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Local Progress (LP) is a movement of more than 1,800 local elected officials advancing a racial and economic justice agenda through all levels of local government. The Local Progress Impact Lab (the Impact Lab) brings together local leaders, partners, and experts to build the knowledge, skills, and leadership needed to advance racial and economic justice at the local level.\nAbout the Position:\nWorking as part of a national legal and policy team, the Senior Staff Attorney will provide legal, policy, and research support to local elected officials in a variety of geographies, with particular emphasis on the organization’s priority issue areas, which include immigrant justice, economic justice and worker power, reimagining public safety, home rule and local democracy, and advancing housing justice for all. In light of growing attacks on democracy and marginalized communities, the Senior Staff Attorney will be tasked with leading and supporting a number of strategies and tactics which include, for example, providing legal analysis on specific local policies, drafting amicus briefs and other litigation tactics, and coming up with creative policy solutions for local leaders to govern despite state and federal preemption.\nThe Senior Staff Attorney will play a leading role in driving the organization’s work on advancing immigrant justice. This role will collaborate with national, state, and local partners to advance shared goals of protecting immigrant communities from federal attacks and advancing a proactive vision of full immigrant inclusion.\nThis is an exciting opportunity for someone who is eager to build the policy and legal capacity of the Local Progress network, which is comprised of elected officials serving in cities, counties, and school boards, as well as closely collaborate with these members in working hand-in-hand with impacted communities to win transformational local policy on some of the most pressing issues facing communities today. This role will provide timely resources, strategy, and collaboration to Local Progress members on the forefront of these efforts, and lead the organization’s Immigrant Justice Steering Committee to set and implement network-wide goals and programming..\nThe Senior Staff Attorney will report to the Managing Director, Legal and Policy.\nLocation: This is a remote position based in the U.S. with no in-office requirement.\nTravel Requirement:This position is required to travel to in-person events up to six days a month.\nPrimary Responsibilities.\nLegal and Policy Produce, edit, and review legal memos, amicus briefs, and other legal documents; manage and oversee the production of such documents by partners. \nLead development of resources that enable us to move members into action across the full diversity of our network, test and popularize bold policy ideas, and model collaborative governance in our work, including policy briefs, campaign toolkits, template resolutions, and training curricula. \nEngage with LP staff, members and partners to assess and advise on policy and legal questions, and perform research and policy analysis to respond to those questions, sometimes in rapid response situations.\n\nIssue Area ProgrammingServe as the expert and lead strategist for the organization’s work on immigrant justice.\nEnvision, plan, and implement program offerings to advance immigrant justice, both in-person and virtual.LP and the Impact Lab’s programs include webinars, interactive meetings, virtual working groups, in-person gatherings, site visits, and large-scale conferences involving anywhere from a few to several hundred elected officials, government staffers, and allies. Find examples here, here, and here.\n\nStaff the Immigrant Justice Steering Committee comprised of Local Progress members and develop the leadership of the Steering Committee’s members\nBuild and maintain strong working relationships with external partners on immigrant justice.\nAdditional issue area policy leadership as needed, including potentially land use, procurement, legal authority of counties, and first amendment / democracy protections.\n\nSupport Local Progress and the Impact Lab's workCollaborate across Local Progress teams to support organizational activities and infrastructure including caucus work, state chapter activities, Collaborative Governance Academy trainings, reports, convenings, web products, etc.\nPlay a supporting role in maintaining funder relationships and identifying new opportunities for expanding support.\n\nRequired Qualifications:\nA juris doctor degree and admission to a state bar.\nAt least 9 years of relevant policy or legal experience and at least 4 years working on immigrant justice issues via policy, organizing, direct legal representation, impact litigation, etc..\nExperience with organizing and campaigns, including working with organizers or movement lawyering.\nStrong attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey and translate complex information for a variety of audiences.\nAbility to manage multiple projects, create and execute work plans, anticipate obstacles and identify ways to navigate challenges, and identify and involve stakeholders appropriately.\nAwareness of and ability to address issues of power, race, class, gender, and other forms of privilege within the internal dynamics and culture of a workplace.\nA demonstrated commitment to social, racial, and economic justice and interest in local policy, politics, and government.\nExperience in relational organizing and an ability to relate to and move to action a diverse group of people from a variety of local contexts and backgrounds, including in a virtual setting.\nAbility to take initiative and exercise strategic judgment.\nAbility to travel monthly. \nThe Ideal Candidate Will Have:\nExperience with “inside/outside” strategies and movement governance that features deep partnership between “outside” organizing and “inside” elected officials.\nLitigation experience.\nFamiliarity with core municipal authorities including land use, zoning, and procurement.\nSalary and Benefits:\nSalary will be determined according to a salary scale which takes into account years of experience and advanced degrees, and will be between $108,600 and $111,000.\nThis position is included in a union-represented collective bargaining unit, and specific terms and conditions of employment will be subject to a collective bargaining agreement. With a collectively bargained salary scale, we are not able to negotiate once a salary offer is calculated based on the factors that determine placement on the scale.\nWe operate with a default schedule of Monday through Thursday. We have a generous benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, five weeks of vacation per year, 20 sick days per year, paid holidays, and contributions to individuals’ 403(b) plans. The Local Progress office is closed between December 24 and January 1 annually.\nTimeline:\nApplicants will be screened on a rolling basis, so we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible. We encourage applicants to apply by October 9, 2026, with a required start date of January 19, 2027. If you have any time constraints, please indicate as much in your application.\nHow to apply:\nPlease submit your cover letter and resume through the JazzHR portal.\nLocal Progress Values\nRespect: We value people and treat each other with dignity. We strive to understand each other as full human beings, and give each other grace and room to grow. \nHonesty: We communicate directly with each other, are honest about our strengths and our shortcomings, and are transparent about who has what level of information and authority and why. \nGroundedness: We are authentic, and have high humility and low ego. We ground our work in the day-to-day reality and needs of our members. \nMutual accountability: We do what we say we're going to do, follow through on our commitments to each other and to our members, and we hold each other to a high bar. We self-reflect and develop each other’s skills as leaders. \nNuance: We understand that our work is complex and hold space for multiple viewpoints, contradictions, and tensions. We can hold many things as true while making decisions that advance our mission. \nImpact: We empower our team to make decisions to drive their work. We are focused on results, persistent in overcoming obstacles, and adapt to changing external conditions. We take pride in our work. \nCollaboration: We come together across different levels of power to advance shared interests. 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