NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Assistant or Senior Counsel, Litigation

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

New York, NY, USAFull timePosted Jul 14, 2026

Job description

The Litigation Department at LDF seeks an experienced attorney with at least seven years of experience to join LDF as Assistant or Senior Counsel. The Assistant or Senior Counsel will litigate and strategize on a range of civil rights matters across LDF’s litigation docket. The Litigation Department is particularly interested in Assistant or Senior Counsel who have significant experience leading litigation teams.

The Assistant or Senior Counsel will report to either a Director of Litigation or a Deputy Director of Litigation.