Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Remote OK
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 …
Skills: Civil Litigation, Impact Litigation, Consumer Protection Law, Student Loan Law, Class Action Litigation
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The Staff Attorney is responsible for developing and prosecuting complex impact litigation to end predatory practices in higher education. This includes managing existing cases, developing new litigation strategies, and translating legal concepts for diverse audiences.
Candidates must hold a JD and have at least three years of relevant legal experience, including serving as lead counsel in civil litigation. Licensure in at least one jurisdiction and a commitment to combating systemic inequality are required.
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 Organization
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. To learn more about our current cases, please visit our website, read news coverage of our work, and listen to our clients' experiences with predatory actors in higher education.
Staff Attorney Position and Essential Functions
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.
Essential Functions Include:
Requirements and Qualifications
Compensation
The minimum salary for this position is $125,000 annually; compensation will be commensurate with the experience level of the candidate.
The Project on Predatory Student Lending offers generous benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, up to five months paid parental leave, five percent retirement matching, and a generous vacation policy.
Location Requirements
The Project on Predatory Student Lending is located in Boston, Massachusetts. This position is remote with case-related travel. PPSL will consider applicants from any location within the United States.
Diversity Statement
The Project on Predatory Student Lending encourages applicants from all races, religions, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, and ages, as well as veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply to our Staff Attorney position. We are dedicated to creating a work environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and accommodating for each individual team member.
How to Apply
Please upload a resume and a written statement telling us why you are interested in working at the Project on Predatory Student Lending and an example of how you have used or intend to use litigation to advance economic or racial justice.
Non-profit legal organization representing defrauded borrowers against the predatory for-profit college industry.
The Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL) is the leading legal organization representing student borrowers against predatory for-profit colleges and the policies that enable institutions to exploit and cheat students. PPSL uses bold, strategic litigation and advocacy to demand accountability in the higher education space and influence policy solutions to create a more just and affordable education system. PPSL represents more than one million student borrowers and its work has resulted in cancellation of more than $22 billion of fraudulent student loan debt.
Offices: 769 Centre St, Boston, Massachusetts 02130, US
Non-profit legal organization representing defrauded borrowers against the predatory for-profit college industry.
The Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL) is the leading legal organization representing student borrowers against predatory for-profit colleges and the policies that enable institutions to exploit and cheat students. PPSL uses bold, strategic litigation and advocacy to demand accountability in the higher education space and influence policy solutions to create a more just and affordable education system. PPSL represents more than one million student borrowers and its work has resulted in cancellation of more than $22 billion of fraudulent student loan debt.
Offices: 769 Centre St, Boston, Massachusetts 02130, US
