Staff Attorney – Disability Rights & Employment

Disability Rights North Carolina; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 69,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid health, dental, and

vision

life and disability insurance

generous paid time off

retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) seeks a Staff Attorney focused on employment law on the Community Access Team. The attorney will pursue individual and systemic representation to uphold rights of people with disabilities denied access to employment and services.

Requirements include a JD and NC bar admission. The role involves research, litigation, policy collaboration, and client advocacy within a nonprofit civil rights framework.

Qualifications

• JD degree and admitted to practice law in North Carolina.
• Demonstrated interest and commitment to public interest law and/or the rights of persons with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Represent individual clients with DRNC’s annual targets and case strategies.
• Provide legal advice and draft pleadings, letters, and memoranda on behalf of clients.
• Analyze federal and state laws and regulations affecting disability civil rights and employment services.
• Draft analyses and comments with DRNC policy staff as appropriate.
• Maintain records in DRNC’s case management system.

Skills

Legal research

Client advocacy

Litigation

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Admitted to NC Bar

Job description

Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) seeks a Staff Attorney focused on employment law on the Community Access Team. The attorney will pursue individual and systemic representation to uphold rights of people with disabilities denied access to employment and services.

Requirements include a JD and NC bar admission. The role involves research, litigation, policy collaboration, and client advocacy within a nonprofit civil rights framework.