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About the job The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU NorCal) is now hiring for Staff Attorneys and/or Senior Staff Attorneys to join our Legal Advocacy department. These attorneys will help to develop and carry out litigation and policy advocacy to advance the department’s strategic plans and to protect and defend civil rights and civil liberties for all Californians. In particular, we are seeking attorneys who will focus on the criminal legal/immigration system and technology, privacy, and speech. In your application materials, please explain your interest and experience in these areas. Notwithstanding, attorneys must be willing to work across a range of issues, including ones outside of their focus area(s). The attorneys will work under the supervision of one of our program directors or deputy program directors, and can be based in ACLU NorCal’s San Francisco, Sacramento, or Fresno office. We anticipate hiring at least one attorney that will be based in the Fresno office; candidates based in that geographic region are encouraged to apply. The start date for these positions is flexible. Attorneys who obtained their J.D. in 2018 or earlier will be hired as Senior Staff Attorneys. Those who obtained their J.D. in 2019 or later will be hired as Staff Attorneys. Applicants do not need to indicate whether they are applying as a Senior Staff Attorney or Staff Attorney in their application. These positions are eligible for hybrid work and are represented by IFPTE Local 20.