Two-Year Special Counsel, Appellate & Enforcement

Earthjustice; United States; Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Excellent benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Earthjustice seeks a Special Counsel to join our Enforcement Team to focus on legal issues arising in our citizen suit practice under federal environmental statutes. The role involves tracking suits, drafting amicus briefs, advising trial teams, and litigating cases within a fast-paced, cutting-edge environment.

The two-year term may extend by mutual agreement. The position can be hybrid, with in-office work at one of Earthjustice’s fifteen offices.

Qualifications

• J.D. and admitted or willing to seek admission to practice law wherever located.
• At least 7 years of legal experience, with substantial experience as lead drafter of appellate briefs.
• Appellate argument experience and a state or federal appellate clerkship are strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with constitutional litigation and an interest in environmental litigation.

Responsibilities

• Develop processes to track ongoing citizen suit litigation to identify cases of interest.
• Identify areas of coordination or research for Earthjustice to pursue and carry out that work.
• Draft amicus briefs in citizen suit appeals that implicate important or evolving doctrinal arguments.
• Advise trial teams on case strategy, issue preservation, and record development relevant to appellate review.

Job description

Earthjustice seeks a Special Counsel to join our Enforcement Team to focus on legal issues arising in our citizen suit practice under federal environmental statutes. The role involves tracking suits, drafting amicus briefs, advising trial teams, and litigating cases within a fast-paced, cutting-edge environment.

The two-year term may extend by mutual agreement. The position can be hybrid, with in-office work at one of Earthjustice’s fifteen offices.