Staff Attorney - Climate Accountability (Remote)
The Center for Climate Integrity
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Job summary
The Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) seeks an experienced attorney to support the organization’s mission to hold oil and gas companies accountable for concealing and misrepresenting the risks of fossil fuel products. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant legal experience, excellent legal research and writing skills, and the capacity to rapidly develop new subject matter expertise.
Reporting directly to CCI’s Managing Attorney, the Staff Attorney will play a critical role
Qualifications
- J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
- 5+ years of experience as a legal practitioner working in a relevant field.
- Excellent legal research, writing, and presentation skills.
- Flexible approach with willingness to travel, as needed.
Responsibilities
- Research and analyze legal issues relevant to ongoing lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry, new theories of liability, and other strategies/means of engagement.
- Monitor ongoing lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry and the broader legal landscape.
- Assist in the preparation of amicus curiae briefs; and
- Assist in the development of programs/events that educate the legal community on the need for fossil-fuel industry accountability.
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Job description
The Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) seeks an experienced attorney to support the organization’s mission to hold oil and gas companies accountable for concealing and misrepresenting the risks of fossil fuel products. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant legal experience, excellent legal research and writing skills, and the capacity to rapidly develop new subject matter expertise.
Reporting directly to CCI’s Managing Attorney, the Staff Attorney will play a critical role
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