Attorney
Clean Air Task Force
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $115,890 - $144,863 per year
About the role
- Manage a litigation docket and carry out a full range of litigation tasks, including conducting legal and factual research, developing legal theories, and drafting comments, complaints, petitions, motions, and briefs.
- Provide legal, policy, and subject-matter expertise to CATF programs, including collaborating with program experts and outside consultants on CATF’s advocacy efforts.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with clients and partner organizations.
- Supervise and mentor legal fellows, interns, and paralegals on specific projects and tasks, including research assignments, drafting rulemaking comments, and preparing court filings.
- Work with CATF’s Communications and Marketing team to serve as a spokesperson for CATF.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree and an active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction required.
- Five to ten years of full-time legal experience in environmental, administrative, and/or energy law, with Clean Air Act experience preferred.
- Experience litigating in coalitions and supervising junior attorneys, interns, and/or paralegals.
- An undergraduate background, or other professional training, in science or engineering is a helpful qualification but is not required.
- Knowledge of or experience advocating for the advancement of air pollution control, or carbon capture, geothermal, nuclear fission, or fusion technologies.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
litigationlegal researchdrafting complaintsdrafting motionsdrafting briefssupervising legal fellowsmentoring internsadvocacycourt filingsenvironmental law
Soft skills
relationship buildingcollaborationmentoringcommunicationleadership
Certifications
Juris Doctoractive license to practice law