[Hamp-law] Paralegal Job, ACLU Voting Rights Project, / Atlanta

[Carin Rank]

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Subject: 	[Job] Paralegal, ACLU Voting Rights Project, / Atlanta
Date: 	Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:25:13 -0500
From: 	nosgood at hampshire.edu
To: 	corcjobseekers at lists.hampshire.edu



Please note this position is located in Atlanta, GA.

*CAREER OPPORTUNITY*

*PARALEGAL [SRO-06]*

*American Civil Liberties Union Foundation*

Voting Rights Project, GA


The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU),founded in 1920,
is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with more than
500,000 members and is dedicated to the principles of liberty and
equality embodied in the Constitution. The Voting Rights Project of the
ACLU's National office in Atlanta, GA is seeking applicants for the
full-time position of Paralegal.  The position will either end or be
transferred to New York City in mid-2013.

*OVERVIEW*

The goal of the ACLU's Voting Rights work is to protect and facilitate
the right to vote.  Voting is essential to a democratic society, and
restrictions on the right strike at the heart of representative
government.  All Americans should be able to vote, and all votes should
count equally.  The right to vote should not be limited or denied on the
basis of race, ethnicity, language or any other arbitrary basis.
Moreover, all Americans should have easy and equal access to the vote.

The ACLU's current voting priorities include: 1) making sure the right
to vote is not denied or abridged on the basis of race or language; 2)
ensuring that as redistricting goes ahead after the 2010 census,
everyone has an equal vote; 3) challenging practices that deny the right
to vote outright, through purges of voting rolls and practices that deny
the right to vote to people who have completed sentences in prison; 4)
making ballot access easy; 5) challenging modern vote suppression measures.

The Voting Rights Project is part of the ACLU's Center for Equality,
which also includes the ACLU's Racial Justice, Immigration and
Disability work.  The Center works to vindicate the federal
constitution's promise that all Americans will receive equal protection
under the law.

For more information, please visit: www.aclu.org/voting

*ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*

   * Prepare, file, review and organize litigation documents such as
     briefs, motions, declarations, deposition summaries, discovery
     requests and responses, and correspondence with co-counsel.
   * Manage and coordinate intake database; maintain case files,
     attorneys' correspondence files, summary of the VRP litigation
     docket, etc.
   * Provide litigation support to attorneys.
   * Collect, analyze, and organize legal, factual, social science and
     other non-legal research for use in litigation documents and policy
     presentations; run searches on internal and external document
     databases and systems, cull relevant information from a variety of
     resources such as newspapers, magazines, libraries, case documents
     and trade associations.
   * Prepare informational updates on voting rights issues for ACLU
     National and Affiliate staff and VRP-related content on the ACLU
     website.
   * Act as liaison among various internal departments as well as with
     co-counsel and partner organizations.
   * Assist in the recruitment and hiring of interns.
   * Handle special projects and other duties as assigned.

*EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS*

   * Bachelor's degree is required and one year of paralegal or related
     experience is preferred.
   * Excellent research skills, including internet research.
   * Must have outstanding verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
   * Ability to work independently as well as within a team.
   * Must take initiative, be highly organized, detail-oriented and
     possess strong time-management skills.
   * Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and see projects
     through to completion.
   * Strong computer skills with advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office
     Suite e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.  Basic knowledge of Westlaw is
     preferred.
   * Experience creating tables of contents, tables of authorities, mail
     merges, and creating/inserting macros.
   * Experience with web design, layout, and electronic posting of
     content is preferred.
   * A demonstrated commitment to civil rights and civil liberties issues.

*COMPENSATION*

The ACLU offers compensation commensurate with experience and within the
parameters of the ACLU compensation scale.

*HOW TO APPLY*

Interested persons should submit a cover letter (include salary
requirements), resume, a non-fiction writing sample (sample will not be
returned) and three (3) references by email to hrjobs at aclu.org
<mailto:hrjobs at aclu.org>  - Reference [SRO-06/ACLU-W] in the subject
line or by mail to:

Human Resources
American Civil Liberties Union
RE: [SRO-06/ACLU-W]
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004

Please indicate in your cover letter where you learned of this career
opportunity.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and
encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women,
people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender individuals.

The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil
Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation.  Both the American Civil
Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation are national organizations with
the same overall mission, and share office space and employees.  The
ACLU has two separate corporate entities in order to do a broad range of
work to protect civil liberties.  This job posting refers collectively
to the two organizations under the name "ACLU."


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