Position Overview
Title: Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel
Reports to: Litigation Director or Legal Director
Type: Full-Time, Exempt, Bargaining Unit Position
Location: Remote, U.S.
Projected Salary: $99,130.98 - $117,585.46
TLDEF seeks a Senior Staff Attorney to join its growing Legal Program. The Senior Staff Attorney (or Senior Counsel, depending on experience) will develop and litigate cases designed to defend our communities where it matters most. This position also involves opportunities to participate in other forms of advocacy.
Primary Responsibilities
In this role, you will spend most of your time on litigation, serving as lead counsel in three to five matters. Currently, our docket focuses on access to healthcare, housing, shelter, name change, identity documents, and safer jail conditions for trans and nonbinary people. Your main responsibilities will include:
Required Qualifications
TLDEF acknowledges that applicants from communities that have been historically marginalized are less likely to apply for positions unless they feel that they completely meet all qualifications listed in a job description. We understand that an ideal candidate might not completely meet the criteria listed below or be equally proficient in each area; we especially encourage applicants who are impacted by TLDEF’s work to submit their application anyway.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
Position Overview
Title: Senior Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel
Reports to: Litigation Director or Legal Director
Type: Full-Time, Exempt, Bargaining Unit Position
Location: Remote, U.S.
Projected Salary: $99,130.98 - $117,585.46
TLDEF seeks a Senior Staff Attorney to join its growing Legal Program. The Senior Staff Attorney (or Senior Counsel, depending on experience) will develop and litigate cases designed to defend our communities where it matters most. This position also involves opportunities to participate in other forms of advocacy.
Primary Responsibilities
In this role, you will spend most of your time on litigation, serving as lead counsel in three to five matters. Currently, our docket focuses on access to healthcare, housing, shelter, name change, identity documents, and safer jail conditions for trans and nonbinary people. Your main responsibilities will include:
TLDEF offers a robust benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid medical, vision, dental, and life insurance; employer contributions to spousal and dependent healthcare; employer contributions to 401(k) retirement plan; monthly remote work stipends; access to gender-affirming healthcare pool; name change support; and generous holidays, sick, and vacation time.
For detailed information about our salary philosophy, offered benefits, and the terms of collective bargaining agreement, please visit our website.
TLDEF offers a robust benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid medical, vision, dental, and life insurance; employer contributions to spousal and dependent healthcare; employer contributions to 401(k) retirement plan; monthly remote work stipends; access to gender-affirming healthcare pool; name change support; and generous holidays, sick, and vacation time.
For detailed information about our salary philosophy, offered benefits, and the terms of collective bargaining agreement, please visit our website.
Only applications that are submitted through BambooHR will be considered. Please include the following:
At least one writing sample should demonstrate your ability to research and analyze law in the context of litigation (e.g., a memo or brief of which you are the exclusive or primary author). If it doesn’t cite law or doesn’t apply law to facts, it’s not a great sample. The other can be any of your own law-related writing that shows relevant skills (memo, brief, demand letter, know-your-rights publication, law review article, pleading, public comment, etc.) Neither writing sample should exceed 5,000 words; excerpts okay.
Submissions without all required materials will not be considered.
Only applications that are submitted through BambooHR will be considered. Please include the following: