Join Our Team
Our staff is made up of deeply committed, hard-working, and passionate advocates for youth. We welcome colleagues of all backgrounds to join our team!
Join us! Law clerks will work closely under the supervision of staff attorneys in all aspects of representing LCCR clients, including legal research, fact investigation, drafting memoranda and motions, developing holistic service plans, and preparing for adjudication hearings (trial) and dispositions (sentencing). Law clerks may also assist in systemic reform projects through research, education, investigation, and the preparation of briefs and position papers. Law clerks are required to abide by LCCR’s confidentiality policy, and to act at all times according to the expressed interests of our clients. LCCR’s summer clerkship program is ten weeks long and commences on Tuesday, May 25, 2026. The summer clerkship takes place in-person in New Orleans, LA.
The Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (LCCR) is looking for a skilled supervising attorney to lead its Children’s Defense Team (CDT), which provides holistic legal representation for children in delinquency and status offender proceedings as the youth public defender in New Orleans. The CDT Supervising Attorney works to ensure that LCCR’s attorneys are well-trained and supported to provide high-quality, zealous, client-centered legal representation for every eligible youth in Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. The position is based in New Orleans.
The Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (LCCR) seeks a Development Associate for its development department. Primary responsibilities include collaborating with the Development Director on grant research, planning, preparation of grant proposals and formal grant applications, stewardship of foundation relationships, and the completion and timely submission of grant reporting requirements. The Development Associate will work with internal programs to help identify funding needs, and maintain a sound knowledge of the organization in order to accurately represent LCCR when interacting with funders on LCCR’s behalf.
LCCR values diversity and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. People of color, women, LGBTIA+ persons, people with disabilities, and those directly impacted by the legal system are encouraged to apply for all positions.
