Thanks to the generous support of our donors, Disability Rights Advocates is pleased to make available on our website and in our offices the work of artists from the National Institute of Art & Disabilities (NIAD). NIAD provides an art program that promotes creativity, independence, dignity, and community integration for people with developmental and other disabilities.
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a national non-profit disability rights legal center specializing in precedent-setting and socially significant civil litigation, has a staff position available for a motivated attorney with at least 3 years of litigation experience, to work on a variety of high impact cases. Qualified candidates will be prepared to work in our Berkeley, CA. office, and will be able to independent handle significant components of cases, including depositions, oral arguments and appellate level work.
DRA is dedicated to treating everyone with dignity and respect. We believe that teamwork, life quality, open intellectual discourse, and good human relationships foster the highest level of professionalism and job satisfaction. We are a 14 lawyer organization: small enough to have a congenial and supportive environment; big enough to take on the toughest cases.
DRA is one of the preeminent disability rights legal centers in the nation. In the past 18 years, our organization has successfully litigated more class-action disability rights cases resulting in systemic change than any other legal center in America. DRA handles a wide range of issues such as access to transportation, education, employment, recreation, insurance and health care. We represent populations with many different types of disabilities. We take on cases that involve major commercial entities and public agencies whose policies and practices impact millions of people across the country.
Recently, we have won national cases affirming the rights of veterans to mental health services, the obligation of major cities, such as Los Angeles, to meet the need of people with disabilities in disaster planning and we are actively engaged in litigation to assure that New York City's new taxi will be accessible to people with mobility disabilities. These are just a few of the ground-breaking cases we are handling. DRA is an exciting and fulfilling place to work, and a place where your legal skills will help to transform the world.
Preference will be give to individuals with a demonstrated commitment to public interest. Experience with disability issues helpful but not essential. DRA is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. Salary DOE plus excellent benefits.
Please send resume, writing sample (no more than 5 pages), transcript, 3 references (with contact information) and cover letter to:
