Position Title: Policy Attorney or Senior Policy Advisor
Employment Status: Full-time, exempt, not eligible for overtime
Reports To: Policy Director (Program)
Start Date: January 2026
Location: Remote (within U.S.)
Priority Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025
Just Futures Law is a movement law organization that defends and builds the power of immigrant rights and criminal justice activists, organizers, and community groups. Our mission is to address the criminalization, detention, and deportation of immigrants and people of color in the United States.
Founded in 2019, our work is grounded in a movement lawyering and racial justice framework. We are a growing, remote-based team with a fast-paced, collaborative, and values driven culture. Our staff are located across CA, DC, GA, MA, NC, and OR. Occasional travel is required.
This is a full-time position for a policy attorney or senior policy advisor. The individual will focus on addressing technology and surveillance tools impacting communities through research, public education, and community-driven policy advocacy.
Core Responsibilities
Research & writing:
Monitor emerging tech and surveillance tools deployed by law enforcement
File, review, and analyze public records around technology and surveillance
Perform corporate and policy research for community and national partners around technology, surveillance, and data protection
Public or community education:
Provide digital security trainings for community and national partners
Develop public education materials (e.g., fact sheets, slide deck, newsletter) that breakdown complex tech and surveillance tools
Develop public education materials for community-driven policy campaigns.
Technical assistance:
Analyze existing and create new model data policies in support of community partners with occasional fast-moving technical assistance requests
Technical support to community partners around digital security with occasional rapid response requests
Advocacy & partnerships:
Build relationships and support the leadership of community-driven partners on tech and surveillance campaigns
Maintain JFL presence in coalition or convening spaces engaged in tech surveillance work
Educate federal and local elected officials and press on tech surveillance, such as through issue briefings
Other Responsibilities
Participate in internal organization building and decision-making as JFL makes decisions in a collaborative fashion that involves significant staff input
Collaborate with staff to develop and move short and long-term program goals
Supervise interns as needed
Any other job-related duties requested by a person authorized to give instructions or assignments
8 or more years of cumulative experience in the areas of privacy rights, digital security, immigration, policing, or/and surveillance technology
Excellent project management skills
Excellent writing and communication skills including the ability to break down complex technologies or policy ideas and communicate their relevance to the public
Experience with public records requests, corporate research, and policy research
Strong experience building relationships with community-based partners
Strong facilitation, feedback, and emotional intelligence skills
To apply, please submit the following application materials in PDF via the Movement Talent Opportunity Board application portal by clicking the "Apply To This Job" button at the following link:
https://recruitcrm.io/apply/17610586579910060944oEv
A letter of interest
Your resume
A writing sample (3–10 pages)
A list of three references (including at least one former or current direct supervisor)
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