Litigation Fellowship, Environment & Natural Resources (Fall 2027)

Pacific Legal Foundation; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 78.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Remote participation

Zusammenfassung

Pacific Legal Foundation seeks a recent law school graduate to join the Environment & Natural Resources group as a Litigation Fellow. You will assist ongoing cases, develop public-interest strategies, and receive hands-on training in research and writing while studying liberal principles guiding our work.

You will work with junior and senior attorneys, gaining experience to help win important victories for liberty and property rights in a dynamic, nationwide environment.

Qualifikationen

• Recent law-school graduate.
• Interest in public-interest law and environmental law.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills.
• Passion for liberty and individual rights.

Aufgaben

• Develop precedent-setting cases with attorneys.
• Participate in all case stages from pre-litigation to appellate work.
• Draft briefs, comment letters, and memoranda.

Kenntnisse

Legal research

Legal writing

Interpersonal communication

Liberty/public-interest law

Environmental law interest

Ausbildung

J.D.

Jobbeschreibung

This posting is for the Environment & Natural Resources group. Please note that each practice area has a separate application. Please only apply to the one you’re most interested in.

You: A recent law‑school graduate, a confident and entrepreneurial freedom fighter with a passion for battling onerous government. You’re looking for an opportunity to work with the best liberty lawyers in the nation, immerse yourself in the nuts‑and‑bolts of public‑interest law, and study the legal and philosophical principles of the liberty movement.

Them: Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s a lot of government overreach out there, and it’s backed by seemingly endless resources. But fortunately, like all lumbering giants, abusive government is most vulnerable when countered by individuals who act strategically and nimbly, take calculated risks, have each other’s backs, and are confident in and passionate for the cause—the very sort of swashbucklers we employ in spades here at PLF.

Us: We fight back. Pacific Legal Foundation is the nation’s first and most successful public interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty. PLF has an unmatched record in the United States Supreme Court, with 18 victories out of 21 cases litigated at the Court. We haven early 200 active cases across thenation.

We are a next‑generation public interest law firm. What does “next‑generation” mean for a legal nonprofit? It means we aren’t interested in doing the same thing as everyone else. We aspire to be the best player in a constantly changing game.

Here’s what you get to do in this role:

The PLF Litigation Fellowship is a year‑long fellowship position for recent law‑school graduates. You will assist the Environment & Natural Resources team in ongoing cases, learn to develop a public interest case from the ground up, receive hands‑on training in research and writing, and study the classic liberal principles that guide our work. You will also be encouraged and expected to take on additional challenges, including legal research projects and communications efforts.

You will work on teams with junior and senior attorneys, adding your skills and perspective to elevate our ability to win important victories for liberty. You will have the latitude to think big and the resources to execute your ideas. You will be at the forefront of shaping the law for all Americans.

In a nutshell, we’re seeking a new lawyer who’s passionate about individual liberty, property rights, and administrative law, someone who is confident and magnanimous, and someone who is a bold and relentless freedom fighter.

Getting down to brass tacks, your specific job duties will likely include:

• Working closely with attorneys to develop precedent‑setting cases
• Actively participating throughout all stages of a case, from pre‑litigation to discovery and appellate work
• Drafting briefs, comment letters, and research memoranda

This role is ideal for someone with:

• A passion for liberty and excited to get a crash‑course in public‑interest law
• A demonstrated interest in environmental law
• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills
• A knowledge of and passion for the ideas of freedom and individual liberty
• Excellent legal research and writing skills

General Information

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that will benefit Americans nationwide. Our mission comes to life through four practice areas: Property Rights, Equality & Opportunity, Separation of Powers, and Environment & Natural Resources.

Our Environment and Natural Resources practice roots itself in the belief that human creativity, unleashed through liberty, solves problems and expands the world’s potential. We defend the freedom to use public and private land productively by protecting constitutional limits on government power and promoting abundance through innovation. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, we battle for freedom in the nation’s courts and the court of public opinion.

As a national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick‑and‑mortar offices in Sacramento, CA; Arlington, VA; and Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Approximately half of the staff work from home across the country. Litigation Fellows will get the richest experience by spending a few days each week in our Arlington, VA office, though remote participation is also available.

This is a full‑time, one‑year fellowship for recent law school graduates, beginning September 1, 2027. Fellows will receive a salary of $100,000 and will be eligible for consideration for a permanent position upon successful completion of the program.

PLF is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest‑quality talent available nationwide, and we offer a competitive compensation package. We have a flexible, collaborative, positive, and collegial work environment. We take pride in investing in your future and encourage internal advancement.

PLF is the place for someone principled, tenacious, and determined to positively shape the future of our country and restore real limits on government power.

Join us.