Description:
A Muslim Civil Rights and Advocacy Group is seeking a talented Legal Fellow to join its civil rights department in the Fall of 2024 at this crucial time in our nation's history. CAIR Legal Fellows have a rare opportunity to be involved in substantive legal work on a variety of issues that impact the Muslim community. These issues include incarceration rights, federal watch list litigation, workplace discrimination, law enforcement discrimination, and free speech.Essential Functions/Duties
The Legal Fellow will be primarily responsible for:
- Performing legal research and drafting legal documents, including complaints, motions, and other routine court filings
- Drafting written work product, including legal and research memorandums and other legal documents, as requested
- Drafting demand letters and engaging in alternative dispute resolution to resolve civil rights cases outside court intervention
- Assisting supervising attorneys with various aspects of litigation, including, but not limited to, client interviews, factual investigation, legal research, discovery, preparation of trial documents, negotiations, trials, and appellate work
- Participating in speaking engagements pertaining to civil rights issues facing the American Muslim community, as requested
- Attending Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars and keeping abreast of changes in the law through reading or other means
Qualifications:
- J.D. from an accredited law schoolApplicants must be recent law school graduates (0-2 years) or must be on track to complete law school before the position starting date.
- Ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments and meet deadlines; must be able to work well both independently and in a team environment.
- Excellent legal research, writing, and oral skills.
- No disciplinary actions on record or pending.
- An understanding of civil rights issues relating to American Muslims
- Passion for the mission of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
- Ability to communicate in a language other than English is a plus.
- Ability to work in a completely remote environment.
