Senior Environmental Litigation Attorney

Atticus Recruiting Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Competitive public interest compensation

Job summary

A leading environmental legal advocacy organization is seeking a Senior Environmental Attorney in Chicago with over 8 years of litigation experience in federal and state courts. The role entails advancing environmental programs through significant litigation, fostering public interest advocacy, and collaborating with a skilled team. This position offers excellent benefits and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of federal and state court litigation experience.
• Commitment to public interest advocacy.
• Ability to work with a fast-paced team.

Responsibilities

• First-chair natural resources protection litigation.
• Lead policy advocacy campaigns.

Skills

Federal court litigation

State court litigation

Public interest advocacy

Team collaboration

Job description

Our client, a leading environmental legal advocacy organization seeks a skilled litigation attorney with 8+ years of strong federal and state court litigation experience for a full-time position in its Chicago HQ office (preferred) or Minneapolis or Washington D.C. regional offices. This Senior Environmental Attorney will perform a key litigation role advancing innovative and successful environmental programs by first-chairing natural resources protection litigation and helping to lead policy advocacy campaigns.

Requirements

The successful candidate will possess excellent academic credentials, 8+ years of big-law or equivalent government office major litigation experience (preferably with a practice including environmental and natural resources legal and policy issues), an inspired and demonstrated commitment to public interest advocacy and the ability to work productively with a fast-paced team of skilled environmental professionals including scientists, MBAs, and policy and media specialists.

This position offers personally enriching work, excellent benefits and competitive public interest compensation.

Location: Chicago

Employment Type: In-House

Experience: Senior Attorney

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