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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">SPONSORED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FELLOWSHIP [CPP-11]</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">NOTICE TO THIRD-YEAR LAW STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">American Civil Liberties Union Foundation<br>Capital Punishment Project, Durham, NC</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN">The <b>American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU)</b>, 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 U.S. Constitution. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The <b>Capital Punishment Project</b> of the ACLU’s National office in Durham, North Carolina<b> </b>seeks applicants to sponsor for public interest fellowships in the <b>fall of 2013</b>. <br>
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">OVERVIEW</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The ACLU Capital Punishment Project (CPP) is a national project, located in the South and litigating capital cases primarily from Southern states. The Project challenges the unfairness and arbitrariness of capital punishment while working toward the ultimate goal of abolishing it. The Project also engages in public education and advocacy as well as systemic reform and strategic litigation, including the direct representation of capital defendants. Project priorities include challenging racial, economic and geographic discrimination in the application of the death penalty, opposing the execution of the mentally ill and the mentally retarded, improving the quality of counsel, protecting the innocent, and fighting recent attempts to expand the use of the death penalty. <br>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The Capital Punishment Project is interested in sponsoring a candidate to work on a project addressing one of CPP's core priority areas which could range from litigation and direct representation to advocacy and education campaigns. CPP staff will work with candidates to develop their proposals.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The fellows will be participating in litigation primarily in state courts, including but not limited to:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Conducting legal and factual research;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;line-height:95%"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Interviewing clients; <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;line-height:95%"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Assisting in discovery and motion practice; <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;line-height:95%"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Providing support for ACLU affiliate litigation;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;line-height:95%"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Serving as a resource for ACLU legislative and policy work;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;line-height:95%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Advancing ACLU policy goals through public education, organizing and participating in coalitions. <br>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">JD or expected to receive one by the Fall of 2013. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"" lang="EN">Knowledge of legal issues involving mitigation of the death penalty is preferred but not required. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Excellent legal research and writing skills. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Strong written and oral communication skills. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Experience with complex legal analytical work. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Ability to work independently as well as within a team.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Self-motivated and able to manage a variety of tasks. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Excellent computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Commitment to civil liberties, civil rights, social justice and death penalty abolition. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The ACLU offers a generous and comprehensive compensation and benefits package, commensurate with experience and within parameters of the ACLU compensation scale.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Individuals interested in receiving CPP sponsorship should send a letter of interest describing potential projects, a resume, an unofficial transcript, the names and telephone numbers of two legal references, and a legal writing sample via e-mail to <b><a href="mailto:hrjobsCPP@aclu.org" target="_blank">hrjobsCPP@aclu.org</a></b> - reference <b>[CPP-11 Sponsored Fellowship/ACLU-W]</b> in subject line – or by mail to:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">We encourage applicants to send materials by August 15, 2012 but applications will be accepted until a candidate is selected. </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:95%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">This job description provides a general but not comprehensive list of the essential responsibilities and qualifications required. It does not represent a contract of employment. The ACLU reserves the right to change the job description and/or posting at any time without advance notice.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">all qualified individuals including <span style>women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.<u></u><u></u></span></span></b></p>
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