Must reside in CA from start of employment. LAPD Settles Lawsuit on Access to its Public Records | ACLU of Southern California LAPD Settles Lawsuit on Access to its Public Records Media Contact ACLU SoCal Communications & Media Advocacy, 213-977-5252, communications@aclusocal.org September 26, 2019 MacArthur Fellowship Winner Kelly Lytle Hernndez is a Plaintiff in the Case We are seeking interns for our Los Angeles, Kern, Orange County, and Inland Empire offices for the summer, fall, and spring academic terms. We take interns for fall, spring and summer terms. Familiarity working in the area of free . Help devise and present engaging "know your rights" presentations, trainings, and engage in public speaking. ICE is impersonating police. We cannot guarantee applicants' preferences and we may offer you a position outside of your areas of interest or geographic preference depending on our needs. Law students who work in the LGBTQ, Gender, and Reproductive Justice Project will have an opportunity to conduct legal research and policy analysis, interview potential clients, participate in coalition meetings, and support lobbying efforts. Please note that we cannot respond immediately. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process. Keep L.A. Metro Safe: Prioritize Care-First Safety, Tell Biden: Create Humane Immigration Policies, Freedom of Speech and Government Transparency, To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System: California's Historic Racial Justice Act. For example, we currently are a leader in overseeing the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula, which is the new way school districts receive funding in California. We encourage applicants to indicate no more than one subject area preference, but you may also list more than one or "[General]" as your preferred subject areas if you do not have a particular interest. Applications are open until filled. Justice Catalyst Law promotes human and civil rights through litigation focused on broad immediate social and economic impact. The ACLU SoCals integrated advocacy model unites legal advocacy, policy advocacy, organizing, and base building for maximum impact. The ACLU SoCal can serve as a work study host and will support students' applications for funding with supporting materials and documentation. Conduct research, legal advocacy, and factual investigations to help develop and litigate high-impact cases at the trial and appellate level in federal and state courts. Please be sure to read about how the ACLU of Southern California accepts cases before filling out this form. The Fellow is expected to model professional behavior and standards, and clearly and enthusiastically demonstrate guiding principles of integrity, respect, accountability, compassion, and leadership. Ability to help develop and support litigation of impact cases. Alexis earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Religious Studies from University of Miami with high honors. This is a great learning opportunity for any student thinking about a career in law or public service that centers advocating for the justice-involved community and those who want experience providing individual assistance to incarcerated people and a window into the issues they face. Previously, she served as a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Edgardo Ramos in the Southern District of New York. The ACLU of Southern California is seeking an Individual Giving Manager who will manage a portfolio of c3 (Foundation) and c4 (Union) donors and prospects giving $10,000+. Part of the ACLUs broader Systemic Equality Campaign, the Pauli Murray Fellowship is one avenue through which the ACLU is committing to addressing the legacy of systemic racism and inequality in America by investing in and cultivating leadership pathways for recent college graduates. Rachel was lead counsel onTurkmen v. Ashcroft,a class action lawsuit against high-level federal officials for the post-9/11 detention and abuse of Muslim non-citizens, which she argued before the Supreme Court in 2017. In addition to this ongoing litigation, our office is actively engaged in community engagement and policy advocacy at the local and state level on a broad array of economic justice issues, including: campaigns to raise/restore revenues to fund basic human needs services; repeal court and criminal administrative fines and fees; reform excessive debt-collection policies that further keep people experiencing poverty poor; advance the right to healthcare and housing; expand rights to paid sick days and family leave; and increase access to affordable housing. Here are some of our highlights. Olga Akselrod (she/her) is a Senior Staff Attorney in the Racial Justice Program. Among other cases, Alejandro helped prosecute McDonalds USA, LLC, and 29 of its franchises in a consolidated trial that was the longest in NLRB history. She graduated from NYU School of Law with honors in 2002, where she interned at the Legal