Public Justiceis a public interest legal advocacy organization that takes on abusive corporate power and predatory practices, the assault on civil rights and liberties, and the destruction of the earths sustainability. We connect high impact litigation with strategic communications and the strength of our partnerships to fight these abusive and discriminatory systems and win social and economic justice.

What We Are Looking For

Public Justice seeksLitigation Paralegalto provide legal and administrative support to our team of lawyers and advocates in four project areas. Our four projects are:

TheAccess to Justice Projectseeks to make the civil court system a fair, equitable, and effective tool for those with less power to win just outcomes. Primarily through high-impact litigation, we dismantle the procedural and structural barriers between ordinary people and the civil court system, such as forced arbitration, limits on collective actions, overly strict standing requirements, and unwarranted court secrecy.

TheDebtors Prison Projectfights to end the criminalization of poverty and shrink the carceral system. Working with allies and impacted communities, we use litigation, advocacy, and education to ensure no one is jailed simply because they cant pay and to stop governments and for-profit corporations from treating people impacted by the system as a revenue source.

TheStudents Civil Rights Projectcombines high-impact litigation with other advocacy tools to combat discrimination in schools. We strive to create systemic change so all students can learn and thrive, and to secure justice for students who are denied educational opportunities based on their race, national origin, ethnicity, or sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

TheEnvironmental Enforcement Projectgoes to court every day to fight climate change, secure environmental justice, and make polluters pay. We utilize the most powerful tools available to citizens by enforcing our Nations environmental laws in state and federal court. Our experienced litigators win precedent-setting cases that result in meaningful, transformative change. We hold polluters accountable by requiring corporations to clean up their act and comply with our Nations environmental laws.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Motion practice and court filings:

• Draft certain motions and pleadings, including pro hac vice motions, under attorneys supervision
• Cite-check and Bluebook briefs and motions to ensure consistency with sources cited and proper citation style
• Coordinate service of process and courtesy copies
• Prepare properly formatted templates of briefs, motions, and other filings compliant with applicable jurisdictional rules
• Research court rules and procedures to ensure court filings comply with applicable federal or state court rules
• Obtain filings from PACER and state court docket systems
• Proofread briefs, motions, and other filings prior to filing
• Assemble and review appendices and exhibits
• Coordinate printing and delivery of briefs, compliant with applicable jurisdictional rules
• Communicate with clerks offices at state, federal, and appellate courts
• Electronically file briefs and o…