NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Deputy General Counsel

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

New York, NY, USAFull timePosted Jul 9, 2026

Job description

LDF seeks an experienced Deputy General Counsel to partner with the Chief Operations Officer & General Counsel to operate an effective and efficient in-house legal department. The Deputy General Counsel must be a highly effective attorney with the legal skills, judgement, and customer-service orientation to help support teams and staff at LDF to deliver on our mission and goals.

The Deputy General Counsel will be principally responsible for day-to-day legal department activities, including but not limited to legal research, advice and guidance; contract review and management; and managing the operations of the General Counsel’s office as set forth below. This role requires a dynamic approach to address the range of issues involved.