Aid Society and participated in the Equal Justice Initiative Capital Defender Clinic. Provide technical support and strategic leadership to community groups, advocates, and organizers in the region; run trainings for activists and organizers; and establish and cultivate collaborative relationships with community partners, coalitions, stakeholders, and ACLU members to identify issues. Our Sunday Church services starts from 09:30 - 12:00 and from 12:30 - 14:00. ACLU SoCal Sep 2021 - Present1 year 4 months Recipient of the USC Gould School of Law Irmas Fellowship which is administered by the USC Public Interest Law Foundation, whose mission is to. At the Civil Rights Division, she litigated issues of desegregation, discriminatory school discipline, classroom equity, discrimination against English language learners and immigrant and refugee students, and Title IX. In the areas of Reproductive Justice and Gender Equity, our current priorities include protecting and improving abortion and contraception access; creating workplace equity for workers of all genders and family responsibilities; advancing access to reproductive health care for incarcerated women; ensuring implementation of comprehensive sex education; and ending religious exemptions that permit discrimination in healthcare and other contexts. Consistently identify and disrupt ways in which bias plays out in work and/or team. Ms. Moore led the bureaus enforcement in emerging areas, such as the misuse of anticompetitive labor agreements and, after the 2016 presidential election, worked to lead multi-state efforts to fight federal rollbacks of critical labor protections. Our non-legal interns will have the opportunity to work on active campaigns, develop public education materials, give know-your-rights presentations to community members, attend coalition meetings, and perform drafting and data analysis for our reports. In previous years, our interns met with teachers and students to draft declarations, assisted in drafting legal briefs, and helped our attorneys prepare for depositions. Legal interns may also assist in public education, community engagement, advocacy, legislation, and monitoring efforts. Jamila Jahangir (she/her) serves as a Paralegal for the ACLUs Racial Justice Program. ACLU of Southern California. The ACLU SoCal is currently unable to pay stipends for interns or volunteers outside of Summer Internships. Which was very off-putting and strange. Inland Empire Fellowships Congresswoman Norma J. Torres, District Fellowship WRCOG, Public Service Fellowship Program Local Government Management Fellowship ACLU Southern California Fellowship Contact Us Government & Community Relations (909) 537-7454 AD-109A Office Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday - Sunday: Closed Join the Check the Sheriff coalition, ACLU SoCal, and more than 100 community and labor organizations in urging the L.A. County Board of Supervisor to refer to the voters for the November 8, 2022 Election a county charter amendment for common sense checks and balances, public trust, and sheriff accountability. Rachel Meeropol(she/her)is a Senior Staff Attorney with the Racial Justice Program, focusing on the Indigenous Justice docket as well as the general racial justice docket. Among her extensive body of litigation, Rachel also represented the Ramapough Lenape Nation in their struggle against discriminatory zoning, federal prisoners in restrictive Communication Management Units, California prisoners held for decades in solitary confinement, and environmental activists targeted as terrorists for non-violent protest activities. Those who speak, read and write Spanish fluently would be especially helpful, but any second language can be useful. A Black former attorney for the ACLU of Southern California who is suing the civil rights organization alleging she was subjected to racism, portrayed as an "angry" woman and wrongfully fired. Please include a detailed cover letter describing your interest in working with ACLU SoCal, your interest in working on the identified issue areas, and any relevant legal research, litigation, policy advocacy, and community engagement experience. The internship will mainly focus on campaign support, issue-based projects, reports, and intakes. The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) seeks third-year law students and recent law school graduates to sponsor for school-based fellowships for the 2017 term. Through this work, she developed in-depth expertise in post-conviction law and the complexities of DNA testing and other forensic evidence. Our office has been at the forefront of litigation and advocacy on a number of education and student rights issues in California. Olga came to the ACLU after 13 years at the Innocence Project, a national litigation and policy organization focused on exonerating defendants who have been wrongfully convicted and reforming the criminal legal system. These two entities operate jointly as non-profit