Litigation Assistant & Legal Practice Administrator, Enforcement

Earthjustice • Washington, DC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Earthjustice seeks a collaborative and creative litigation assistant and legal practice administrator to join our newly established Enforcement team. Earthjustice’s enforcement docket focuses on holding polluters accountable for violating the federal environmental laws that protect our land, air, and water. The Enforcement team serves as a resource for enforcement efforts across the organization and pursues its own cases on behalf of communities directly impacted by environmental harm. The team currently consists of the Director of Enforcement and two Senior Attorneys, all located in Washington D.C. The position will report to the Director.
The Litigation Assistant & Legal Practice Administrator will be responsible for the efficient operation of the Enforcement team, working closely with the team to help manage workflow, assist with document management and discovery, ensure high quality legal and written work product, and gather information and conduct research.
Earthjustice is the nation’s leading environmental law organization. Wielding the power of law, Earthjustice partners with our clients to take on the most critical fights of our time — fights to protect the incredible biodiversity and wild places of the planet; to avert climate disaster by transitioning society away from fossil fuels toward clean energy; to safeguard the right of all people to a healthy environment. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.
Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Bozeman, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Juneau, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Seattle, Tallahassee and Washington, D.C.
Driven by a passion for justice, inclusion, partnership, and excellence, our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected.
This is a hybrid position based in the Washington, D.C. office. The successful candidate will be required to come into the office as needed, generally at least one day a week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree;
• At least two years of office, legal, or comparable experience required;
• Advanced word processing skills (Microsoft Office);
• Ability to work comfortably with or be willing to learn a range of technology and software programs, including Microsoft 365, Adobe Acrobat, and Zoom;
• Editing experience;
• Strong work ethic, good judgment, initiative, and creativity;
• Superior attention to detail and organization;
• Ability to prioritize, manage, and complete multiple complex tasks despite time pressure and unexpected challenges;
• Excellent research, analytic, writing, and communication skills;
• Ability to work well independently and in a team-oriented atmosphere;
• Excellent judgment and ability to handle confidential and/or sensitive issues and information tactfully, discreetly, and diplomatically;
• Commitment to serving the public interest and a passion for the Earthjustice mission;
• Ability and desire to contribute to the creation of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences;
• High level of emotional intelligence and excellent interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bluebooking experience preferred;

Responsibilities

• Proofread, format, and finalize various documents and materials;
• Help coordinate meetings and events, including handling logistics and follow up;
• Maintain and curate content for workgroup in internal communications spaces and resource-sharing platforms such as Atlas and Teams;
• Work with team members to develop and implement processes to collect data, monitor projects, and create reports as needed;
• Work with team members to identify and track enforcement metrics;
• Conduct research on enforcement-related matters in collaboration with the team;
• Help prepare PowerPoint presentations for internal and external presentations and training.
• Draft new matter and litigation approval requests;
• Draft client retainers and co-counseling agreements;
• Draft FOIA, public records, or other request for information;
• Assist attorneys with e-Discovery, including document collection, organization, management, and production;
• Assist attorneys with documents, exhibits, and other materials for court appearances and depositions;
• Calculate and calendar court deadlines;
• Format, cite check, Bluebook, proofread, and prepare documents for filing;
• File court documents and ensure proper service;
• Create and maintain case files on the team’s shared drive;
• Assist in case-related or other meetings as needed by, for example, preparing agendas for meetings, taking notes during meetings, and circulating notes to attendees.
• Handle scheduling and travel logistics;
• Assist with development of agendas;
• Assist with recruiting and onboarding and serving as a liaison to Human Resources;
• Assist with other administrative tasks as needed.

Benefits

• We offer a mission- and employee-focused work environment and a competitive compensation package, including excellent benefits.
• As a 501(c)(3) organization, Earthjustice is a qualifying employer for purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level