Staff Attorney
About The Position
The Project on Predatory Student Lending seeks a Staff Attorney to join our team of attorneys and advocates using innovative litigation strategies to end predatory practices in higher education and protect students. The Project on Predatory Student Lending is the first legal services practice in the country focused solely on representing postsecondary students who were harmed by predatory practices in higher education and vocational training. Started at Harvard Law School in 2012, the Project became an independent non-profit organization in August 2022. The Project primarily uses impact litigation to further its mission of ending predatory practices in higher education. The Project has prosecuted landmark litigation holding corporations and the government accountable for abusive and discriminatory actions and policies that harm students from communities historically excluded from the benefits of higher education. To date, the Project has won cancellation of over $30 billion in student debt for over 2 million former students located throughout the United States. As a key member of PPSL's legal team, the Staff Attorney is responsible for developing and prosecuting complex and cutting-edge impact litigation to further the interests of the Project's client community and the mission of the Project.
Requirements
- JD and minimum three years of relevant legal experience
- Experience acting as lead counsel in civil litigation
- Licensure and good standing in at least one jurisdiction
- Ability and competence to independently investigate and engage in unfamiliar areas of law and policy
- A demonstrated interest in the Project's mission and a commitment to using litigation and advocacy to combat systemic inequality
- The ability to work collaboratively
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with consumer protection, student loan law, and/or plaintiff-side class action work preferred but not required
Responsibilities
- Independently prosecute existing creative impact litigation in areas including anti-discrimination statutes, higher education law and regulation, administrative procedure, consumer protection statutes, antitrust, and others
- Develop new litigation to meet strategic objectives
- Elevate client and class member voices and maximize client engagement and participation in litigation
- Work collaboratively with Project staff and external partners
- Translate legal concepts for different audiences including general public, policy advocacy community, lawmakers, student loan borrowers, and clients
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- up to five months paid parental leave
- five percent retirement matching
- a generous vacation policy
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
