Legal Fellow
Clean Air Task Force
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $95,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Conduct legal and factual research.
- Assist in drafting comments, complaints, petitions, motions, and briefs.
- Assist more senior attorneys in building and maintaining effective working relationships with clients and partner organizations.
- Collaborate with CATF program staff and other technical experts in advocacy efforts.
- Provide legal, policy, and subject-matter expertise to CATF programs, as the junior member of a team of attorneys assigned to each program.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree and an active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction (or plans to take a bar exam in the summer of 2026) required.
- An undergraduate background, or other professional training, in science or engineering is a helpful qualification but is not required, as is knowledge of or experience advocating for air pollution control, carbon capture, geothermal, nuclear fission, or fusion technologies.
- Self-motivated, proactive professional who works well independently and with others and who delivers high-quality work on time.
- Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
- 0-2 years of full-time legal experience; litigation experience or a clerkship preferred
- Course work or other experience with environmental, administrative, and/or energy law, especially the Clean Air Act.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and in collaboration with others.
- Creativity, initiative, good judgment, and a strong work ethic.
- Ability and willingness to travel as needed for case work, court appearances, and meetings.
- Passion for CATF’s mission.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits package (details available on our careers page)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
legal researchdrafting commentsdrafting complaintsdrafting petitionsdrafting motionsdrafting briefslitigation experienceenvironmental lawadministrative lawenergy law
Soft Skills
self-motivatedproactiveinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillsoral communicationcreativityinitiativegood judgmentstrong work ethicability to collaborate
Certifications
Juris Doctor degreeactive license to practice law