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About our practice groups:

Property Rights are the foundation of liberty. The right to own, enjoy, and put property to productive use is a source of personal security, dignity, and prosperity, protecting the freedom of individuals to shape their destiny. We aim to achieve the same level of constitutional protection for individual rights in property as the courts accord other celebrated personal liberties.

Equality and Opportunity are the cornerstones of our civil rights. But government stands in the way of many people’s opportunities today. It has displaced the Constitution’s guarantee of liberty with policies that assail, for instance, opportunities to earn a living or pursue a quality education. And government officials disregard the Constitution’s call for equality before the law by allocating burdens or benefits to some at the expense of others, increasingly discriminating based on race, sex, or group entitlement. PLF’s equality and opportunity cases aim to secure equal freedom for all. We work to dismantle unconstitutional barriers to opportunity, freeing individuals to rise based on their choices, character, and ability.

Separation of Powers between the branches is crucial: Allowing powers to accumulate in any government body is, as James Madison said, “the very definition of tyranny.” Our Constitution established three separate branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. And yet, the American administrative state has grown into a Leviathan. Today, a sea of regulatory agencies has seized more power—becoming lawmaker, executive, and judge—to exert greater control over our lives. PLF fights to rein in this unconstitutional “fourth branch” and to restore the proper structure of our government.

Environment and Natural Resources roots itself in the belief that human creativity, unleashed through liberty, solves problems and expands the world’s potential. We defend the freedom to use public and private land productively by protecting constitutional limits on government power and promoting abundance through innovation. At PLF, we believe human ingenuity is the ultimate resources.

What PLF Attorneys get to do: 

• Litigate for Liberty: Be on the front lines of the fight for individual freedom by litigating strategic lawsuits against government abuse. Lead cases that challenge unconstitutional laws, regulations, and policies that threaten equality and opportunity, property rights, and the separation of powers.
• Generate High-Impact Cases: Develop new cases and run with them consistent with your experience level. We have needs for junior attorneys and seasoned veterans who can run a case from an initial complaint through the Supreme Court. We want confident self-starters who think big and aim high.
• Advocate for Shared Moral and Constitutional Principles: We win in the courts of law and in the court of public opinion. You will speak with journalists, the public, allied organizations, trade groups, and academics to advance our litigation objectives and mission.

General Information

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that will benefit Americans nationwide. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, we battle for freedom in the nation’s courts and the court of public opinion.

As a national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick-and-mortar offices in Sacramento, California; Arlington, Virginia; and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, although approximately half of the staff work from home offices across the country. You can work physically in any of our offices or request to work virtually.

To Apply:

If you think you might be a good fit, submit the following application materials:

• Your resume or C.V., including your experience in the liberty movement and relevant professional experience
• In the application screener, tell us why PLF is the place for you.

This posting is not an active job opening. However, we are preparing for rapid growth and will contact you directly if we see a potential fit.

PLF is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest-quality talent available nationwide, and we offer a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, medical and dental insurance, and employer-paid retirement savings. We take work-life balance seriously through our generous paid leave and flextime policies. We have a flexible, collaborative, positive, and collegial work environment. We take pride in investing in your future and encourage internal advancement. PLF is the place for someone principled, tenacious, and determined to succeed in positively shaping the future of our country and restoring real limits on government power. Join us.

Separation of Powers Attorney

Work from Anywhere in the U.S.

You: An entrepreneurial freedom fighter with a passion for freedom and experience in civil litigation. You want to find and win cutting-edge civil rights cases, represent deserving clients, and help us fight the administrative state. You are a self-starter, a natural leader, and a willing collaborator who will help PLF achieve its mission of protecting the Constitution and preserving liberty.

Them: Federal and state agencies that are abusing their power and stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s no shortage of agencies that ignore the constitutional separation of powers. But fortunately, like all lumbering giants, abusive government is most vulnerable when countered by individuals who act strategically and nimbly, take calculated risks, have each other’s backs, and are confident in, and passionate for, the cause—the very sort of swashbucklers we employ in spades here at PLF.

Us: We fight back. Pacific Legal Foundation is the nation’s first and most successful public interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty. PLF has an unmatched record in the United States Supreme Court, with 18 victories out of 20 litigated at the Court. We also have close to 200 active cases across the nation.

