Environmental Litigation Attorney (Public Interest)

State of Washington Attorney General's Office; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Vacation leave and holidays

Salary schedule transparency

Bar dues paid

Flex schedules and telecommuting

Mentoring program

Health and wellness program

Training and career development

Job summary

The Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office seeks an attorney to litigate significant environmental lawsuits in a fast-paced environment. This Assistant Attorney General will lead affirmative environmental investigations and litigation to protect Washingtonians and our environment.

Preferred candidates have familiarity with federal administrative law, environmental and energy law, and may bring experience with citizen suits under federal

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and collaboration and promote a positive work environment that recognizes and respects all employees.
• Ability to maintain productive working relationships across the division and with stakeholders, helping to identify and resolve problems.
• Experience in a full range of discovery and motions practice.
• Strong analytical, research, and writing skills.
• Excellent judgment.
• Experience successfully handling multiple time-sensitive assignments.
• Commitment to help create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce and culture.

Responsibilities

• Litigating affirmative civil environmental cases to address environmental, natural resources, and public health problems.
• Directing and assisting in affirmative investigations and case development and developing creative litigation strategies to address complex legal issues.
• Drafting pleadings, motions and memoranda from initial filing through post-judgment proceedings.
• Developing federal administrative matters, including by drafting comments on federal rulemakings and other actions and filing challenges to federal decisions.
• Representing the AGO in public settings on matters that may be of a sensitive or high-profile nature.
• Conducting all aspects of discovery; and
• Motions practice, trials, and participating in post-trial proceedings including any appeals.

Skills

Teamwork

Collaboration

Relationship building

Discovery

Motions practice

Analytical

Research

Writing

Judgment

Multitasking

Diversity, equity, inclusion

Education

ABA-accredited law school

WA State Bar admission

Job description

The Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office seeks an attorney to litigate significant environmental lawsuits in a fast-paced environment. This Assistant Attorney General will lead affirmative environmental investigations and litigation to protect Washingtonians and our environment.

Preferred candidates have familiarity with federal administrative law, environmental and energy law, and may bring experience with citizen suits under federal