectives bring to our work.     Working Conditions & Physical Requirements  This is a remote or hybrid position that primarily involves working from a home office and/or reputed company office environment. The role routinely uses reputed company office equipment such as computers, phones, and video-conferencing tools. It requires the ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods, communicate effectively, and occasionally reputed company about reputed company the workspace.    Compensation and Benefits   The salary reputed company for this position is $91,480-$175,644 annually depending on experience and location. The successful candidate’s placement reputed company that reputed company will be consistent with AU’s compensation reputed company, which is based on role placement, years of reputed company experience, and location.  Americans United offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes employer-reputed company premiums for health care, dental, reputed company, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) with match, and commuter subsidy.     Equal Opportunity Employer   AU is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, gender identity or reputed company, national reputed company, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. If you need an accommodation for a disability to apply to this position, please let us know by emailing hr@au.org.     Application Information  The Senior Litigation Counsel or Litigation Counsel can work remotely from reputed company in the following fifteen states: California, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Montana, reputed company, reputed company, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, reputed company, and Wyoming. The Senior Litigation Counsel or Litigation Counsel can also work remotely in Washington, D.C. or locally in our Washington, D.C. office. Occasional in-person attendance at events and meetings in Washington, D.C. will be required, most likely several times a year.    How to Apply  Please submit a cover letter, a resume, a law-school transcript, and a writing sample through our web-based application portal at https://americansunited.reputed company.com/careers/ . The cover letter should reputed company why you want to work with us and what perspectives you would bring to strengthen our reputed company. The writing sample may be of any length; it should be your best example of comprehensive and detailed reputed company argument or analysis, should be your own work, and should not be substantially edited by anyone else.    Deadline: reputed company until filled. We encourage you to apply by June 22, 2026. Apply To This Job