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<div class="moz-forward-container"> Career Opportunity Via Hampshire
alum Sarah Bleviss, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:sbleviss@aclu.org">sbleviss@aclu.org</a><br>
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LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT [RFP-20]<br>
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation<br>
Reproductive Freedom Project, NY<br>
<br>
For more than 93 years, the American Civil Liberties Union
Foundation<br>
(ACLUF) has been at the forefront of virtually every major
battle for<br>
civil liberties and equal justice in this country. Principled
and<br>
nonpartisan, the ACLU has offices in all 50 states, Washington,
DC and<br>
Puerto Rico, and brings together the country's largest team of
public<br>
interest lawyers, lobbyists, communication strategists, and
members and<br>
activists in the advancement of equality, fairness, and freedom,<br>
especially for the most vulnerable in our society.<br>
<br>
The Reproductive Freedom Project (RFP) of the ACLU's National
office in<br>
New York City seeks applicants for a Legal Administrative
Assistant.<br>
<br>
<b> OVERVIEW</b><br>
The Reproductive Freedom Project is housed in the Center for
Liberty,<br>
which also includes the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender &
AIDS Project,<br>
the Women's Rights Project, and the Program on Freedom of
Religion and<br>
Belief. The Center is dedicated to the principle that we are all<br>
entitled to determine the course of our lives based on who we
are and<br>
what we believe, free from unreasonable government constraint
and<br>
baseless stereotypes.<br>
<br>
The ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project's mission is to secure a
world<br>
that respects and supports everyone's right to form intimate<br>
relationships and to decide whether and when to have a child.
Through<br>
litigation, advocacy, and public education, the Project strives
to<br>
ensure that the freedoms and opportunities enjoyed by some
become the<br>
freedoms and opportunities enjoyed by all. The ACLU is
particularly<br>
committed to ensuring that individuals' reproductive rights are
not<br>
compromised because of their race, youth, or economic status,
and<br>
believes that reproductive rights work must be informed by
broader<br>
racial and social justice considerations.<br>
<br>
The Legal Administrative Assistant will work with three or more<br>
professional staff from the Reproductive Freedom Project. She
or he<br>
will attend regular staff meetings and will have the opportunity
to<br>
learn about current threats to reproductive freedom interests,
including<br>
reproductive rights, and the legal landscape for challenging
them.<br>
<br>
<b>ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES</b><br>
* Handle general clerical duties, including processing
invoices,<br>
tracking expenses and case costs, generating expense reports,
ordering<br>
supplies, etc.<br>
* Conduct research, including internet research.<br>
* Schedule meetings and conference calls, and prepare
relevant<br>
material.<br>
* Handle travel arrangements.<br>
* Prepare, type, and proofread legal and other documents.<br>
* Maintain and organize electronic and hard copy filing
systems.<br>
* Answer telephones, route calls and take messages.<br>
* Copy, mail and perform other clerical duties as
assigned.<br>
<br>
<b> EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS</b><b><br>
</b><b> </b>* Bachelor's Degree and/or 1-2 years' work
experience preferred,<br>
but not required.<br>
* Must be able to initiative and be extremely organized.<br>
* Strong organizational, time management and<br>
clerical/administrative skills.<br>
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
excellent<br>
telephone manner.<br>
* Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g.
Outlook,<br>
Word, Excel, etc.) and have experience with Internet research.<br>
* Excellent writing and proofreading skills.<br>
* Must be able to work independently as well as within a
team.<br>
* An interest in civil liberties and reproductive rights
is<br>
helpful.<br>
<br>
<b>COMPENSATION</b><b><br>
</b><b> </b>Salary for this position is $43,186. Generous
benefits package<br>
provided.<br>
<br>
<b>HOW TO APPLY</b><b><br>
</b><b> </b>Please send a cover letter, resume and contact
information for two<br>
references to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:hrjobs@aclu.org">hrjobs@aclu.org</a>. Reference
[RFP-20/ACLU-W] in subject<br>
line. Please note that this is not the general ACLU applicant
email<br>
address. You can expect to receive an automatic response that<br>
acknowledges the submission of application materials.<br>
<br>
Alternatively applications can be mailed to:<br>
<br>
Human Resources Department<br>
RE: [RFP-20/ACLU-W]<br>
American Civil Liberties Union<br>
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor<br>
New York, NY 10004<br>
<br>
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.<br>
<br>
Please indicate in your cover letter where you learned of this
career<br>
opportunity.<br>
<br>
This job description provides a general but not comprehensive
list of<br>
the essential responsibilities and qualifications required. It
does not<br>
represent a contract of employment. The ACLU reserves the right
to<br>
change the description and/or posting at any time without
advance<br>
notice.<br>
<br>
The ACLU is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse
workforce<br>
and an inclusive culture. The ACLU encourages applications
from all<br>
qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion,
gender,<br>
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national
origin,<br>
marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.<br>
<br>
The ACLU undertakes affirmative action strategies in its
recruitment and<br>
employment efforts to assure that persons with disabilities have
full<br>
opportunities for employment in all positions.<br>
<br>
We encourage applicants with disabilities who may need
accommodations in<br>
the application process to contact <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:HRJobsINCLReq@aclu.org">HRJobsINCLReq@aclu.org</a>.
Correspondence sent to this email<br>
address that is not related to requests for accommodations will
not be<br>
reviewed. Applicants should follow the instructions above
regarding how<br>
to apply.<br>
<br>
The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American
Civil<br>
Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation. Both the American
Civil<br>
Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation are national
organizations with<br>
the same overall mission, and share office space and employees.
The<br>
ACLU has two separate corporate entities in order to do a broad
range of<br>
work to protect civil liberties. This job posting refers
collectively<br>
to the two organizations under the name "ACLU."<br>
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