Wild Lands Public Interest Trial Attorney

Sage Steppe Wild; United States; Remote; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real litigation experience

Close-knit team

Mission-driven work

Salary commensurate with experience

Job summary

Sage Steppe Wild seeks a Staff Attorney committed to aggressive conservation litigation across the American West, with emphasis on the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. You should be a recent law graduate or close to it, ready to fight bad agency decisions and industry threats in a small nonprofit setting.

You will litigate, draft appeals, and represent the organization in administrative proceedings and federal court, bringing legal writing and research excellence to a mission-driven team.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school (bar admission or pending admission required — tell us your plan if you’re not yet admitted)
• A demonstrated passion for environmental, natural resources, administrative, or public lands law
• Strong logic, legal writing and research skills
• Willingness to hone these by working closely with our experts
• The willingness to go toe-to-toe with well-funded and powerful opposition and not back down
• Genuine humility to match the fight — you know the law, but you’re not the expert on wolves, sage grouse, trout, water, or soil or agency rules

Responsibilities

• Work closely with our experts to develop cases, litigate and negotiate on behalf of wildlife, habitat, and public lands across the West
• Draft appeals and litigation on federal land management, wildlife, and environmental review decisions
• Represent the organization in administrative proceedings and in federal court

Skills

Litigation

Environmental law

Legal writing

Legal research

Oral advocacy

Negotiation

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Bar admission or pending admission

Job description

Sage Steppe Wild seeks a Staff Attorney committed to aggressive conservation litigation across the American West, with emphasis on the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. You should be a recent law graduate or close to it, ready to fight bad agency decisions and industry threats in a small nonprofit setting.

You will litigate, draft appeals, and represent the organization in administrative proceedings and federal court, bringing legal writing and research excellence to a mission-driven team.