Position: Staff or Senior Attorney

Department: Legal

Position Type: Full-Time ─ Exempt

Location: Remote 

Reports to: Litigation Director 

Salary Range: $83,000- $103,000 - based on relevant experience

Who We Are ─ About Jobs to Move America:

Jobs to Move America is a national and multi-regional strategic policy center that works to transform public spending and corporate behavior using a comprehensive approach that is rooted in racial and economic justice and community organizing. We seek to advance a fair and prosperous economy with good jobs and healthier communities for all. To learn more, visit our website: www.jobstomoveamerica.org.

Who we are  ─ About the Team:  

JMA is working to build powerful coalitions to fight for community benefits agreements at green and high-tech manufacturers–companies that stand to benefit from billions of dollars of public investment. We want manufacturers to make real, legally-backed commitments to communities and workers for a voice on the job, equitable hiring and training, and other needs identified by communities. We have built up a team of organizers and researchers to help us win these agreements. The Staff/Senior Attorney job offers a unique opportunity to incorporate creative lawyering into a multi-faceted, dynamic approach to achieving JMA’s vision of public goods for the most public good.

About the Role

The Staff/Senior Attorney supports JMA’s litigation and legal work, develops new litigation and legal theories, conducts factual investigations, provides legal guidance and direction for other programs, and supports JMA’s campaigns to create good jobs in the manufacturing sector. The Staff/Senior Attorney will focus on labor and employment, fair competition, open records, and procurement laws to build worker power and drive overall reform. The Staff/Senior Attorney also grows JMA’s capacity by supporting Program teams to help them build their knowledge of how litigation can be a tool to propel JMA’s vision forward.