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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.

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.

Civil Rights Attorney

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

You: An entrepreneurial freedom fighter with a passion for, and experience in, civil rights litigation. You find and win cutting-edge civil rights cases across the country. You will become a national spokesperson for equality before the law and economic liberty—you will speak at conferences, engage the media, and publish scholarship on the rights protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. You are determined to become a leader who will elevate PLF attorneys to be the best litigators in the nation. You have a demonstrated dedication to public interest law and civil rights throughout your career.

Them: Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s a lot of government discrimination 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 and protecting the fundamental right to property as the “guardian of every other right.” PLF has an unmatched record in the United States Supreme Court, with 18 victories litigated at the Court. We also are actively litigating nearly two hundred cases in trial and appellate courtrooms 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 Equality and Opportunity Program. The program advances a positive vision of civil rights with liberty at its core, centered on a demand to remove racial, protectionist, and other discriminatory legal barriers that separate people from opportunity.  Our high-profile cases include fighting discriminatory admissions policies targeting black and Hispanic students in Hartford, Connecticut, and Asian-American students in New York, Boston, and Virginia. We defeated race-based federal farm-loan forgiveness and are litigating against California to end its sex-based quota for Board members of publicly-traded companies. We have overturned certificate of need laws in half a dozen states and challenged other legislation that protects the profits of some by stifling the economic opportunity of others. You will build on our success by working on landmark cases that affirm equality of freedom for all persons. You will find and win the next important Supreme Court case enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment. And you will be recognized as a nationwide leader on equality and opportunity, giving speeches, attending conferences, appearing on radio and television, and publishing op-eds and scholarly articles on these issues.

You will work on teams with junior and senior attorneys, providing your expertise and knowledge and elevating the talent and skill of our attorneys. You will have the latitude to think big and the resources to execute. You will be at the forefront of shaping the enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment for all Americans.

In a nutshell, we’re seeking someone who’s passionate about liberty and equality, who is confident and magnanimous, and who is a bold and relentless freedom fighter.

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

• 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.
• Generate High-Impact Cases: Develop new cases and run with them consistent with your experience level. We have needs for a seasoned veteran who can run a case from an initial complaint through the Supreme Court. We want confident a self-starter 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.
• Leading PLF into Battle: Partner with other attorneys and help set the agenda of the next years of PLF’s equality and opportunity program.

This role is ideal for someone with:

• At least 3 years of relevant litigation experience, with a preference for candidates with 7+ years of experience who can take on more complex responsibilities. The position will be tailored based on experience, ensuring opportunities for impactful litigation work at all levels.
• A proven track record of successful litigation, strong legal writing skills, and outstanding interpersonal communication abilities.
• A deep knowledge of and passion for the principles of freedom and individual liberty is essential.
• Willingness to travel ~10% or as needed for case work and advocacy efforts.

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, 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 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
• A writing sample

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.

Questions can be directed to Savannah Rupp, Project Manager at Talent Market, who is assisting with the search: .

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Coalitions Manager

Arlington, VA or Virtual in DC Metro Area

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 developing partnerships that define our next-generation public interest law firm. You are excited to turn opportunities into partnerships and products, but most importantly, you’re not content to rest on past success and want to have a positive impact.

We’re not just looking for a gladhander. While you have strong social 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. 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:

When we say “manager,” we mean it! In this role, you’ll be responsible for coalitions for our Separation of Powers practice. You’ll create, maintain, and leverage groups of stakeholders who can support PLF’s litigation, legislative campaigns, and research development. In addition to maintaining strong relationships with policy allies at the federal, state, and local levels, you’ll work to develop relationships with industry, academic, legal, and grassroots organizations.

You’ll work across the firm to identify and capitalize on 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.

The Coalitions Manager will report to the Coalitions Director. The Manager may work from home and/or the Arlington, VA, office but must reside within the Washington, DC metro area and be available for in-person meetings and events as needed.

In practice, 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:

• Two or more years of experience in external relations, policy, working on the Hill or for a 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.
• Alignment with the mission of PLF.
• A positive and proactive solutions-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the year.
• Knowledge of law isn’t required, although it’s certainly a plus.

