Careers at Lambda Legal

• Application: Review the job description, prepare your resume and cover letter, and submit your application. We’re excited to see how your skills and experience are a fit for the role, and to hear why you’re inspired to join Lambda Legal and advance our mission.
• Phone Screen: If selected to move forward, you will receive an email to schedule a phone screen interview. You’ll interview with a member of our Talent Acquisition team to share your interest in joining Lambda Legal and how your experience makes you a good fit for our work.

• Hiring Manager Interview: Meet with the hiring manager(s) to dive deeper into the role and show how your skills and experiences can make an impact at Lambda Legal. When relevant, hiring managers may also review past examples of your work, such as writing samples, or ask you to complete a short assignment, live or take-home, so we can see your skills in action.
• Panel Interview: Connect with future colleagues to share more about your experience, how you collaborate, while also getting to know more about the community you’d be joining.
• Leadership Interview: Meet with our CEO to share your passion for our mission, your guiding values, and the impact you hope to make at Lambda Legal.
• References: We’ll connect with folks who have worked closely with you to learn more about your strengths, contributions, and how our team can best support you in the role.

• Offer: We extend a formal offer for you to join our team while going over salary, benefits, and next steps! Our salaries are determined by a candidate’s years of relevant experience related to the position, as well as their geographic region.
• Background Check: We’ll send you information to complete a background check. We use Verified First as our third-party vendor.
• Start Date: We’ll work with you to set your official start date and get ready to welcome you to Lambda Legal, where your work will transform lives and contribute to a lasting legacy for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV.

After you apply, you’ll get a confirmation email that we’ve received your application. It takes us a week or two to review all new applications and provide updates to candidates.  

A cover letter is required as a part of the application, but no need to overthink it. Use it as an opportunity to tell us why you’re excited about working at Lambda Legal and how your skills and experiences could support our mission. 

When getting ready for your interview, review the job description and think about how your skills and experiences line up with what we’re looking for and how you could make an impact in the position. Think back on your experience and pull out a few examples that show what skills you have that make you a standout candidate to succeed in the role. We also want to hear why Lambda Legal’s mission matters to you and what excites you about joining our work. Don’t forget to prepare some thoughtful questions for us, too. This is also your time to learn more about the organization, the team you’d be working with, and the position itself.  

It takes an average of two months to complete the recruitment process from application to offer, but timing varies depending on each individual search.  

Both your comfort and ensuring our process is accessible are important to us, and we are here to support you every step of the way! If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, please don’t hesitate to let us know by emailing us at careers@lambdalegal.org. We are happy to make any necessary adjustments to ensure you have a fair and equitable opportunity to showcase your skills and qualifications.  

You can reach out to careers@lambdalegal.org and let our Talent Acquisition team know about any questions or issues you experience while applying for our openings.