We are a next-generation public interest law firm. What does “next generation” mean for a legal nonprofit? It means we aren’t interested in doing the same thing as everyone else. We aspire to be the best player in a constantly changing game.

Here’s what you get to do in this role:

You will generate and lead high-profile cases in PLF’s Separation of Powers Program. PLF’s separation of powers litigation is unparalleled. Most recently, we have won victories in the Supreme Court limiting the federal government’s broad powers under the Clean Water Act and in the lower courts against the CDC’s eviction moratorium, and before administrative law judges against the CPSC’s efforts to destroy an infant products company. You will find and win the next important case enforcing individuals’ rights through the Constitution’s structural protections. Your ideas will help shape PLF strategy by identifying and litigating emerging separation of powers theories. You will be recognized as a nationwide leader on administrative and constitutional law.

In a nutshell, we’re seeking someone who’s passionate about liberty, the Constitution, and the separation of powers, someone who is confident and magnanimous, and someone who is a bold and relentless freedom fighter.

Getting down to brass tacks, your specific job duties will likely include:

• Finding, developing, litigating—and winning—important separation of powers cases.
• Advocating for separation of powers both philosophically and practically. Speaking with organizations, trade groups, academia, and media to advance PLF’s strategic goals. (A deep knowledge of the moral and constitutional basis for the Constitution’s structural protections is a huge plus.)
• Writing persuasive pieces for both scholarly and lay audiences. Drafting op-eds, journal articles, and blog posts.
• Helping to set the agenda for the future of PLF’s separation of powers program.

This role is ideal for someone with experience litigating administrative law and/or regulatory cases, a passion for constitutional law, and outstanding communication skills. The ideal candidate will also bring a strong understanding of, and passion for, the principles of freedom and individual liberty, along with a willingness to travel.

About PLF

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that will benefit Americans nationwide. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, we battle for freedom in the nation’s courts and the court of public opinion.

As a national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick-and-mortar offices in Sacramento, California; Arlington, Virginia; and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, although approximately half of the staff work from home offices across the country. You can work physically in any of our offices or request to work virtually.

To Apply:

If you think you might be a good fit, submit the following application materials at the link below:

• Your resume, including your experience in the liberty movement and relevant professional experience
• A cover letter explaining why PLF is the place for you, why you want to fight for liberty, and what distinguishes you from typical applicants
• A legal writing sample that is unedited (or lightly edited) of no more than 10 pages.

This is a full-time, permanent position. PLF is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest-quality talent available nationwide, and we offer a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, medical and dental insurance, and employer-paid retirement savings. We take work-life balance seriously through our generous paid leave and flextime policies. We have a flexible, collaborative, positive, and collegial work environment. We take pride in investing in your future and encourage internal advancement. PLF is the place for someone principled, tenacious, and determined to succeed in positively shaping the future of our country and restoring real limits on government power.  Join us.

Digital Marketing Manager

Fully Remote • Work from Anywhere in the U.S.

You: A builder. You take scattered tools—data dashboards, email platforms, heatmaps, CMS—and shape them into something coherent, elegant, and effective. You’re the kind of person who asks why a page underperforms, and then actually finds the answer. You think in funnels and flywheels.

You enjoy solving other people’s problems, but you don’t just take orders—you listen, understand the “why,” and then propose something smarter. You have experience with ambitious goals—and sometimes unclear paths to get there. Colleagues might come to you with a half-baked idea for a landing page or a loose desire to “get this in front of new people,” and you help shape it into something strategic, testable, and tied to outcomes. You’re the translator between “I need eyeballs” and “Here’s a multi-channel plan with spend caps, KPIs, and a rollout calendar.”

You’re agile with digital ad platforms and comfortable pivoting a campaign mid-flight if the results demand it.

Them: Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s a lot of government overreach out there, and it’s backed by seemingly endless resources. But fortunately, like all lumbering giants, abusive government is most vulnerable when countered by individuals who act strategically and nimbly, take calculated risks, have each other’s backs, and are confident in and passionate for the cause—the very sort of swashbucklers we employ in spades here at PLF.

Us: We fight back. Pacific Legal Foundation is the nation’s first and most successful public interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty. PLF has an unmatched record in the United States Supreme Court, with 18 victories out of 20 cases litigated at the Court. We also have more than a hundred active cases across the nation.

We are a next-generation public interest law firm. What does “next-generation” mean for a legal nonprofit? It means we aren’t interested in doing the same thing as everyone else. We aspire to be the best player in a constantly changing game.

Here’s what you get to do in this role:

Our mission is serious—but our internal culture prizes creativity, experimentation, and intellectual freedom. We are growing fast, and our marketing operation is growing with us. That means we’re building the kind of in-house team that can test bold ideas, learn fast, and punch way above its weight.

You’ll lead our digital marketing queue—managing incoming requests from across the organization, helping other teams clarify their goals, and providing tactics and strategies to achieve them. You’ll oversee a digital marketing associate who handles execution-heavy work like HTML email builds, landing page design, and minor web edits—ensuring quality, throughput, and continuous improvement.

You’ll own our various paid platforms, continuously auditing and implementing optimizations. You’ll take the lead managing the full lifecycle of small to mid-scale digital advertising campaigns—including concept and strategy, and platform campaign build out, monitoring, optimization and reporting. This includes selecting channels, setting goals, allocating spend, building custom audiences, and iterating on creative and messaging.

You’ll also monitor our approach to landing page and website performance: utilizing heatmaps, recordings, and analytics tools to recommend improvements to campaign funnels, journey touchpoints, and email drips. This role resides at the intersection of strategy and execution, and it comes with the autonomy to enhance our digital approach across the board.

Getting down to brass tacks, your specific job duties likely will include:

• Own and prioritize the digital marketing queue across the org
• Manage paid digital advertising platforms
• Build and monitor ad campaigns across platforms (i.e. Meta, Google Ads, YouTube, X, LinkedIn)
• Guide and support a digital marketing associate (execution + growth)
• Recommend UX and messaging improvements based on analytics and heatmaps
• QA email sends, landing pages, and simple web updates
• Act as a consultative partner to other teams with marketing requests
• Help develop repeatable processes that scale with the team

This role is ideal for you if:

• You have at least 5 years of paid digital marketing experience (but we care more about what you’ve done than how long you’ve done it)
• You’ve managed ad campaigns directly, not just outsourced them
• You’ve worked cross-functionally and helped others refine vague asks into specific deliverables
• You like managing people, and you’re excited to help someone grow
• You’re curious, resourceful, and thrive on figuring out how things work—and how to make them better
• You are values-driven and would rather be part of a mission than just a brand

General Information

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that will benefit Americans nationwide. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, we battle for freedom in the nation’s courts and the court of public opinion.

As a national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick-and-mortar offices in Sacramento, California; Arlington, Virginia; and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, although approximately half of the staff work from home offices across the country. You can work physically in any of our offices or request to work virtually.

To Apply:

If you think you might be a good fit, submit the following application materials:

• Your resume, including your experience in the liberty movement and relevant professional experience
• Thoughtful responses to the application’s screener questions.

This is a full-time, permanent position. PLF is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest-quality talent available nationwide, and we offer a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, medical and dental insurance, and employer-paid retirement savings. We take work-life balance seriously through our generous paid leave and flextime policies. We have a flexible, collaborative, positive, and collegial work environment. We take pride in investing in your future and encourage internal advancement. PLF is the place for someone principled, tenacious, and determined to succeed in positively shaping the future of our country and restoring real limits on government power. Join us.

Director of Donor Relations

Fully Remote • Work from Anywhere in the U.S.

You: A fundraising professional with a passion for liberty and winning. You’re a talented relationship builder who knows how to get in the door with new donor prospects, close major donor partnerships, and lead a team. And now you’re looking to join the fundraising efforts of a major organization dedicated to advancing liberty and reining in government overreach.

Them: Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s a lot of government overreach out there, and it’s backed by seemingly endless resources. But fortunately, like all lumbering giants, abusive government is most vulnerable when countered by individuals who act strategically and nimbly, take calculated risks, have each other’s backs, and are confident in and passionate for the cause—the very sort of swashbucklers we employ in spades here at PLF.

Us: We fight back. Pacific Legal Foundation is the nation’s first and most successful public-interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty. PLF has an unmatched record in the United States Supreme Court, with 18 victories out of 20 litigated there. We also have more than 190 active cases across the nation.

PLF is a next-generation public interest law firm. What does “next generation” mean for a legal nonprofit? It means we aren’t interested in doing the same thing as everyone else. We aspire to be the best player in a constantly changing game. We want to win.

Here’s what you get to do in this role:

You will join PLF’s development leadership team to secure funding from individuals who share our commitment to advancing individual liberty. You’ll apply your well-honed relationship-building and team leadership skills to raise millions of dollars for PLF from current and prospective donors and lead a team of major gift fundraisers to do the same.

As part of our development leadership team, and reporting to the Vice President of Development, you will build new departmental capabilities, develop a robust major gift prospecting strategy, manage a team of 4 individuals, and hit the road to execute your major gift strategy. You will have the latitude to think big, the resources to execute, and the time and support of PLF’s leadership.

PLF wants you to be relentless, confident, and show passion toward individual liberty, freedom, and taking down the big, bad guy.

Summary:

The Director of Donor Relations plays a key role in PLF’s development team efforts to secure new funding from philanthropists and business leaders who share our commitment to advancing individual liberty.

Primary Job Duties:

• Develop a donor moves strategy to engage individuals with 6- to 7-figure giving capacity in a portfolio of 50-60 individuals and families.
• Collaborate with PLF’s prospecting and research team to source major donor prospects across the country through a mix of events, referrals, direct outreach, communications, and other activities.
• Build relationships directly with donor prospects through a moves management strategy.
• Lead a team of major gift and planned giving professionals and work with PLF leadership to raise over $20 million in annual funding from individuals.
• Communicate regularly with current funders and prospects to steward new and higher contributions.
• Engage PLF’s president, VP for Development, and Litigation Directors in donor visits and events.
• Work closely with PLF’s program staff (Litigation, Policy, Research, Scholarship, Communications, Outreach) to define projects that will interest donors.
• Become adept at using Salesforce to record and track moves.
• In collaboration with the Vice President for Development and other staff as appropriate, craft and regularly refresh overall strategy and tactics to engage major funders.
• Travel to meet with funders, prospects, and PLF staff functions (up to 50% of time).

This role is ideal for someone with:

• 6+ years of major gift fundraising, sales, and/or investor relations experience.
• Ability to travel 40-50%.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience soliciting C-suite level executives and 6-figure+ donors.
• Ability to hustle and recruit new prospects in the face of rejection.
• Exceptional writing and communications skills—adept at translating complex ideas into accessible, persuasive presentations.
• Solid track record of building teams and capabilities and managing people.
• Demonstrated friendly, upbeat, and persuasive demeanor for PLF funders and prospects.
• Familiarity with funders in the pro-liberty space.
• Knowledge of, and passion for, the ideas of freedom and individual liberty.

General information:

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that will benefit Americans nationwide. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, we battle for freedom in the nation’s courts and in the court of public opinion.

A national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick-and-mortar offices in Sacramento, California; Arlington, Virginia; and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, although half of the staff work from home offices across the country. You may work virtually or in any of our physical offices.

This is a full-time, permanent position. PLF is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest-quality talent available nationwide, and we offer a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, medical and dental insurance, and employer-paid retirement savings. We take work-life balance seriously through our generous paid leave and flextime policies. We have a flexible, collaborative, positive, and collegial work environment. We take pride in investing in your future and encourage internal advancement. PLF is the place for someone principled, tenacious, and determined to succeed in positively shaping the future of our country and restoring real limits on government power. Join us.

To Apply

Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

• Your resume, including your experience in the liberty movement and relevant professional experience.
• A cover letter explaining why PLF is the place for you, why you want to fight for liberty, what distinguishes you from typical applicants, and your salary requirements.

Legal Talent Pipeline Manager

Fully Remote • Work from Anywhere in the U.S.

You: An entrepreneurial builder – you love building relationships, programs, and talent pools. You want to one day watch a litigator fight for liberty and freedom at the Supreme Court and know that you played an integral role in helping them get there. You are excited at the prospect of building relationships with people and organizations throughout the litigation journey so that you can develop a legal talent pool for one of the nation’s top advocates for individual rights. You also know that developing a talent pipeline is a long play, beginning as early as college and stretching all the way to law firm partners. From managing our student programming and alumni efforts to building relationships with law schools and judges, you are confident you can level up our litigation team in the long-term.

