Senior Civil Rights Fellow — 2-Year EJW Fellowship

Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc.; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured peer engagement

Training and evaluation

Job summary

The SPLC is seeking experienced Civil Rights Senior Fellows who are committed to social justice. This EJW Fellowship, based at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), is a new pilot program to strengthen litigation and advocacy in the nonprofit sector.

Senior Fellows will design and implement a defined, time-bound project aligned with SPLC's impact goals, including Protecting Democracy and Ending Unjust Incarceration.

Qualifications

• Experience litigating complex cases in federal, state, and administrative courts.
• Experience working with communities and grassroots campaigns.
• Commitment to non-hierarchical, client-centered advocacy and community impact.
• Ability to synthesize legal and policy developments for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated legal research and factual investigation skills.
• Ability to draft briefs, memos, and other legal documents with a team.
• Creative thinking to design innovative litigation or advocacy strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement time-bound civil rights projects.
• Advance SPLC's impact goals: Protecting Democracy, Combating Hate, Eliminating Poverty, Ending Injust Incarceration.
• Collaborate with EJW fellows and SPLC's ALITs to execute interventions.
• Participate in structured peer engagement, training, and evaluation.

Skills

Litigation experience

Advocacy

Community outreach

Analytical thinking

Legal research

Legal writing

Creativity

Job description

The SPLC is seeking experienced Civil Rights Senior Fellows who are committed to social justice. This EJW Fellowship, based at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), is a new pilot program to strengthen litigation and advocacy in the nonprofit sector.

Senior Fellows will design and implement a defined, time-bound project aligned with SPLC's impact goals, including Protecting Democracy and Ending Unjust Incarceration.