|
Job Title: Environmental Law Fellow/Associate Attorney
Department: Conservation – San Francisco
Reports To: Senior Managing Attorney
Context: As part of national Club legal team, the Environmental Law Fellow helps coordinate all aspects of the Sierra Club’s legal work, including evaluating proposed legal actions, administering ongoing litigation and participating in select litigation matters as counsel.
Scope: Under the supervision of senior and staff attorneys, the law fellow evaluates proposed Sierra Club environmental litigation; helps strategize and implement programmatic legal campaigns; serves as a legal resource for the grassroots membership; participates in prosecuting ongoing litigation and assists in building the Environmental Law Program.
Job Activities:
1. Evaluates proposed environmental litigation so that national volunteer and staff leadership can decide whether the Sierra Club should participate in a lawsuit.
2. Oversees and administers ongoing Club litigation so that Club can maintain overview of its litigation docket; helps resolve problems that arise in individual lawsuits.
3. Helps senior legal staff implement programmatic litigation campaigns.
4. Analyzes legal cases and trends for Club membership.
5. Serves as legal resource for Club membership; helps chapters develop and run their local environmental legal programs.
6. Limited prosecution of key Club lawsuits under the supervision of staff and senior attorneys.
7. Develops informational, educational, and fundraising materials for Environmental Law Program.
8. Performs miscellaneous duties as required.
Knowledge & Skills:
-- J.D. degree and license to practice law.
-- Solid writing and analytical skills.
-- Strong interpersonal and consensus building skills.
-- Knowledge of Environmental Law.
The Sierra Club offers competitive salary package commensurate with skills and experience plus excellent benefits that include medical, dental, and vision coverage, and a retirement savings 401(k) plan. This is a category 5 position.
Sierra Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce.
Explore, enjoy and protect the planet.
|
