Senior Supervising Attorney – General Civil Liberties

The Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc. (“ACLU of Illinois”) seeks a Senior Supervising Attorney to build and lead litigation and, in collaboration with other Departments, non-litigation advocacy to promote a broad range of civil rights and civil liberties in Illinois.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Legal Department of the ACLU of Illinois works with colleagues across the organization to advance civil rights and civil liberties throughout Illinois using strategic litigation, legislative and other advocacy with governmental officials, and public education. Our work focuses on fighting institutional and structural racism that undermines civil rights and civil liberties, including in the criminal and civil legal systems and immigration; protecting democracy by advancing First Amendment rights, government transparency, and voting rights; promoting access to reproductive health care, the rights of LGBTQ+ communities, and gender equity; and addressing and preventing the harm experienced by people in government care, including in the foster system, prisons, jails, and juvenile detention facilities. 

The General Civil Liberties team advances key priorities in the areas of freedom of speech and assembly, voting rights, immigrants’ rights, religious liberty, racial justice and equity, government transparency, the right to privacy, and fine and fee practices that disproportionately harm Black and brown communities. We build relationships with partners and stakeholders and seek to advance litigation that is client-centered and advocacy that is community engaged. The General Civil Liberties team is dedicated to helping ensure the Legal Department meets emerging threats to civil rights and civil liberties. Recently, attorneys on the team brought emergency litigation on behalf of medically vulnerable immigrants detained by ICE in dangerous conditions and on behalf of a disabled person seeking access to life-saving methadone treatment in jail. The team also prepared for emergency litigation concerning potential voter intimidation in the 2020 general election and investigated the violation of protester rights during summer 2020. General Civil Liberties attorneys work collaboratively with colleagues in the Legal Department on amicus briefs and litigation to promote change in the criminal legal system and policing and to advance women’s and reproductive rights and the rights of LGBTQ people and people with disabilities.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Supervising Attorney is a highly collaborative team player who will develop and litigate cases in state and federal court; create, implement, and participate—in collaboration with staff throughout the ACLU of Illinois and community partners—in non-litigation efforts to combat violations of and threats to …