Director - State Courts

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Alliance for Justice

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Description

• Help protect a fair and equitable justice system and empower others to fight for their causes. • Oversee AFJ and AFJ Action’s work to raise awareness about the importance of state judiciary. • Develop strategy and manage staff for advocacy related to state courts. • Engage in judicial campaigns and all advocacy post-appointment.

Requirements

• J.D. and 8+ plus years of experience in legal policy or legal advocacy work preferred. • Strong familiarity with landscape of state supreme court judicial selection, with experience in advocacy or state level political elections preferred. • Staff management experience, including hiring, supervising and supporting staff to achieve outcome-oriented results, strong delegation skills, and supporting professional development. • Strong project or campaign management experience, with demonstrated ability to prioritize and keep multiple projects on track. • Solid understanding of nonprofit organization operations (including the difference between c3 and c4 appropriate activities) and familiarity with the progressive nonprofit sector and nonprofit advocacy, especially grassroots advocacy campaigns, GOTV work, other election-related activities, community organizing, and / or legislative advocacy. • Demonstrated experience breaking down legal topics to non-legal audiences. • Exceptional analytical, writing, and speaking skills. • Experience with fundraising and grant writing preferred. • Experience with media and public appearances preferred. • Demonstrated commitment to public interest and civil rights law. • Experience in civil rights, labor, environmental, consumer and/or constitutional legal movements preferred. • Ability to work quickly under pressure, with shifting deadlines and priorities. • Attention to detail. • Long hours and some travel required. • Ability to inspire and work collegially with others. • Strong interpersonal skills and positive attitude.

Benefits

• Health – We offer medical, dental, vision benefits, as well an employee assistance program for physical and mental well-being. • Savings – Save for retirement with our 401K plan with employer matching. • Health savings account and flexible spending account. • Other insurances include life and disability. • Time Off – We have a generous paid time off policy. • Vacation: 21 days per year. • Sick: 10 days per year. • Bereavement: Employees 3 days per year for deaths in the immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, etc.). • Family – We provide up to 12 weeks paid family leave.