Jobs at Alliance Defending Freedom

Administers and maintains Windows and open-source infrastructure, servers, storage, virtualization, Active Directory, Azure, backups, and disaster recovery systems. Monitors performance, troubleshoots complex issues, implements security controls, documents configurations, and conducts root-cause analysis. Provides Tier I/II service desk support, manages incidents and requests through an ITSM platform, maintains SLAs, and supports reliable, secure, and scalable systems operations.

Evaluate and lead strategic litigation protecting the constitutional rights of churches, Christian ministries, and religious schools. Responsibilities include legal research, client and witness interviews, written discovery, depositions, case strategy, courtroom and administrative-agency representation, legal interpretation, and advising allied attorneys.

Conduct complex litigation, including legal research, discovery, depositions, court and agency representation, and client and witness interviews. Advise colleagues and allied attorneys, review contracts, engage with media and development teams, and mentor junior attorneys. Requires a J.D., active state bar license, and at least one year of complex litigation experience; trial experience is preferred.

Leads enterprise-wide talent development, including learning strategy, curriculum design, leadership development, succession planning, onboarding, engagement initiatives, and LMS optimization. Advises senior leadership, measures learning impact, manages vendors and budgets, and leads the Talent Development team. The role integrates adult learning methodology, organizational psychology, Christian values, and mission-driven culture development while building scalable programs and internal leadership pipelines.

Litigate conscience-related cases by researching matters, interviewing clients and witnesses, drafting court filings, handling discovery and depositions, and representing clients in court or before agencies. The role also supports public advocacy through media interviews, speaking engagements, attorney preparation, communications strategy, document review, ally coordination, contract review, and legal advice. Requires a J.D., active state bar license, and at least one year of complex litigation experience.

Own audience growth programs that increase awareness, engage prospective donors, and drive first gifts. Responsibilities include managing marketing contracts and vendors, analyzing campaign and audience data, developing optimization recommendations, coordinating campaign schedules and deliverables, writing marketing briefs, tracking budgets and spend, and partnering cross-functionally with project, operations, data, and external agency teams.

Litigate constitutional and civil cases supporting pro-life laws, unborn children, mothers, and pro-life advocates. Responsibilities include legal research, client and witness interviews, drafting court filings, discovery, depositions, court appearances, appeals, contract review, legal advising, attorney networking, and media interaction.

Builds and manages Cvent registration sites, onsite registration, and event mobile apps across more than 100 registration sites and 10 annual events. Coordinates requirements, attendee communications, reporting, timelines, training, troubleshooting, and data integrity. Manages multiple simultaneous event builds, identifies risks, supports stakeholders, and researches Cvent enhancements. Requires at least two years of Cvent experience, strong project management, and excellent communication skills.

Provides administrative, scheduling, communications, correspondence, expense, travel, and calendar support to the CEO Office and Sr. Counsel. Coordinates meetings, senior leader events, CEO engagements, speeches, messaging materials, legal registrations, CLE compliance, and recognition awards. Manages projects through completion, maintains confidential information, supports executive communications, and provides backup coverage for CEO Office activities.

Leads media and public relations strategy, oversees multimedia news and messaging, builds relationships with journalists and influencers, directs rapid-response and crisis communications, and positions the organization as an authoritative voice. Manages content across earned, owned, and paid channels, trains spokespeople, tracks media KPIs, optimizes audience engagement, and manages budgets while coordinating with legal and organizational leaders.

Provides legal counsel on federal legislation and public policy across free speech, religious liberty, parental rights, sanctity of life, and family issues. Responsibilities include monitoring and analyzing legislation, drafting policies, developing advocacy strategies, preparing reports and testimony, and engaging Congressional offices, government officials, media, and policy allies. The role also coordinates internal experts, advocates for organizational priorities, and travels to educate lawmakers.

Manage the annual organizational budgeting process, consolidate departmental budgets, establish spending controls, and support approval workflows. Partner with department leaders to monitor budgets, explain variances, improve financial literacy, and guide workforce planning. Track headcount and personnel costs, prepare recurring budget-to-actual reports and dashboards, identify emerging risks, maintain reporting templates, and support month-end close activities in collaboration with Accounting and FP&A.

Lead complex parental-rights litigation, representing parents and children in court. Develop case strategy, arguments, testimony, briefs, motions, and memoranda; conduct legal research, fact and expert discovery, and depositions. Advise allied attorneys, engage with media, build relationships with legal partners, and support development events and speaking engagements.

Provides legal counsel on federal and state legislation and public policy affecting constitutional and social issues. Responsibilities include drafting legislation, monitoring and analyzing bills, researching court precedent, preparing policy materials, testifying and presenting to officials, engaging policy allies, public speaking, and extensive travel during legislative sessions.

Develops speeches, op-eds, briefing documents, presentations, statements, and other executive communications for senior leaders. Coordinates research and information gathering for leadership, board, donor, and stakeholder reports. Creates messaging tailored to specific audiences, maintains speech and presentation content libraries, and collaborates with communications teams on strategic messaging. Requires strong writing, editing, strategic thinking, project management, confidentiality, and executive communications experience.

Provides administrative and operational support for a worldwide alumni network of Christian attorneys. Responsibilities include data entry, reporting, communications, milestone acknowledgments, relationship coordination, confidential information management, calendar and meeting logistics, agenda preparation, action-item tracking, document preparation, mailings, shipping, file organization, presentations, purchase orders, and special projects.

Provides legal and policy counsel on government affairs, builds relationships with state attorneys general and federal officials, coordinates litigation and multistate amicus opportunities, monitors legal developments, represents ADF at coalition events, and manages special projects involving legal analysis and political awareness.

Supports litigation attorneys by researching and drafting legal documents, filing electronically in federal and state courts, managing case files and deadlines, preparing discovery, depositions, trial materials, and exhibits, monitoring court dockets, reviewing eDiscovery, and cite-checking briefs under Bluebook and court rules. The role requires independent management of a heavy litigation caseload, confidential information, and occasional supervision of legal administrative assistants.

Leads Alliance Defending Freedom’s U.S. Government Affairs team and develops federal and state legislative, executive-branch, and lobbying strategies. Oversees senior leaders and government relations directors, builds relationships with lawmakers and officials, develops legislation and testimony, testifies publicly, represents the organization in media, and coordinates with legal, communications, and development teams. Requires a law degree, active state bar license, extensive legislative or executive-branch experience, attorney management experience, and up to 30% travel.

Supports attorneys and legal team members with confidential administrative work, case-file maintenance, legal document preparation and proofreading, court filings, calendar and meeting coordination, travel arrangements, expense processing, correspondence, records management, and document handling. Requires strong organizational and communication skills, legal administrative experience, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.