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About the Role

Center for Food Safety (CFS), a leading food and environmental nonprofit, seeks a Staff Attorney with at least four years of litigation experience, including clerkships or fellowships. This role involves developing and prosecuting precedent-setting cases, leading public interest litigation and administrative advocacy, and working with clients, allies, and communities to implement CFS campaigns. The attorney will engage in public speaking and outreach across various CFS program areas, including Consumer Advocacy, Farmworker and Farmer Protection, Food and Climate Change, Food Labeling/Right to Know, Genetically Engineered Organisms and Monocultures, Industrial Animal Agriculture, Industrial Aquaculture, Pesticides & Other Toxins, Pollinator & Wildlife Protection, Public Health, and Regenerative Agriculture: Organic & Beyond.

Responsibilities

• Support litigation and advocacy developed by CFS’s Legal Team and Legal Director
• Serve as lead counsel or co-counsel in CFS cases
• Fulfill all litigation tasks, including factual investigation, legal research and analysis, discovery, record review, briefing, oral argument, appeals, amicus briefs, settlement, and fee recovery
• Lead factual development and litigation for precedent-setting public interest cases furthering CFS’s theory of change
• Represent CFS and clients in state and federal rulemaking and agency engagement
• Support and engage in federal and state legislative activities connected to CFS litigation and organizational mission
• Collaborate with other CFS attorneys, policy and communications staff, scientists, coalition partners, and clients to build cases and support CFS policies and programs
• Engage in public speaking, media, and outreach
• Maintain and develop organizational partnerships with new clients, allies, and coalition partners to implement CFS strategic litigation and organizational mission
• Oversee fellows and law clerks and engage in recruitment efforts

Requirements

• Law school graduate
• At least 4 years of litigation experience, including clerkships or fellowships
• Admission to the California or Oregon bar or willingness to be licensed in either state within one year (or bar admission in existing remote location)

Skills

• Ability to independently manage a litigation docket
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent legal research skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent public speaking skills
• Oral argument experience
• Self-motivation
• Willingness to do administrative tasks
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a small, team-oriented environment
• Strong work ethic
• Initiative
• Creativity
• Sensitivity to the concerns of and ability to work with individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations
• Passion for enforcing and strengthening environmental laws
• Passion for and/or background in food and agriculture issues
• Administrative/environmental/animal law or related area experience (preferred)

Location

• San Francisco
• Portland

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Four-day workweek

Experience Level

• At least 4 years of litigation experience, including clerkships or fellowships

Education Level

• Law school graduate

Salary/Compensations

• San Francisco: $87,000-$133,000 USD/year
• Portland: $77,000-$113,000 USD/year

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Flexible hybrid work environment
• Four-day workweek
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Employer matching contributions to a retirement plan
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Pre-tax medical savings plan
• Generous vacation policies
• Generous leave policies
• Qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

About the Company

• Center for Food Safety (CFS), one of the nation’s top food and environmental nonprofits