Them: Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies stripping Americans of their rights every day. There is a lot of government overreach out there, and it is backed by seemingly endless resources. But fortunately, like all lumbering giants, abusive government is most vulnerable when countered by individuals who act strategically and nimbly, take calculated risks, have each other’s backs, and are confident in and passionate for the cause—the very sort of swashbucklers we employ in spades here at PLF.

Us: We fight back. Pacific Legal Foundation is the nation’s first and most successful public interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty. PLF has an unmatched record in the United States Supreme Court, with 18 victories out of 20 cases litigated at the Court. We also have more than a hundred active cases across the nation.

We are a next-generation public interest law firm. What does “next-generation” mean for a legal nonprofit? It means we are not interested in doing the same thing as everyone else. We aspire to be the best player in a constantly changing game.

Here is what you get to do in this role:

In this newly created role, you will drive a strategy focused on bolstering both the quality and supply of constitutional litigators aligned with our philosophical beliefs. To accomplish this, you will:

• Take a holistic view of talent identification and development, potentially beginning as early as undergraduate school, extending through engaging with our program alumni and experienced attorneys throughout the industry.
• Work alongside the talent acquisition team to identify, engage, and interview experienced attorneys, developing a ready network of aligned candidates for both immediate and long-term hiring needs.
• Oversee our summer clerk and year-long fellowship programs and augment them to ensure they are supporting our efforts to develop a pipeline for legal talent.
• Create and own relationships with law school career centers, judges, for-profit law firms and any other relevant organizations or people who can assist us in either identifying talent or offering positions to our talent.
• Work with PLF attorneys to place them at speaking opportunities in law schools across the country to bring greater awareness to PLF’s work and our educational programming.
• Develop an alumni program and craft the strategy for keeping our alumni engaged with our work and open positions.

This role is ideal for someone who has:

• 5+ years of experience in the fields of legal talent acquisition, external affairs, and/or program management
• A strong commitment to the principles of liberty and constitutional law
• Ability to travel, up to 20%
• Managed a program for developing talent, either in the legal space or otherwise.
• Taken customer service to the next level, not only responding to needs, but anticipating them before they arise.
• Proven their ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Dedication to elevating the next generation of constitutional litigators.
• An ability to prioritize and timeline out various aspects of their work effectively.

General Information:

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that will benefit Americans nationwide. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, we battle for freedom in the nation’s courts and the court of public opinion.

As a national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick-and-mortar offices in Sacramento, California; Arlington, Virginia; and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, although over half of the staff work from home offices across the country. You can work physically in any of our offices or request to work virtually.

This is a full-time, permanent position, reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager. PLF is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest-quality talent available nationwide, and we offer a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, medical and dental insurance, and employer-paid retirement savings. We take work-life balance seriously through our generous paid leave and flextime policies. We have a flexible, collaborative, positive, and collegial work environment. We take pride in investing in your future and encourage internal advancement. PLF is the place for someone principled, tenacious, and determined to succeed in positively shaping the future of our country and restoring real limits on government power. Join us.

To Apply:

Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

• Your resume, including your experience in the liberty movement and relevant professional experience.
• A cover letter explaining why PLF is the place for you, why you want to fight for liberty, and what distinguishes you from typical applicants.

Controller

Fully Remote • Work from Anywhere in the U.S.

You: You’re a mission-driven financial leader who thrives in environments that blend precision, purpose, and problem-solving. You don’t just “close the books”—you build systems that make an organization stronger, more transparent, and more accountable. You’re as comfortable diving into journal entries as you are presenting insights to leadership. You take pride in doing things the right way, not the easy way, and you see fiscal discipline as a form of integrity.

You’re also energized by working with smart, principled colleagues who care deeply about advancing freedom and opportunity. You want your skills to matter and to contribute to something bigger than compliance or reporting. At PLF, your work ensures that our mission to defend liberty is backed by operational excellence and sound stewardship

Them: Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s a lot of government overreach out there, and it’s backed by seemingly endless resources. But fortunately, like all lumbering giants, abusive government is most vulnerable when countered by individuals who act strategically and nimbly, take calculated risks, have each other’s backs, and are confident in and passionate for the cause—the very sort of swashbucklers we employ in spades here at PLF.

Us: We fight back. Pacific Legal Foundation is the nation’s first and most successful public interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty. PLF has an unmatched record in the United States Supreme Court, with 18 victories out of 20 cases litigated at the Court. We also have more than two hundred active cases across the nation.

