Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
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The Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is the chief attorney and leader of the nation’s premier civil rights law organization, responsible for directing its litigation and legal strategy to advance racial justice and equality.
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| Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chief counsel position
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civil rights leadership role ⓘ executive role ⓘ legal leadership position ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Director-Counsel of LDF
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Director-Counsel of the NAACP LDF ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| domain |
criminal justice reform
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economic justice ⓘ education equity ⓘ racial justice ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| employer | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ public interest law ⓘ |
| headOf |
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund legal staff
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund litigation program ⓘ |
| inception | 1950s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in landmark civil rights cases
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shaping national civil rights jurisprudence ⓘ |
| organizationType | nonprofit civil rights organization ⓘ |
| partOf | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Elaine R. Jones
NERFINISHED
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Jack Greenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Janai S. Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Payton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherrilyn Ifill NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore M. Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
advance racial justice
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challenge racial discrimination through litigation ⓘ promote equality under law ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Board of Directors of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
admission to practice law
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experience in civil rights litigation ⓘ law degree ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of national civil rights litigation strategy
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development of civil rights litigation priorities ⓘ ensuring alignment of litigation with organizational mission ⓘ management of legal staff and attorneys ⓘ overall legal strategy of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ⓘ oversight of legal advocacy to advance racial justice ⓘ public legal positions of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ⓘ representation of the organization in major court cases ⓘ supervision of impact litigation ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointed by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund board ⓘ |
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