Litigation Fellow

Alliance Defending Freedom; Lansdowne (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Defending Freedom in Lansdowne, VA is seeking a Litigation Fellow to support the Legal Advocacy Team. The role involves assisting seasoned practitioners on constitutional cases, drafting filings, and preparing for depositions while contributing to public policy through scholarship and advocacy.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, develop clients, evaluate strategy, and travel occasionally for casework.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree is required.
• Experience in legal research and legal writing.
• Ability to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to strategically assess, develop, and initiate legal advocacy that advances the objectives of ADF.
• Litigate complex cases at trial court levels, including preparing research, strategy, pleadings, briefs, and related documents; and participating in oral argument.
• Serve as a resource for legislative and policy work that is aligned with ADF objectives.
• Provide legal advice for individuals, businesses, and organizations.
• Network and develop relationships with allied attorneys and/or potential allied attorneys.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned by your Team Leader.
• Travel occasionally

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Travel flexibility

Education

J.D. degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Westlaw

Job description

Make a difference with us! At Alliance Defending Freedom, we believe God has brought you here for His purpose—to stand for truth and defend the God-given right to live and speak it. Together, we protect religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights. Review our Statement of Faith to ensure we’re a fit for you.

Location: Lansdowne, VA

Team Overview

As a Litigation Fellow, you are vital to the Legal Advocacy Team and will advocate within a multidisciplinary, collaborative environment. In a yearlong program, Fellows will work full-time, assisting seasoned practitioners on constitutional cases, largelyin federal district courts. Their assistance may include developing clients, evaluating legal strategy, reviewing discovery, drafting legal filings, preparing for depositions, and providing legal analysis. A Litigation Fellow will collaborate with legal teams from multiple disciplines. Fellows may also contribute to public policy through legal scholarship and public advocacy.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to strategically assess, develop, and initiate legal advocacy that advances the objectives of ADF.
• Litigate complex cases at trial court levels, including preparing research, strategy, pleadings, briefs, and related documents; and participating in oral argument.
• Serve as a resource for legislative and policy work that is aligned with ADF objectives.
• Provide legal advice for individuals, businesses, and organizations.
• Network and develop relationships with allied attorneys and/or potential allied attorneys.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned by your Team Leader.
• Travel occasionally

Minimum Qualifications

• J.D. degree.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Westlaw.
• Experience in legal research and legal writing.
• Ability to travel occasionally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior judicial clerkship experience, at the state or federal level