Two-Year Project Attorney, Healthy States Project
EarthjusticeAbout the role
Earthjustice seeks a two-year Project Attorney to join our Healthy States project. Candidates must have at least seven years of litigation or combination of litigation and legal policy experience. The project attorney will work with staff on the Healthy Communities team and members of Earthjustice’s regional offices to help identify and develop novel litigation, legal advocacy, and regulatory strategies using state and local laws in a small number of jurisdictions. The goal of the project is to advance state-level and local-level strategies to increase protections from toxic exposure and to hold polluters accountable.
- Conduct legal research in an array of fields, including but not limited to environmental law.
- Identify and develop novel legal advocacy approaches.
- Support litigation in state courts to advance Earthjustice’s mission.
- Conduct administrative analysis, and advocate before state and local governments.
- Develop and execute toxics-focused 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.
- Collaborate with Earthjustice staff on communications efforts, including writing reports and blogs.
- Work with Earthjustice staff to help inform fundraising efforts.
- Join other Earthjustice staff in planning and strategy development as appropriate.
- Help create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, and work with colleagues, clients, and partners in a manner consistent with those efforts.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree.
- Active bar membership in relevant working l
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