Senior Litigation Assistant, Clean Energy Program

Earthjustice is soliciting applications for a full-time Senior Litigation Assistant to join the Clean Energy Program. The successful applicant will provide administrative and litigation support services to our team of lawyers who are working around the country to accelerate the essential transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, hold coal generators accountable for their pollution and protect communities from toxic coal waste, stop a dangerous rush to build new gas plants, and increase access to clean energy.

This role will be based in our Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or New York office. Our ideal candidate would be available to start as soon as possible. 

Earthjustice is the nation’s largest, oldest, and most active public interest environmental law organization. With a team of over 550 staff, including more than 200 lawyers, we wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect public health, address environmental injustice, defend magnificent places and irreplaceable ecosystems, transition our economy to 100% clean energy, and combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, tribes, individuals, and communities to address the environmental crises of our time. 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.

Responsibilities 

The Senior Litigation Assistant will join a team of seven Litigation Assistants and paralegals who provide administrative and litigation support services for approximately thirty active Clean Energy Program attorneys practicing in state and federal courts, in public service commissions, at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and in other administrative forums. This position reports directly to the Supervising Litigation Paralegal. Tasks may include but are not limited to the following: 

• Preparation and editing of documents for filing, including proofreading, cite checking, Bluebooking, formatting, producing tables of contents and authorities, assembling exhibit lists, etc. 
• Filing and service of paper and electronic filings. 
• Ensuring all court rules are met. 
• Creating, organizing, and maintaining case files and contacts. 
• Submitting and tracking new matters and board approval requests, litigation updates, maintaining data for matters, etc. 
• Computing and calendaring court deadlines. 
• Assisting in the collection, processing, and review of incoming and outgoing discovery productions. 
• Assisting attorneys with deposition and hearing preparation, including organizing document binders, printing exhibits, creating exhibit lists, communicating with court reporters, etc. 
• Supporting attorneys in gaining admission to courts, registration renewals, and creating and managing e-filing accounts. 
• Cite-checking data figures and numbers. Generating research notes, memoranda, summaries, tables, maps, and other visuals as needed. 
• Drafting basic pleadings and other case-related documents under attorney supervision, including case initiating documents, proposed orders, cover letters, FOIA requests, pro hac vice applications, etc. 
• Communicating with courts, experts, co-counsel, opposing counsel, and government officials as requested by attorneys. 
• Tracking relevant dockets and issues related to the work of the Clean Energy Program via the Federal Register, agency web sites, various distribution lists, media outlets, etc. 
• Participating in conference calls and meetings when relevant to the position and/or assigned projects. 
• Operating all office equipment (copier, Stamps.com equipment, fax machines, etc.). 
• Engaging in general administrative support (e.g., receiving packages, scanning mail, managing office supplies, taking notes, greeting visitors). 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. 
• Two-plus years of paralegal or legal assistant experience in a litigation setting. 
• Interest in and knowledge of environmental or social justice issues is a plus. 
• A can-do attitude, meticulous attention to detail, and an unrelenting commitment to high performance standards. 
• Excellent research, analytical, writing, and computer skills (word processing, databases and spreadsheets, Internet, etc.). 
• Knowledge of the entire Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat. 
• The ability to organize, set priorities among multiple assignments