Hybrid Senior Director, Litigation bei Common cause
Common cause · Lower 48 United States, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
- Optionales Büro in Lower 48 United States
We are seeking a strategic and experienced Senior Director, Litigation to lead our national litigation efforts to strengthen democracy and hold power accountable. This new role will shift the direction of Common Cause’s work to be a strategic leader with a proactive litigation agenda rooted in our policy pillars and reform priorities, using an innovative model that leverages external law firm partnerships rather than an in-house litigation team.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Policy & Litigation, the Senior Director, Litigation will lead the development, coordination, and execution of impact litigation in both state and federal courts. This role will manage relationships with outside counsel, including large firms doing pro bono work, boutique litigation firms, and public interest legal organizations. The Senior Director, Litigation will work closely with colleagues in the Policy & Litigation department and across the organization, especially with the Senior Policy Directors in each of Common Cause’s four pillars: Voting & Fair Representation, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Media & Technology, and Anti-Corruption & Accountability.
This is a full-time role reporting to the Senior Vice President, Policy & Litigation; this role is remote anywhere in the lower 48 United States, though we have a strong preference for someone who is based in Washington, DC and can come into our office at least two days per week. We hope our new Senior Director, Litigation will start in September.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead a strategic litigation agenda aligned with Common Cause’s mission and policy pillars
- Identify, evaluate, recommend, and lead litigation opportunities in coordination with national policy leads and state teams
- Work closely with senior policy staff and state teams to align our litigation and policy strategy, supporting teams to identify opportunities for strategic litigation
- Identify and cultivate relationships with outside counsel, and serve as lead organizational liaison and supervisor of outside counsel, including co-counseling public interest groups and managing pro bono law firm partnerships
- Proactively build strategic external relationships and represent Common Cause in litigation-related coalitions, legal strategy sessions, and external convenings
- Present litigation recommendations to the Senior Vice President, Policy & Litigation, including preparing legal analyses and engagement proposals
- Oversee the drafting, review, and execution of engagement agreements with outside counsel
- Serve as a key legal advisor to the Senior Vice President, Policy & Litigation and provide regular updates on ongoing and potential litigation
- Collaborate with the External Affairs, Campaigns and Organizing, and States departments as needed to amplify litigation impact
- Manage externs and fellows as needed