We are a next-generation public interest law firm. What does “next-generation” mean for a legal nonprofit? It means we aren’t interested in doing the same thing as everyone else. We aspire to be the best player in a constantly changing game.

Here’s what you get to do in this role:

As PLF continues to grow, our Finance team is evolving to ensure we are prepared to scale with discipline, clarity, and transparency.

You will serve as the financial backbone of the organization by overseeing accounting operations, ensuring the integrity of our financial records, and assisting leadership with smart, data-driven decisions. Your responsibilities will include managing the monthly close process, maintaining strong internal controls, and driving improvements to make our financial systems more efficient and reliable.

You will work closely with the CFO to translate complex financial data into meaningful insights for the Board, executives, and program leaders. Additionally, you will supervise and mentor members of the finance team, helping them develop their skills and confidence while fostering a culture of accountability and trust.

You will ensure compliance with GAAP, lead annual audits, oversee payroll and benefits reporting, and protect the organization’s assets by implementing thorough controls. Furthermore, you will continuously seek new ways to improve our processes, whether through automation, process design, or technology that enhances accuracy and efficiency throughout the organization.

Getting down to brass tacks, your specific job duties likely will include:

• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger, A/P, A/R, payroll, and journal entries.
• Manage the monthly close process and prepare accurate, GAAP-compliant financial statements.
• Review and approve reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure proper coding of all transactions.
• Partner with the CFO to produce timely and reliable reports for leadership and the Board.
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting; prepare monthly budget-to-actual and variance reports.
• Oversee financial tracking, reporting, and compliance for restricted funds and endowments.
• Lead the annual financial audit and 403(b) audit; prepare and review Form 990 and other required filings.
• Maintain and enforce internal controls and ensure compliance with all tax and regulatory obligations.
• Supervise and mentor the Staff Accountant and Payroll Specialist; provide regular feedback and professional development opportunities.
• Identify and implement process improvements and technology upgrades to increase accuracy and efficiency.

This role is ideal for you if:

• You have at least 10 years of progressive accounting experience (nonprofit experience preferred).
• You are a CPA—or bring equivalent technical expertise and leadership experience.
• You take pride in accuracy, consistency, and a clean audit every year.
• You can translate financial data into actionable insights for non-financial colleagues.
• You’ve led teams, coached others, and built strong internal controls from the ground up.
• You enjoy solving problems, modernizing systems, and staying ahead of emerging accounting standards.
• You’re energized by the idea of supporting a mission-driven organization that defends individual liberty.

General Information

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that will benefit Americans nationwide. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, we battle for freedom in the nation’s courts and the court of public opinion.

As a national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick-and-mortar offices in Sacramento, California; Arlington, Virginia; and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, although approximately half of the staff work from home offices across the country. You can work physically in any of our offices or request to work virtually.

This is a full-time, permanent position. PLF is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest-quality talent available nationwide, and we offer a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, medical and dental insurance, and employer-paid retirement savings. We take work-life balance seriously through our generous paid leave and flextime policies.

We have a flexible, collaborative, and collegial work environment. We take pride in investing in your professional growth and encourage internal advancement. PLF is the place for someone principled, precise, and determined to ensure operational excellence in service of liberty. Join us.

To Apply:

Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

• Cover letter including:
  • Why PLF is the place for you, why you want to fight for liberty, and what distinguishes you from typical applicants
  • Salary requirements
• Resume, including your accounting and leadership experience and any involvement in the liberty movement.

Coalitions Manager

You: A creative and entrepreneurial coalitions professional with strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. A dedicated freedom fighter, you’re passionate about PLF’s mission and values, and eager to put your skills to work supporting our next US Supreme Court case or our newest piece of model legislation. You are excited to turn opportunities into reality, but, most importantly, you’re not content to rest on past success, always looking to increase your impact.

We’re not just looking for a gladhander. While you have strong interpersonal skills, you also possess a keen strategic mindset and are able to weigh PLF goals with those of our audience and partners, in order to build strong, mutually beneficial partnerships.

Them: Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s a lot of government overreach out there, and it’s backed by seemingly endless resources. But fortunately, like all lumbering giants, abusive government is most vulnerable when countered by individuals who act strategically and nimbly, take calculated risks, have each other’s backs, work together to achieve, and are confident in, and passionate for, the cause of liberty—the very sort of swashbucklers we employ in spades here at PLF.