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, CA; Arlington, VA; and Palm Beach Gardens, FL, although approximately half of the staff work from home offices across the country.

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

To apply, qualified individuals should submit the following application materials in one PDF document:

• 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
• Resume

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/

Questions can be directed to Bailey Drouant, Outreach Manager at Talent Market, who is managing the search:

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.

Operations Associate

You: A relentlessly forward-thinking and positive jack-of-all-trades who relishes taking responsibility for improving the workplace and work-life of those around them. You aspire to find the most effective way to complete any given task, no matter how small it may seem, in service of helping PLF advance its mission. You enjoy being the “go-to” person for things and you find fulfillment in maintaining organization amongst others.

Social Media Growth Strategist

You: You are passionate about advancing liberty through engaging social media content creation and management. You cracked the organic algorithm code across various platforms and have experience scaling social media accounts for a brand or organization.

You are a marketing-savvy storyteller who knows how to catch someone’s attention with a social media post. Your friends would probably classify you as “too online”—you’re fluent in the language, norms, trends, and memes of X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Reddit. You’re creative, willing to push boundaries, and unafraid to consistently collaborate and connect with internal departments, staff and notable influencers to curate content sure to engage the online masses.

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 U.S. 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:

You’ll get audiences excited about and invested in PLF as a brand. You’ll immerse yourself in the organization’s legal, policy, and research work, turning complex topics into digestible, entertaining content that algorithms adore. You’ll turn case stories into pithy posts and threads, drawing on PLF’s incredible database of client interviews, photography, film, and legal documents to create content that will draw outrage, sympathy, excitement, and support from existing followers and new audiences. You’ll draw inspiration from outside the nonprofit world—from cutting-edge ad campaigns, films, startups, and art—to put PLF’s social media program on the highest playing field. You won’t be afraid to disrupt the status quo; you’ll bring new ideas to PLF, along with a bias toward action. With you in this role, PLF will draw new attention and will become a bigger, more effective champion for our clients and for liberty.

The role is somewhat flexible and can be adjusted to accommodate your strengths and gaps in your knowledge. If you have videography, photography, or graphic design experience, you’ll hit the ground running designing graphics for social channels, but you may need training in copywriting.

We are seeking a creative and data-driven Social Media Growth Strategist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate is passionate about leveraging social media platforms to grow audiences, increase engagement, and drive brand awareness. You will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing strategies that amplify our online presence and connect with our target audience in meaningful ways.

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

• Develop and execute growth strategies for X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube
• Integrate social media with our broader marketing strategy, including branding, PR, and digital advertising.
• Create, curate, and manage engaging content tailored to each platform
• Analyze performance metrics to track progress and optimize content and strategies
• Conduct A/B testing to determine the most effective approaches
• Engage with the online community, responding to comments, messages, and mentions
• Identify trends and emerging opportunities to stay ahead of the curve
• Collaborate with internal departments and other stakeholders
• Seek and manage influencer relationships
• Monitor competitor activities and industry trends to inform strategy
• Report regularly on performance, insights, and growth opportunities
• Experiment with new formats and storytelling techniques to enhance engagement
• Leverage existing PLF content, assets and documentaries to create social media content reels

This role is ideal for someone who has at least three years of experience and a track record of success in social media growth. Experience with graphic design software—including Adobe Photoshop or Canva—and video editing software—including Adobe Premiere or iMovie—is a bonus.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience in growing social media channels across various platforms (e.g. X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, etc.)
• Experience with social management tools like Meltwater, etc.
• Strong understanding of social media algorithms, trends, and best practices
• Analytical skills to interpret data and translate insights into actionable strategies
• Proficiency in content creation, including copywriting, graphic design, and video editing
• Ability to conduct market research and competitor analysis
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Adaptability to rapidly changing digital environments

We are excited to welcome someone who thrives on innovation and enjoys pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the digital landscape. If you are ready to make an impact and grow with us, we would love to hear from you!

General Application

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.