Free Speech For People is seeking a public interest attorney, preferably with constitutional law, social justice, and/or election law experience, to join a cutting-edge non-profit fighting for democracy.

Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization, was founded on the day of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision in January 2010. We’ve been working since then on a multi-part strategy to defend our Constitution and to reclaim our democracy.

Our recent projects include our 2025 campaign calling upon Congress to impeach and remove Donald Trump from public office for his multiple abuses of power; our campaigns to end super PACs and to fight political spending by corporations with significant foreign investment; litigation challenging the illegal intimidation of voters and voter suppression laws; advocacy to challenge the use of disinformation and the amplification of disinformation by social media companies to undermine voters’ rights and our democracy; campaigns calling upon state and local officials to carry out criminal investigations into the illegal kidnapping of U.S. residents and extortion of U.S. corporations by the Trump administration; and the 14point3 campaign under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, to challenge the qualification for office of elected officials involved in the January 6, 2021 insurrection, including Donald Trump. Most of our projects involve bold new legal approaches rather than routine application of well-established law and, while we’re a small organization, we punch well above our weight.

(For a complete list of our issues and projects, visit our web site.)

Job duties

We are seeking a public interest attorney to fight for democracy. Specific projects will emerge and evolve and job duties will vary over time, but the day-to-day will likely center on litigation (writing or assisting with briefs and/or working with outside counsel in affirmative litigation, amicus briefs, and/or defensive litigation if laws that we help pass are challenged in court), legislation (drafting; grassroots and direct lobbying; testifying; and organizing supportive testimony), and legal support for the organization’s advocacy before administrative agencies. Job duties may also include occasional media interviews; public speaking; writing op-eds; organizing panels, symposia, or similar events; and working with our campaign and communications teams on our grassroots campaigns.

The attorney will report to Free Speech For People’s Legal Director (Courtney Hostetler), based in Sharon, MA. The position will be remote, but may require occasional travel to locations around the country.

Qualifications

• J.D. and membership in good standing in a state bar
• 3+ years of experience
• Dedication to public interest work and strong intrinsic motivation
• Demonstrated ability to work on novel, intellectually complex legal issues
• Strong written and oral advocacy skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a nonprofit environment
• Preferred: Coursework and/or work experience in constitutional law, social justice, and/or election law

Location: The position likely will be remote and candidates must have a demonstrated ability to work independently.

Benefits and Salary: In addition to a competitive salary of $75-90K annually, a comprehensive benefits plan is offered, including 100% employer paid dental, vision, and medical health coverage.

Application instructions: Send a cover letter, resume, writing sample that demonstrates your ability to address intellectually complex issues, and (if you graduated fewer than five years ago) law school transcript to Oske Buckley at:
attorney (at) freespeechforpeople (dot) org

Free Speech For People is an affirmative action employer and recruits, employs, retains, and promotes persons in a manner that does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, veteran status, or physical or mental ability unrelated to job performance.