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ACLU – Fall 2025 Fellowship Sponsorship

The ACLU’s National Prison Project (NPP), located in our national office in Washington, D.C., seeks rising third-year law students and recent law graduates to apply for sponsorship for an externally funded fellowship such as...

Career Law Clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa L. Fricke

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington is seeking qualified candidates from all backgrounds for the position of Career Law Clerk for United States Chief Magistrate Judge Theresa L. Fricke, Tacoma, Washingto...

Legal Counsel for Youth and Children Hiring for Multiple Positions

Legal Counsel for Youth and Child (LCYC) is hiring for multiple positions! In alignment with our mission to protect the interests and safety of youth by advancing their legal rights, LCYC is strengthening and expanding its reach t...

Term Law Clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa L. Fricke

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington is seeking qualified candidates from all backgrounds for the position of Term Law Clerk for United States Chief Magistrate Judge Theresa L. Fricke, Tacoma, Washington....

Sound Defenders Seeks Criminal Defense Associate Attorney or Rule 9 Intern

Law firm with offices in Shelton and Aberdeen seeks an associate attorney interested in handling misdemeanor cases out of our office in Shelton. This is an entry level, full-time, position. However, more experienced attorneys are ...

Washington State Office of Public Defense Hiring Managing Attorney

The Washington State Office of Public Defense Parents Representation Program (PRP) is seeking a full-time Managing Attorney to work as part of a motivated, diverse team of two supervising attorneys, six managing attorneys, one tra...

Valley Defenders Seeks Full-Time Attorney

Valley Defenders, a growing criminal/indigent defense firm located in Bellevue/Factoria has an immediate opening for a full-time attorney with an interest in working with indigent clients from diverse backgrounds and ability to wo...

Grays Harbor County Department of Public Defense Seeks Class B&C Felony Panel Attorneys

The Grays Harbor County Department of Public Defense has made great strides in shifting the culture to a respect driven environment. The GHC DPD is seeking to increase the number of class B & C felony public defense panel atto...

Deason Criminal Justice Resource Center Seeks Day One Campaign Director

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy at SMU Dedman School of Law dedicated to making impactful change to the criminal legal system. The Center combines data-driven research...

Kids in Need of Defense Seeks Senior Attorney

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a global leader in the protection of unaccompanied and separated children who are forcibly displaced from their countries of origin. Launched in 2008, KIND champions a world in which every child�...

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