aclu · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
<h2><strong>ABOUT THE JOB</strong></h2> <p>The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of <strong>Special Assistant to the Deputy Legal Director / Director of the Trone Center</strong> in the <strong>Legal Department</strong> of the ACLU’s National office in <strong>Washington, DC. </strong><span data-ccp-props="{"><span class="TextRun SCXW106118647 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106118647 BCX0">This is a <strong>hybrid role </strong>that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW106118647 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106118647 BCX0">(8) days per month.</span></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW106118647 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"> </span></p> <p>The ACLU’s Trone Center for Justice and Equality, one of three component centers in the ACLU’s National Legal Department, focuses on issues of crime, punishment, and racial justice, including efforts to eradicate racial injustice, the treatment of prisoners, the death penalty and the policies of over-incarceration that have led the United States to imprison more people than any other country in the world. The Center contains six Projects/Programs working toward these goals: the ACLU’s Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative (centered in Washington, DC), Capital Punishment Project (centered in Durham, North Carolina), the Criminal Law Reform Project (centered in New York City), the National Prison Project (centered in Washington, DC), the Racial Justice Program (centered in New York City), and the John Adams Project (centered in Washington, DC). </p> <p><span data-teams="true">This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).</span></p> <h2><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong> </h2> <p>Reporting to the <strong>Deputy Legal Director / Director of the Trone Center</strong>, the <strong>Special Assistant </strong>will be responsible for managing a wide range of administrative, research and operational duties for the Center, its Projects, and the Department, working closely with relevant parties, including Center Directors, Project Directors, and the Associate Director of Legal Operations. </p> <h2><strong>YOUR DAY TO DAY</strong></h2> <h3><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW122617608 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122617608 BCX8">CE</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122617608 BCX8">N</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122617608 BCX8">TER RESPONSIBILITIES</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW122617608 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true}"> </span></strong></h3> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">Provide</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">broad</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">logistical</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">support</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">and</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">assist</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">in managing</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">the</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">day-to-day</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">operations</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">for</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">the Trone </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">Center, including direct support for the Trone Center Director</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">Support</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">the</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">Center</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">Director</span></span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">’</span></span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">s </span></span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">cross-functional</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">work</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">by</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">coordinating</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">within</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">the</span> </span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">L</span></span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">egal </span></span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">D</span></span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">epartment as well as with other organizational departments</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">Maintain</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">an</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">organized</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">system</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">of</span>