public interest organizations. She graduated with honors from NYU School of Law as a Robert McKay Scholar in 2020, where she served as an editor on the Review of Law and Social Change, as President of the Latinx Law Students Association, and was a student advocate with the Reproductive Justice clinic. The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) Activist Engagement and Development (AED) team is currently accepting applications for interns to work in our Los Angeles office. The number hired varies depending upon the needs of staff. With the 2023 legislative session in full swing, we're advancing a bold new policy agenda that aims to address some of the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties challenges facing vulnerable Californians today. I interviewed at American Civil Liberties Union (New York, NY) in Oct 2022. HSSU Housing. Please understand that the nature of the work we do may not allow us to engage all who may be interested in contributing time. HSSU Internship/Fellowship Course Credit. San Luis Reservoir: +1.3% in past 1 day, now 77.1% full. Undergrads and students in other academic programs are encouraged to apply. Legal interns also will assist in public education, community engagement, advocacy, and legislative efforts. Through advocacy, public education, and litigation, we work to ensure that a basic standard of care is provided to incarcerated people. All applications are due on Friday, January 14, 2022 by 11:59pm EST. Director of IT Our office works closely with community partners to conduct impactful advocacy and litigation on several criminal legal system issues in California. The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in Riverside County. Prior to law school, she taught high school in Atlanta, Georgia through Teach for America. Fellows will be matched to and work on a team based on experience and interests. In the past, we have sponsored fellowship candidates to conduct litigation, research, and/or advocacy on a wide range of issues. The Pauli Murray Fellowship, founded in honor of activist, legal theorist, author, Episcopal priest, and former ACLU board member the Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray, is a program to identify Black and other historically underrepresented recent college graduates embarking on their first post-graduate endeavors and provide them with meaningful exposure, access, and training to equip them in expanding and deepening their leadership skills. Before joining the NYAG, Ms. Moore supervised and coordinated the NAACP Legal Defense Funds economic justice litigation, public education, and public policy efforts. ACLU SoCal Fellows Meet the Fellow Sarah Kahn Sarah Kahn is a 2021-2022 Justice Catalyst Fellow at the ACLU of Southern California developing legal tools in support of community movements in Southern California to reduce incarceration and discrimination by investing in housing, mental health care, and services in aclu socal fellowship. ACLU threatens legal action against Saucon Valley School District for rescinding After School Satan Club's approval to rent space Some members and supporters of the Satanic Temple, the. Leah obtained Special Immigrant Juvenile status and custody orders forpro bonoclients and successfully challenged apro bonoclients criminal conviction. Each year, the ACLU SoCal hosts eight to 10 Brown Bag presentations that are open to interns from all local non-profits. Feinstein Hospitalization Leaves Senate Dems Without Majority; Video Shows Black Students Forcing White Students to Say 'BLM' Report: Buttigieg Mentored Mayor Facing 56 Child Porn-Related Charges P.O. The ACLU SoCal anticipates a start date in Fall 2022. We ask that students commit to no fewer than eight weeks and prefer ten-week commitments or longer (although exceptions may be made in certain circumstances). Support the ACLU SoCals base building and volunteer leadership development work, as needed. We work to defend and expand civil rights and liberties - for everyone. Working with our partners, we are now working on implementing and using these laws to unearth previously secret police misconduct, to help communities analyze data on stops by their local police departments, and to ensure California police agencies adopt strong policies and training on the use of deadly force. Finally, because stipend allocations are made based on the total need among interns, we are unable to provide early funding decisions to interns at the time of hiring. v. Holder challenges the government's failure to provide appointed counsel to pro se children facing deportation. As part of our voting work, we provide legal, organizing, and mapping support to our partners that are engaged in decennial redistricting and/or California Voting Rights Act work, advocate in support of legislation that expands the franchise and makes voting easier and more accessible to Californians, and conduct local advocacy to ensure that voters are not being disenfranchised.