Current Openings:
Senior Attorney
Liberty Justice Center is seeking an attorney with 5 to 10 years of litigation experience to join our team of lawyers who fight to protect constitutional rights and individual liberty as a Senior Attorney.
The Liberty Justice Center brings cutting-edge litigation to challenge the latest and greatest threats to liberty across the country. Our cases take on issues ranging from free speech to federal government overreach to educational freedom, among others.
Senior Attorneys are responsible for:
- presenting new case ideas and seizing litigation opportunities, sometimes in very short order;
- supporting other attorneys on cases and providing strategic insight on other attorneys’ work in our very collaborative team environment;
- managing cases from top to bottom, which includes working with colleagues during the ideation process, speaking with prospective clients, researching and drafting cases as they are being strategized and prepared, working with colleagues on case launches and handling cases as they move through the courts;
- and acting as a spokesperson for the organization, when appropriate.
The culture of Liberty Justice Center is highly entrepreneurial, and Senior Attorneys are expected to embrace, embody, and promote that culture. The Senior Attorney should have experience in the federal courts, including the appellate courts. The Senior attorney must have outstanding writing and communication skills. At times, the Senior Attorney will also be expected to write articles for lay audiences and speak about the organization’s work in the media or at speaking engagements. Candidates must understand and be committed to the Liberty Justice Center’s mission and litigation approach.
Liberty Justice Center offers its employees competitive salaries, performance-based bonuses, health and dental insurance, and a retirement savings plan with employer matching. This position is fully remote, and candidates can work from anywhere in the U.S.
To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Morgan Bowles at [email protected].
Educational Freedom Attorney
Liberty Justice Center is seeking an attorney to develop and litigate cases to advance school choice and educational freedom nationwide. Applicants should be passionate about educational freedom, knowledgeable about policies that advance educational freedom and related constitutional issues, and familiar with the movement to advance educational freedom.
The attorney will be responsible for:
- Developing and maintaining contacts throughout the educational freedom movement through attendance at conferences, participation in conference calls, and other opportunities to connect with likeminded organizations, potential litigation partners, and potential clients.
- Identifying opportunities to advance educational freedom through litigation promptly as they arise.
- Litigating cases to advance educational freedom together with other attorneys on the Liberty Justice Center’s team.
- Acting as a spokesperson for the Liberty Justice Center with respect to education-related issues, through writing, speaking, and media opportunities.
- Assisting in preparation of marketing material to promote Liberty Justice Center’s work to advance educational freedom.
- Communicating with donors about Liberty Justice Center’s work to advance educational freedom.
The ideal candidate will have at least five years of litigation experience. Candidates with less litigation experience may be considered if they have a strong history of involvement in educational freedom issues.
Liberty Justice Center’s culture is highly entrepreneurial, and the attorney will be expected to embrace, embody, and promote that culture. Candidates must understand and be committed to the Liberty Justice Center’s overall mission and litigation approach.
Liberty Justice Center offers its employees competitive salaries, performance-based bonuses, health and dental insurance, and a retirement savings plan with employer matching. This position is fully remote, and the attorney can work from anywhere in the U.S. To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Morgan Bowles at [email protected].
Internships
Opportunities for law students
The Liberty Justice Center offers a rich educational opportunity for law students to contribute to a cutting-edge public interest law firm. The Liberty Justice Center is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest litigation center that represents clients at no charge. We are litigating in more than two dozen states to protect the Constitution and America’s founding principles. Our litigation focuses on workers’ rights, specifically related to our victory in the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME, educational opportunity, free speech, and economic liberty. The Liberty Justice Center is not your typical public interest law firm; we focus only on precedent-setting work, and take on only specific types of cases that we believe will achieve the most good for everyday Americans.
Liberty Justice Center interns play an important role on the team. From day one, they will work with experienced constitutional litigators and be assigned work from our portfolio of unique cases. Interns engage in intensive legal research, legal writing, review information from prospective and current clients, prepare correspondence on behalf of the firm, and may be called upon to perform investigative and discovery work as well as participate in other litigation duties. Legal interns will gain insight and experience into the day-to-day operations of a public interest law firm, and learn what differentiates this type of law practice from other fields. Best of all, they will have the opportunity to work on a high-achieving team motivated by a shared belief in protecting Americans’ Constitutional rights in some of the most important and interesting cases in the country.
Successful applicants have a strong work ethic and the drive and willingness to put in the work to get the job done. They share a commitment to classical liberal principles, including individual liberty, limited government, and the free-market.
Interns are expected to work between 20 and 40 hours a week. Liberty Justice Center interns are paid $20/hour. Interns can work from our Chicago office or remotely.
Spring interns generally work from January through May. Summer interns generally work from May through August. Exact start and stop dates are flexible in most circumstances. Spring internship applications are due by December 15, 2022. Summer internship applications are due by March 31, 2023. Decisions are made on a rolling basis. To apply for an internship opportunity, please email a cover letter, resume, academic transcript, and two legal writing samples to Morgan Bowles at [email protected]. Your cover letter should state your law school year, whether you are applying for a summer or academic semester internship, and why you would be a great addition to the Liberty Justice Center team.
Opportunities for communications students
The Liberty Justice Center offers a rich educational opportunity for communications students to contribute to marketing and communications functions of a cutting-edge, national public interest law firm. The Liberty Justice Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest litigation center that represents clients at no charge. LJC is litigating in more than two dozen states to protect the Constitution and America’s founding principles. Our litigation focuses on workers’ rights, specifically related to our victory in the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME, educational opportunity, free speech and cancel culture, and government overreach. The Liberty Justice Center is not your typical public interest law firm; we focus only on precedent-setting work, and take on only specific types of cases that we believe will achieve the most good for everyday Americans.
Successful applicants have a strong work ethic and the drive and willingness to put in the work to get the job done. They share a commitment to classical liberal principles, including individual liberty, limited government, and the free-market.
Interns will be responsible for supporting the efforts of LJC’s marketing and communications operation, which includes conducting in-depth research on issues within LJC’s litigation portfolio, maintaining a media contact database, and tracking media hits. Interns are expected to work between 20 and 40 hours a week. Liberty Justice Center interns are paid $20/hour. Interns can work from our Chicago office or remotely.
Summer interns generally work from May through August, though exact start and stop dates are flexible in most circumstances. Summer internship applications are due by March 21, 2023.
To apply for an internship opportunity, please email a cover letter, resume, academic transcript, and two writing samples to Morgan Bowles at [email protected]. Your cover letter should state your year in school, that you are applying for the summer internship, and why you would be a great addition to the Liberty Justice Center team.