Lambda Legal seeks a full-time Fair Courts Project Community Educator.
The Fair Courts Project Community Educator will engage the LGBT community on the important role that state courts play on issues affecting LGBT and HIV-related civil rights with a focus on promoting judicial diversity and access to justice in the courts. The Fair Courts Project Community Educator will:
- Maintain and conduct training programs for judges, attorneys and court personnel on gender and sexuality, LGBT and HIV cultural competency, implicit bias, and relevant codes, canons, rules and laws related to LGBT and HIV positive court users.
- Advance educational and advocacy initiatives to promote diversity on the bench, combat bias in the legal system, and defend the judiciary from attacks that threaten LGBT and HIV-related civil rights.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with local and state-based LGBT/HIV organizations and LGBT bar associations with the goals of increasing judicial diversity, achieving sustained engagement on fair courts issues, and increased public support for the courts as a necessary and appropriate institution for upholding civil rights and the Constitution.
- Expand partnerships with racial justice, immigrant rights, reproductive justice, disability rights, environmental justice and other advocacy groups to develop community education events and educational tools around shared interests in fair courts.
- Plan and execute substantive events, workshops and meetings on fair courts issues.
- Represent the Fair Courts Project in partnerships and coalition work.
- Speak at conferences, meetings, and trainings related to fair courts issues.
- Assist the Fair Courts Project Director with programmatic, development and administrative work, as well as recruitment and supervision of project interns.
Working at Lambda Legal requires a demonstrated awareness of and commitment to the concerns of the communities Lambda Legal represents. All applicants must have a strong interest in LGBT and HIV-related rights, a passion for issue advocacy, a high level of independence and initiative, strong speaking and writing ability, creativity, a willingness to travel, good judgment, and an enthusiasm for working with others. Bachelor’s degree is required. A working knowledge of the court system, legal procedure and constitutional law is preferred
Send resume and cover letter to Eric Lesh, Fair Courts Project Director, at [email protected]. Include the words, “Fair Courts Project Community Educator” in the subject line of your email.
No calls please. Due to the high volume of applications, Lambda Legal will not accept phone calls about the position and does not notify applicants of status except when an interview is granted.