Us: We fight back. Pacific Legal Foundation is the nation’s first and most successful public interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty. PLF has an unmatched record in the U.S. Supreme Court, with 18 victories at the Court. We also have more than a hundred active cases across the nation.

We are a next-generation public interest law firm. What does “next generation” mean for a legal nonprofit? It means we aren’t interested in doing the same thing as everyone else. We aspire to be the best player in a constantly changing game.

Here’s what you get to do in this role:

In this role, you will oversee coalition relationships in our Separation of Powers or Environment and Natural Resources practice groups and across a portfolio of states.

You’ll cultivate relationships with stakeholders in industry, academic, legal, nonprofit, and grassroots organizations who can support PLF’s litigation, legislative campaigns, and research development at the federal, state and local levels. You’ll work across the firm to identify opportunities for PLF to advance the national conversation in both your area of focus and the organization more broadly. In essence, you’re responsible for ensuring that PLF is a preferred partner, advancing our cases, policies, and research, and raising our organizational profile among key audiences.

You’ll be responsible for developing partnership strategies alongside the Coalitions Director and internal PLF teams.

Getting down to brass tacks, your specific job duties will likely include:

• Creating and supporting coalitions of individuals and organizations in support of PLF’s work, including building original outreach lists and engagement strategies.
• Taking the front seat in new outreach campaigns, leading from strategy to execution.
• Identifying and pitching opportunities for collaboration to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintaining accurate, up-to-date information on outreach contacts and partnerships (we use Salesforce as our database).
• Working with PLF attorneys and staff to identify and leverage existing networks of support.
• Representing PLF at meetings, events, and conferences with partners and allied organizations.

This role is ideal for someone with:

• 4+ years of experience in external relations, policy, working on the Hill or state legislature, or similar.
• Demonstrated interest in current cultural and policy conversations.
• A keen strategic mind capable of identifying, pitching, and managing opportunities for partnership.
• Knowledge and familiarity with nonprofit, business, trade association, grassroots, and legislator groups.
• Passion for working with people of all ideological backgrounds, from every walk of life.
• A positive and proactive solutions-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the year.
• Knowledge of law isn’t required, although it’s certainly a plus.

General Information

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that will benefit Americans nationwide. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, we battle for freedom in the nation’s courts and the court of public opinion.

As a national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick-and-mortar offices in Sacramento, CA; Arlington, VA; and Palm Beach Gardens, FL, although approximately half of the staff works from home across the country. The ability to work from the Arlington, VA, office is a positive, but not required.

This is a full-time, permanent position. PLF is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest-quality talent available nationwide, and we offer a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, medical and dental insurance, parental leave, and employer-paid retirement savings. We take work-life balance seriously through our generous paid leave and flextime policies. We have a flexible, collaborative, positive, and collegial work environment. We take pride in investing in your future and encourage internal advancement. PLF is the place for someone principled, tenacious, and determined to succeed in positively shaping the future of our country and restoring real limits on government power. Join us.

To Apply

Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

• Cover letter including:
  • An introductory paragraph describing three distinct reasons you are drawn to Pacific Legal Foundation’s mission
  • Explanation of why PLF is the place for you, why you want to fight for liberty, and what distinguishes you from typical applicants
  • Salary requirements
• Resume, including your experience in the liberty movement and relevant professional experience

General Application

Fully Remote • Work from Anywhere in the U.S.

You: Passionate about defending individual rights and promoting liberty, but don’t see a job available? We’re always looking for talented individuals who share our commitment to defending Property Rights, advocating for Separation of Powers, and believe in Equality and Opportunity. If you’re interested in exploring a potential role with Pacific Legal Foundation, we’d love to hear from you!

About Pacific Legal Foundation:

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that will benefit Americans nationwide. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, we battle for freedom in the nation’s courts and the court of public opinion.

As a national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick-and-mortar offices in Sacramento, California; Arlington, Virginia; and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, although approximately half of the staff works from home offices across the country. Candidates will be considered for work from any office or home office, on a per-role basis.

To Apply:

Please submit your resume and a brief application expressing your interest and how your skills align with our mission. Click ‘Apply’ button to proceed.