Litigation Fellow; Fall

Title:

Litigation Fellow (Fall 2027)

Department:
Litigation, U.S. Program Division

The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, and Washington, D.C.;
Nairobi, Kenya;
Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 270+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center’s human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has powered the Center’s exceptional growth to an operating budget of over $60 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world.

Our global pro bono network includes over 3,000 lawyers across 6 continents, 88 countries, and 140+ law firms. Last year, law firms contributed over $35 million USD in pro bono legal services. The Center’s Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact:
By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they were in 2020. The Center has a record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights.

We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center, please go to www.reproductive rights.org

The Litigation Fellows support the work of the U.S. Litigation Unit and report to a Senior Attorney on the team. They will join the Center at a critical time for reproductive rights and access in the U.S. The Litigation Fellows will participate in the Litigation Unit’s impact litigation in state and federal courts across the country to expand people’s access to non-discriminatory, high-quality reproductive health care – including abortion care, maternal health care, and assisted reproduction.

They will support the team’s work to build a comprehensive and enduring right to reproductive autonomy grounded in principles of equality; racial, gender, and economic justice; and human rights.

The positions will be based in the Center’s New York City or Washington D.C. offices in a hybrid model of 3 days in-office, 2 days working from home.

• Assist in all aspects of trial and appellate litigation work, including drafting portions of briefs, motions, and discovery requests and responses.
• Conduct factual and legal research and prepare legal memoranda and litigation analyses to assess whether and how the Center will bring litigation.
• Assist in providing compliance advice to the Center’s clients regarding complex legal and regulatory issues and risk mitigation strategies.
• Assist in monitoring and analyzing intakes.
• Bluebook and cite-check pleadings and legal briefs.
• Represent the Center at public events, conferences, and coalition meetings, as needed.
• Collaborate across the U.S. Division to advance shared priorities and alignment of our legal strategies with our policy, advocacy, and external engagement goals.
• Supervise the work of legal interns.
• Assist with other tasks, as needed.
• Duration of Position:
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