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The NAACP Is the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organization. It was established to combat racial violence, injustice, and discrimination against Black Americans, playing a key role in major legal battles and advocacy for social equality. The Associate General Counsel will help identify, develop and supervise high-stakes civil-rights matters, focusing on litigation and legal advocacy in a variety of areas ranging from voting rights, criminal justice, economic justice, employment, fair housing, corporate accountability, and equal educational opportunity. The ideal candidate will have meaningful litigation experience and excellent credentials. Excellent legal writing skills are a must, as is meaningful litigation experience, the ability to take significant responsibility for cases and skillfully move them forward, strong oral presentation skills, and the ability to work quickly, thoughtfully, and collaboratively in a challenging and fast-paced environment.\nRESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES\nUnder the direction of the General Counsel, the Associate General Counsel will perform the following duties, to include, but not limited to:\nLitigationDevelop affirmative civil rights litigation in federal and state courts.\nProvide technical assistance and expert legal advice to NAACP branches and state conferences, cooperating attorneys, and others who seek assistance from the NAACP.\nSkillfully handle all aspects of litigation from investigation through appeal.\nManage co-counsel relationships with other civil rights organizations, law firms, unions or other entities and ensure that litigation strategies are aligned.\nResearch and draft complaints, motions, briefs, memoranda, letters, and other materials, while ensuring that all legal work filed or undertaken by the NAACP meets the highest standards of excellence.\nDrafting petitions for certiorari, merits briefs, and amicus briefs in the United States Supreme Court, other federal appellate courts, and state courts.\nLead the development and implementation of special initiatives and civil rights advocacy campaigns, leveraging the organization’s unique public education, communication and grassroots mobilization infrastructure.\nAssisting NAACP colleagues in developing impact litigation skills.\n\nLegal AdvocacyDevelop and lead collaborations with partners from a wide range of sectors.\nIdentify relevant policy issues that align with the NAACP’s mission.\nAssist with training and legal advocacy efforts.\nPrepare policy reports, white papers, public education materials, and other legal advocacy materials.\nServing as a public thought leader on civil rights issues.\n\nNonprofit Governance and Corporate Matters\nSupport governance for the NAACP and its affiliated entities.\n\nPerform any other duties assigned by the General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel.\nQUALIFICATIONS\nEducation/Experience\nRequired\nJ.D. from an accredited law school. \nActive membership in good standing in a State bar with the ability to become admitted in Maryland or D.C. (based on office location).\nBetween 8 and 20 years of relevant experience litigating civil rights cases in federal or state courts.\nTrack record of excellence in performing legal research and drafting legal documents (including court filings such as complaints, dispositive motions, and appeals) in a timely, professional and self-directed manner. \nAbility to become proficient in new civil rights issue areas and develop new and impactful legal strategies. \nAbility to partner with other professionals across the NAACP network.\nAbility to develop and maintain relationships with clients, colleagues, and partner organizations. \nCommitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts.\nAbility to handle a diverse docket of matters and meet deadlines.\nDemonstrated commitment to racial justice and civil rights.\nPreferred\nExperience leading affirmative litigation, including crafting innovative theories, investigating allegations, and building factual records. \nDemonstrated interest in voting rights or election law.\nAbility to take on public speaking and other communications responsibilities that help to educate the public about the NAACP’s civil rights work.\nAbility to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4677,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Nonprofits & Foundations"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-02T22:44:19Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/naacp-associate-general-counsel","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/naacp-associate-general-counsel.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T13:43:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":17663,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1754385},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1754385"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnaacp-associate-general-counsel"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnaacp-associate-general-counsel"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnaacp-associate-general-counsel"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/naacp-associate-general-counsel\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnaacp-associate-general-counsel"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3645655}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"naacp.org","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3645655},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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