POLICY ATTORNEY or SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Policy Attorney or Senior Policy Advisor
Employment Status: Full-time, exempt, not eligible for overtime
Reports To: Policy Director (Program)
Start Date: January 2026
Location: Remote (within U.S.)
Priority Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025
About Just Futures Law
Just Futures Law is a movement law organization that defends and builds the power of immigrant rights and criminal justice activists, organizers, and community groups. Our mission is to address the criminalization, detention, and deportation of immigrants and people of color in the United States.
Founded in 2019, our work is grounded in a movement lawyering and racial justice framework. We are a growing, remote-based team with a fast-paced, collaborative, and values driven culture. Our staff are located across CA, DC, GA, MA, NC, and OR. Occasional travel is required.
Position Summary
This is a full-time position for a policy attorney or senior policy advisor. The individual will focus on addressing technology and surveillance tools impacting communities through research, public education, and community-driven policy advocacy.
Core Responsibilities
- Research & writing: Monitor emerging tech and surveillance tools deployed by law enforcement
- File, review, and analyze public records around technology and surveillance
- Perform corporate and policy research for community and national partners around technology, surveillance, and data protection
- Public or community education: Provide digital security trainings for community and national partners
- Develop public education materials (e.g., fact sheets, slide deck, newsletter) that breakdown complex tech and surveillance tools
- Develop public education materials for community-driven policy campaigns.
- Technical assistance: Analyze existing and create new model data policies in support of community partners with occasional fast-moving technical assistance requests
- Technical support to community partners around digital security with occasional rapid response requests
- Advocacy & partnerships: Build relationships and support the leadership of community-driven partners on tech and surveillance campaigns
- Maintain JFL presence in coalition or convening spaces engaged in tech surveillance work
- Educate federal and local elected officials and press on tech surveillance, such as through issue briefings
Other Responsibilities
- Participate in internal organization building and decision-making as JFL makes decisions in a collaborative fashion that involves significant staff input
- Collaborate with staff to develop and move short and long-term program goals
- Supervise interns as needed
- Any other job-related duties requested by a person authorized to give instructions or assignments
Required Qualifications
- 8 or more years of cumulative experience in the areas of privacy rights, digital security, immigration, policing, or/and surveillance technology
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent writing and communication skills including the ability to break down complex technologies or policy ideas and communicate their relevance to the public
- Experience with public records requests, corporate research, and policy research
- Strong experience building relationships with community-based partners
- Strong facilitation, feedback, and emotional intelligence skills
Location
- Remote within the U.S.
- Travel: must be available to travel for convenings, critical partner meetings, and staff retreats. We estimate travel is approximately 10-20 days per year.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range: $90,000-105,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
(Tier 3 Position)
- Benefits include:Generous paid vacation, sick, and personal time, as well as paid holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for FT employees and dependents
- Life insurance
- 401(k) plan with 3% annual employer contribution (after 1 year)
- Annual professional development and wellness stipend
Just Futures Law sets salaries according to its Compensation Equity Guidelines. As a policy, the highest-paid staff cannot earn more than 2.5X the lowest-paid staff.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit the following application materials in PDF via the Movement Talent Opportunity Board application portal by clicking the "Apply To This Job" button:
https://recruitcrm.io/apply/17610586579910060944oEv
- A letter of interest
- Your resume
- A writing sample (3–10 pages)
- A list of three references (including at least one former or current direct supervisor)
Hiring Process
- Initial pre-interview screening
- Two rounds of virtual interviews with members of the hiring committee
- Finalists will participate in a virtual meeting with all staff (“temperature check”)
- Reference checks will be conducted, including at least one from a former or current supervisor
Accessibility and Accommodations
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to applicants with disabilities throughout the process. Please email us to request accommodations at any time during the application process.
EEO & At-Will Employment Statement
Just Futures Law is an at-will, equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Employment decisions are made based on qualifications and organizational needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
