Remote | Public Interest Law & Civil Advocacy Consultant — $105–$135/hour

24-Mag•New York, NY

11h•Remote

About The Position

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for legal professionals experienced in public interest law, civil advocacy, environmental law, impact litigation, legal aid workflows, policy advocacy, and structured legal documentation. This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on structured public interest legal workflow review, civil and environmental case analysis, advocacy documentation, legal research, case management review, and high-quality project execution. Selected professionals will apply their public interest legal expertise to review realistic legal and advocacy scenarios, evaluate documentation requirements, prepare structured written outputs, and support accurate, evidence-based legal workflow tasks.

Requirements

JD with 3+ years of experience in public interest law, legal aid, civil rights, environmental law, consumer protection, impact litigation, government legal work, policy advocacy, or related legal practice areas.
Active bar admission or equivalent legal qualification.
Experience in one or more areas such as civil legal aid, housing, family law, immigration, public benefits, civil rights, environmental law, consumer protection, affirmative enforcement, administrative advocacy, impact litigation, or amicus work.
Familiarity with legal tools and systems such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, Clio, MyCase, Socrata, Esri ArcGIS Hub, or similar legal research and case-management platforms.
Comfort reading and preparing legal artifacts such as intake notes, case-summary memos, pleadings, advocacy letters, policy briefs, grant reports, amicus drafts, enforcement materials, and legal research memos.
Strong analytical thinking and written communication skills.
Ability to translate public interest legal workflows into clear, structured task documentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with major legal aid organizations, public interest law firms, impact litigation nonprofits, state attorney general offices, DOJ offices, environmental advocacy organizations, civil rights organizations, or government agencies.
Familiarity with CAA, CWA, NEPA, CERCLA, environmental justice, consumer protection statutes, civil rights frameworks, public benefits systems, or administrative rulemaking.
Experience preparing or reviewing pleadings, policy briefs, amicus drafts, advocacy letters, case memos, intake notes, grant reports, or rulemaking comments.
Background in civil rights, civil legal aid, environmental law, consumer protection, affirmative enforcement, policy advocacy, or impact litigation.
Strong attention to detail in case-file-heavy, advocacy-heavy, and documentation-based legal workflows.

Responsibilities

Review public interest legal scenarios involving intake notes, case-summary memos, pleadings, client-facing materials, advocacy letters, and case management workflows.
Evaluate legal aid and civil advocacy materials against source records, procedural requirements, issue-specific criteria, and documented case needs.
Support structured review of matters involving housing, family, immigration, public benefits, civil rights, consumer protection, or related public interest practice areas.
Identify missing information, legal reasoning gaps, documentation issues, and expected case review outcomes.
Review legal scenarios involving environmental law, consumer protection, affirmative enforcement, impact litigation, amicus work, and policy advocacy.
Evaluate materials connected to CAA, CWA, NEPA, CERCLA, environmental justice, civil rights enforcement, or administrative advocacy based on provided source materials.
Support structured review of pleadings, amicus drafts, policy briefs, enforcement materials, advocacy memos, and litigation documentation.
Prepare clear written explanations for legal and advocacy decisions based on source materials and verifiable criteria.
Review public interest workflows involving legal research, case files, grant reports, rulemaking materials, case-management notes, and multi-step legal tasks.
Support structured review of materials connected to tools such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, Clio, MyCase, Socrata, Esri ArcGIS Hub, or similar legal and public data systems.
Translate public interest legal workflows into clear, structured task documentation and review criteria.
Maintain accuracy, consistency, and professional judgment across submitted work.