Jobs at American Bar Association

Manages Criminal Justice Section programs, conferences, meetings, budgets, communications, registration systems, sponsorships, speaker materials, and onsite event support. Coordinates member leaders, internal and external partners, timelines, and competing priorities while ensuring compliance with ABA policies. Responsibilities also include marketing communications, fundraising support, staff supervision, reporting, and stakeholder management.

Represents detained immigrants in removal proceedings before immigration courts, USCIS, and potentially federal courts. Conducts client screenings, maintains case files, advises peers and pro bono attorneys, and mentors attorneys, interns, volunteers, and support staff. Requires regular visits with detained clients, legal training, stakeholder coordination, and travel between offices, detention facilities, and courts. The role serves individuals who may have experienced trauma and family separation.

Manages continuing legal education and other educational programming for an assigned ABA section. Responsibilities include program development, MCLE submissions, speaker coordination, leadership meetings, events, budgets, revenue objectives, partnerships, staff leadership, and performance management. The role requires association program management experience, CLE program development, budget oversight, and up to 25% travel.

Manages and implements Young Lawyers Division programs and projects, including planning, budgeting, compliance, communications, partnerships, sponsorships, meetings, and events. Advises member leaders on strategy and procedures, coordinates internal and external stakeholders, reports on project progress, and supervises staff. The role also supports fundraising, recruitment, mentoring, and performance evaluations.

Supports strategic marketing planning and execution for paid media, branded merchandise, events, sponsorships, and other offerings. Assists with branding, communications integration, market research, data analysis, revenue initiatives, and campaign evaluation. Collaborates with marketing teams to develop cohesive plans, reach target audiences, increase member and non-member revenue, and strengthen brand awareness.

Provides expert legal and public policy guidance for the ABA Commission on Immigration. Responsibilities include legal research, writing, policy analysis, legislative and regulatory drafting, presentations, training, project oversight, coordination with stakeholders, supervision, grant development, and fundraising. The role serves as a principal subject-matter expert, advises government and external constituencies, and may manage attorneys, staff, consultants, and interns.

Manages and implements ABA programs and projects, including planning, budgeting, compliance, communications, partnerships, sponsorship fundraising, meetings, and special events. Advises member leaders on strategy and procedures, tracks project progress, coordinates internal and external stakeholders, and supervises staff. The role requires a bachelor’s degree with three years of experience or a high school diploma/GED with five years of relevant experience.

Leads the American Bar Association’s charitable fundraising and corporate sponsorship strategy. Responsibilities include developing revenue plans, cultivating major donors, managing solicitations and gift acceptance, expanding funding streams, overseeing donor communications and reporting, engaging board members, ensuring 501(c)(3) compliance, and managing a team of fundraising professionals. The role also serves as a strategic liaison to ABA-related charitable entities and partners with Finance and General Counsel on financial and regulatory matters.

Develops and manages membership growth and marketing strategies, campaigns, budgets, websites, products, events, sponsorships, and retention programs. Conducts market research, segmentation, data analysis, reporting, and cost-benefit analysis to support strategic decisions and dues revenue. Serves as a member liaison, manages vendors, and mentors membership and marketing staff.

The Program Associate helps design, implement, and monitor programs and projects under managerial supervision. Responsibilities include project planning, policy compliance, performance analysis, progress reporting, coordination with member leaders and staff, and collaboration on joint initiatives. The role requires at least three years of relevant professional experience and may involve research, writing, meeting planning, fundraising, or grant application work. Travel may be required several times per year.

Develops and executes strategic marketing plans for ABA forums and entities, including branding, messaging, audience targeting, communications, product and event promotion, sponsorships, and revenue initiatives. Integrates marketing efforts, serves as a member liaison, conducts research and data analysis, manages budgets and vendors, and mentors marketing staff. The role requires advanced communication, campaign management, and marketing plan development skills, with association-sector experience.