Legal Fellow (Fall 2026)
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Pregnancy Justice
Hybrid- Career category: Legal
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: $78,625 USD-$98,218 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 22/06/2025
- Location: United States
Organizational Overview:
Pregnancy Justice advances and defends the rights of pregnant people, no matter if they give birth, experience a pregnancy loss, or have an abortion. We advance our mission in four ways: by providing criminal defense, by advocating for legal and policy change, by publishing cutting-edge research, and by equipping partners in the field with analysis, training, and narrative framing. O
Criminal defense representation and affirmative litigation:
- Conducting legal research and drafting in support of ongoing criminal defense and affirmative civil litigation cases; amicus briefs; and claims and defenses in developing potential litigation;
- Executing the finalizing of briefs, including identifying all necessary local rules and filing requirements, drafting supporting motions and affidavits, editing, cite-checking, bluebooking, and formatting;
- Engaging in client-facing work, including conducting intake interviews, making referrals, and identifying potential cases;
- Drafting model affidavits;
- Reviewing medical records;
- Reviewing discovery; and
- Identifying and working with experts.
Supervision of Legal Interns:
- In collaboration with HR, coordinate the intern hiring process and help develop a training program to introduce interns to Pregnancy Justice’s mission and history; and
- Supervise legal interns.
Experience & Qualifications
- J.D. degree by Spring 2026 and completion of bar examination in New York or admission to the bar of another state.
- Work experience in social justice, gender justice, racial justice and equity, public health, or related fields or experiences a plus;
- Demonstrated ability to conduct legal research, analysis and writing;
- Demonstrated experience bluebooking and editing citations;
- Self-motivated with ability to take initiative and work independently;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, time management, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills;
- Experience with client communication a plus;
- Ability to undertake occasional travel;
- Familiarity with a variety of research, database, and project management applications; and
- Proof of eligibility to work in the United States is required.
Common Requirements for All Positions:
- Ability to meet deadlines;
- Ability to interact with all staff in a professional manner;
- Proactive problem-solving and troubleshooting;
- Proficiency in office software and tools, including but not limited to MS Office Suite, and Zoom;
- Full fluency in English is required. Fluency in Spanish or another language is a plus.
- Ability to work outside of regular office hours when necessary;
- Ability to work in our NYC office up to 3 days per week.
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