Daniel Segal was a founder and shareholder of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin and Schiller for more than 30 years before his passing in January 2026. He was also a friend and colleague to Juvenile Law Center, serving as its Board President from 2000 - 2004 and then partnering as pro bono counsel in the landmark Luzerne County Kids for Cash litigation beginning in 2009. In both his roles as chair of the firm’s litigation department and as pro bono partner in the Luzerne County Kids for Cash case, Dan mentored countless attorneys, demonstrating how to provide quality and zealous representation while remaining warm and caring. This fellowship, which builds on Dan’s legacy of preparing attorneys for a career in legal advocacy, was created thanks to the generous support of Dan’s family, friends, and colleagues at Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin and Schiller.  

The Daniel Segal Legal Advocacy Fellow will join Juvenile Law Center’s legal team as an entry level attorney. Legal Fellows co-author groundbreaking reports, help pass legislative and executive reforms, and participate in major litigation. Fellows participate in all aspects of our work—such as legislative and policy advocacy, providing technical assistance and training, and appellate and amicus advocacy—and often work closely with our Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellows.

Essential Functions
Engage in policy research and advocacy to reduce harm and prevent system involvement for children and youth. 
Engage in impact litigation and appellate and amicus advocacy, including drafting legal documents (memoranda, motions, briefs) and participating in depositions, oral arguments and trials as needed.
 Provide litigation support and guidance to attorneys, social workers, advocates, and other professionals in the field working on related issues.
 Apply a structural lens to understand and address the disproportionate impacts of laws and policies on marginalized communities and the ways law and policy can support broader movements for abolition and transformation.
 Collaborate with community-based organizations, youth leaders, and other organizers to connect legal strategy to movement goals.
Convene and collaborate with key stakeholders to advance reform efforts.

Position Information 
This position is a Legal Fellow level position. It will report to Staff or Senior Attorneys. This position will be a member of Juvenile Law Center’s Union, an organization of the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW Local 2320.

Salary and Benefits
The Fellow will be provided with an annual salary of $67,000. Juvenile Law Center offers excellent benefits, including generous paid time off, employer-paid health, dental and vision insurance for employees and their family, and short- and long-term disability and life insurance. After one year, Fellows receive contributions to a 403(b) retirement savings account. The organization operates on a 36-hour work week, with the office closing at 1pm every Friday.

Office Location
This position may be remote or in person. Juvenile Law Center’s physical office is located in Philadelphia, PA. We currently use a hybrid work model where some staff come into the office several times a week and some staff work fully remotely. Individuals working remotely will be expected to travel to Philadelphia on a regular basis to be determined based on the needs of the position as identified by the individual’s supervisor and the needs of the organization. All remote working employees will be expected to travel to Philadelphia once every quarter.  

Application Process
Step 1: Submit your application in a single PDF containing your resume, list of two references and a writing sample to hr@jlc.org. Applications will be accepted until December 8, 2026.

Step 2: After the application period closes, the hiring committee reviews all applications and selects candidates that best match the position requirements for video interviews. Selected candidates will be invited to schedule a 45-minute video interview with members of the hiring team, which includes attorneys, staff from Operations or Human Resources, and other members of the team.

Step 3: After the video interviews, finalists are invited to a final panel interview with representatives from Juvenile Law Center, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin and Schiller, and the Segal family. The interview is expected to take place virtually. It is generally expected that final interviewees are prepared to accept the Fellowship if an offer is made. Applicants should carefully consider their interest in the Fellowship before applying and/or accepting an invitation for a final interview.

Equitable/Inclusionary Hiring Practices
Juvenile Law Center seeks to minimize bias and the impact of structural racism in the fields we work in within our hiring practices. To that end, we focus on relevant skills and experience and aim to de-prioritize information that can allow for implicit bias.

Juvenile Law Center is committed to advancing equity both internally and in our advocacy work. We recognize the value diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives provide. We are committed to actively recruiting from communities most impacted by our work.

Juvenile Law Center is committed to cultivating an inclusive space that affirms and celebrates the backgrounds, expertise, whole identities, and individual perspectives of our staff. We are committed to the diversity of our staff as it pertains to race, color, ethnicity, military and veteran status, class, sex, marital or parental status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, size, disability, religion, national origin, and/or child welfare or juvenile or criminal justice involvement, including prior record of arrest, adjudication, or conviction.

Juvenile Law Center is an equal opportunity employer.