Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

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Overview

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to mobilize the nation’s leading lawyers as agents for change in the Civil Rights Movement.

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$113k
Typical range
$82k – $165k
Open positions
7
7 Jobs
Middle 42.9%
Senior 42.9%
Architect 14.3%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Middle 3 $88k $82k – $113k
Senior 3 $165k $145k – $165k
Architect 1 $110k $110k
Highest paying role Senior Counsel - Digital Justice Initiative - Lawyers $165k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law By role, level and city, against the market · 7 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
42/100
Stable
Open positions
9
2 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
13 days
faster than 71% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Legal
46% ▲
Science & Research
15% ▲
Early Careers
15% ▲
Administrative
8% ▲
Communications
8% ▲
Finance
8% ▲
Actively hiring for Legal (+6 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+11 jobs in a week Oct 2026

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
4
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
58/100
Languages
PHP
Developer tools
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Excel
WordPress
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News

Blog 2 months ago
In Memoriam: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Mourns the Passing of Former Board Co-Chair Thomas Sager
WASHINGTON, DC - It is with profound sadness that the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights marks the passing of Thomas Sager, a pioneering legal leader, long time champion of diversity and former Board Co-Chair at the Lawyers' Committee. Throughout his car
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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Honors Stacey Abrams and Mississippi Voting Rights Plaintiffs at 2026 Higginbotham Leadership Awards Gala
NEW YORK - The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law hosted its 2026 Higginbotham Leadership Awards Gala on September 23 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, honoring leaders and advocates whose courage and commitment have advanced racial justice,
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Blog 2 months ago
Statement from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on the Supreme Court Rejecting Trump's Restrictions on Mail Voting
Tonight, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the Trump Administration's attempt to impose and enforce sweeping new mail-in ballot delivery restrictions that threatened to severely disrupt the midterm elections. The restrictions would have requ
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Blog 2 months ago
Lawyers' Committee, NAACP, Black Voters Matter and Common Cause Secure Nationwide Injunction Blocking Trump's USPS Mail Voting Rule
Federal court grants civil rights groups' request for preliminary injunction, halting new restrictions that threatened mail voting for millions of Americans ahead of November elections. WASHINGTON - A federal judge today granted a nationwide preliminary i
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Blog 2 months ago
Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Proof of Citizenship Check Laws, Risking Disenfranchisement of Thousands of Eligible Voters Ahead of November Midterm Elections
INDIANA - A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by four nonpartisan organizations - League of Women Voters of Indiana, Common Cause Indiana, Hoosier Asian American Power, and Exodus Refugee Immigration - seeking to halt enforcement of Indiana la
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Blog 3 months ago
Civil Rights Groups Sue to Block Trump USPS Rules Threatening Mail-In Votes for 48 Million Americans
WASHINGTON - The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP, Common Cause, and Black Voters Matter filed new claims in federal court today in their lawsuit against the president's executive order on mail-in voting. The new filing challenges
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Blog 3 months ago
Lawyers' Committee President Damon Hewitt Welcomes Ryan Haygood as President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center
WASHINGTON- Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, today issued the following statement as Ryan P. Haygood begins his tenure as president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center: "Ryan Haygo
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Blog 3 months ago
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: 2025 FBI Data Show Progress on Hate Crimes - But Anti-Black Violence Still Leads Every Category
WASHINGTON - In response to the FBI's release of its 2025 hate crime statistics, Len Kamdang, Director of the Criminal Justice Project and the Byrd Center to Stop Hate at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: "
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Blog 3 months ago
Lawyers' Committee Marks Voting Rights Anniversary With A Call to Protect Black Voters' Access to the Ballot Box
To mark the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the convener of the Election Protection Coalition, issued the following statement: "Sixty-one ye
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Blog 4 months ago
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, National Bar Association, and National Urban League Announce Strategic Partnership to Protect Voters During the 2026 Midterm Elections
Legacy Civil Rights and Advocacy Organizations Unite To Expand Election Protection Efforts, Recruit Legal Volunteers, And Safeguard Ballot Access For Black Voters And Other Communities of Color NASHVILLE, TN (July 31, 2026) The Lawyers' Committee for Civi
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Washington
Washington United States
Corporate office
9 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 22% remote 10-50 est. staff $124k Avg Salary
hires for Legal, Administrative, Communications
seen since Oct 2026 job postings