Earthjustice seeks an associate attorney to join our Northeast Regional Office based in New York City. The Associate Attorney will support and collaborate with our team of lawyers and scientists working to support healthy communities and speed the transition from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy solutions in the Northeast region. The position requires 2-5 years of post-law school legal experience.
The Northeast Regional Office is dedicated to protecting public health and ensuring a healthy environment for all in the Northeast; combatting the climate crisis; and securing a swift and equitable transition to zero emissions, 100% clean energy. We focus on matters in the Northeast, and also take on mission-critical work outside of this region.
Earthjustice es la organización líder en derecho ambiental del país. Mediante el poder de la ley, Earthjustice se asocia con nuestros clientes para enfrentar las luchas más críticas de nuestro tiempo: luchas para proteger la increíble biodiversidad y los lugares salvajes del planeta; para evitar un desastre climático mediante la transición de la sociedad de los combustibles fósiles hacia la energía limpia; para salvaguardar el derecho de todas las personas a un medio ambiente saludable. Estamos aquí porque la Tierra necesita un buen abogado.
Fundada en 1971, Earthjustice tiene una trayectoria distinguida en la consecución de importantes y duraderas protecciones ambientales. Logramos esto contratando a personas que comparten la pasión por la justicia y un medio ambiente saludable. Nuestra sede se encuentra en San Francisco y tenemos oficinas en Anchorage, Bozeman, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Juneau, Los Ángeles, Miami, Nueva Orleans, Nueva York, Seattle, Tallahassee y Washington, DC.
The Associate Attorney position is a three-year position with the potential for extension, designed to help attorneys who are in the early stages of their careers to develop into thoughtful, professional, and effective advocates skilled in the various phases of public interest litigation. As Associate Attorneys gain experience, they gradually take on more independent responsibility for their cases but work throughout their tenure under the supervision of Senior Attorneys, Deputy Managing Attorneys, or the Managing Attorney. Many Associates have gone on to other positions within Earthjustice and with other public interest organizations.
Responsabilidades
Associate attorneys perform a range of litigation and advocacy-related tasks that can include:
• Conducting legal and factual research and preparing memoranda on issues related to ongoing or potential new cases.
• Reviewing and analyzing administrative records and technical documents.
• Drafting motions, briefs, and other legal and factual documents in support of litigation.
• Participating in proceedings before federal and state courts and agencies.
• Working with clients and experts and learning how to handle press work.
• Hiring and supervising law students who work at Earthjustice as interns or clerks.
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Interested applicants should submit via Jobvite:
• Resume
• One- or two-page cover letter that addresses: 1) aspects of your experience that are relevant to the qualifications listed above; 2) why you are drawn to the work of Earthjustice's Northeast Regional Office and whether there are particular legal, environmental or justice issues that inspire you; and 3) how your time at Earthjustice would contribute to your career aspirations;
• Writing sample, preferably a legal brief or memorandum that has not been edited by anyone else;
• Law school transcript.
For this position, we are looking to hire a candidate that is available to start in April, June or September 2025. Preference will be given to candidates who apply by February 16, 2025.
