Job Opportunities
Jane Kahn Research and Writing Legal Fellow
Experience: 0-3 years
Compensation: $104,500 - $116,500* plus benefits
* The salary for this position is based upon a non-negotiable salary scale for attorneys at PLO.
Start Date: September 2026
Location: Remote from California or New York (in-office attendance in PLO’s Berkeley, California office is welcome, but not required for this position)
Application Due: October 31, 2025
The Role: The Prison Law Office Jane Kahn Writing and Research Legal Fellowship is a one-year position for attorneys with a commitment to civil rights and criminal justice reform, and offers the Fellow the opportunity to obtain unparalleled training and experience in legal research and writing and other aspects of public interest legal practice. The fellowship is named in honor of Jane Kahn, a pioneering, creative, and compassionate attorney who fought for decades to advance the rights and dignity of people behind bars.
This is a legal research and writing fellowship. On occasion, the Fellow may tour prisons, jails, and/or juvenile facilities and interview incarcerated people and correctional staff to monitor compliance with class action settlement agreements. The Fellow’s principal role will consist of legal research and writing.
For more information on the role and how to apply, see the full job posting here.
Litigation Assistant
Experience: Entry-level
Classification: Non-exempt
Compensation: $70,380-$88,330, depending on experience, plus benefits*
* The compensation for this position is based upon a collective bargaining agreement; the range listed is from the 2025-2026 salary scale.
Location: Berkeley, CA (hybrid workplace, in-office attendance required with up to 3 days remote each week)
Application Due: October 31, 2025
The Role: The Litigation Assistant (LA) works at the direction of and under the supervision of attorneys to support Prison Law Office’s litigation and advocacy efforts. The LA primarily reviews, summarizes, organizes, and suggests responses to correspondence from incarcerated people and their families. Under the supervision of attorneys, LAs also participate in multi-day tours of prisons and jails, interview class members in-person and on the phone, review documents to prepare for prison and jail monitoring visits, and draft individual advocacy letters on behalf of class members regarding conditions of confinement for attorney review.
For more information on the role and how to apply, see the full job posting here.
Prison Law Office is committed to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organization and community. We can only maintain excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse staff that includes all races, ages, backgrounds, citizenships, national origins, disabilities, gender identities, languages, military experiences, sexual orientations, religions, socioeconomic status, work experiences and historically excluded communities.