Senior Attorney, Public Lands, Wildlife, and Oceans

Earthjustice

53d•$147,100 - $222,800•Hybrid

About The Position

Earthjustice seeks a Senior Attorney to advance our organization’s legal work to protect public lands, wildlife, and oceans. 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. We seek an experienced attorney to help advance our portfolio of litigation aimed at protecting public lands, wildlife, and oceans. The attorney will be a member of our Biodiversity Defense Program, which works to protect wildlife species and their habitat and to challenge the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss, including habitat destruction. The program focuses on defending against looming threats to some of America’s foundational protections for wildlife and their habitats, including federal rules safeguarding roadless areas of our national forests, protecting imperiled species from harm in the form of habitat destruction, and ensuring the maximum possible protection for our nation’s streams and wetlands. The attorney will also have a wider remit that encompasses the full range of Earthjustice’s work to protect the natural world and may work with members of our Oceans team as well as with regional office staff in places like Alaska and the Rocky Mountain states to address issues such as overfishing, oil and gas development on public lands and waters, and forest protection. This position could be based in any of Earthjustice’s existing offices, and a remote work location may be considered in appropriate circumstances. It is available to start immediately.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an ABA accredited law school.
Active bar membership in working location.
Excellent legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
Initiative, judgment, a collegial work style and a strong work ethic.
Ability and willingness to travel for case work and internal meetings.

Nice To Haves

6+ years of litigation experience preferred.
Experience representing NGO, tribal, and frontline community clients.
Expertise in relevant areas of law consistent with the portfolios outlined in the position summary.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead litigation in federal and state courts to advance Earthjustice’s mission.
Conduct administrative advocacy before federal agencies and state and local governments.
Develop and execute other types of advocacy campaigns in collaboration with other Earthjustice attorneys as well as Earthjustice lobbyists and communications staff.
Collaborate with co-counsel in other organizations and oversee the work of outside experts.
Organize and coordinate with client coalitions to ensure effective legal representation and advance advocacy objectives.
Join other Earthjustice staff in planning and strategy development as appropriate.
Train and mentor colleagues and provide supportive and constructive feedback.
Help create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, and work with colleagues, clients, and partners in a manner consistent with those efforts.