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About the Role
NRDC is seeking an Attorney to work with our Nature team in one of our U.S. based offices. This is a limited term 2.5 year position. The Attorney will play a key role in NRDC’s oceans-related federal litigation and regulatory advocacy as a member of the Oceans Division. The Attorney will join a team of experienced ocean conservation advocates and litigators and help support our ocean defense work, including to uphold bedrock conservation laws and protect ocean wildlife. This position will also support the development of an ocean policy reform agenda in collaboration with staff at NRDC and partner organizations.
Responsibilities
- Represent NRDC on litigation matters in collaboration with NRDC attorneys and experts.
- Conduct legal research, analysis, and briefing.
- Engage in regulatory proceedings relating to ocean conservation.
- Help develop an ocean conservation policy reform agenda and strategy for its implementation.
- Collaborate with Oceans Division staff on advocacy initiatives.
- Effectively work in coalitions and partnerships with other organizations and aligned stakeholders.
- Effectively collaborate with attorneys at other organizations on common litigation matters and on ocean policy reform.
- Support NRDC’s advocacy in Congress and with administrative agencies.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree and admission to the Bar of the jurisdiction in which they intend to practice, or willingness to complete the requirements for admission to that Bar.
- 4 plus years of legal advocacy experience, including direct litigation experience.
- Ability to travel to NRDC U.S. based offices, approximately 10% annually.
- Commitment to NRDC’s values and mission.
Skills
- Knowledge of administrative law and federal court practice.
- Excellent writing, research, and public speaking skills.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines with strong attention to detail.
- Good strategic judgment, integrity, professional discretion, and ability to handle sensitive/confidential matters.
Location
- U.S. based offices
Work Type
- Limited Term (2.5 years)
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 4+ years of legal advocacy experience
Education Level
- Juris Doctor degree
Salary/Compensations
- $117,000 to $130,000
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Excellent benefits
- Supportive working environment
About the Company
- NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) works to safeguard the Earth, its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
- NRDC combines the power of more than 3 million members and online activists with the expertise of some 800 policy advocates, lawyers, scientists, and communication experts to confront the climate crisis, protect nature, ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities.
- As an international nonprofit environmental organization, NRDC is working to address the world’s most urgent environmental challenges, and advance innovative, science-based, and enforceable solutions.
- Since our founding in 1970, NRDC has helped craft and deliver many of America’s foundational environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.
- Today, we continue to lead in advancing and defending strong environmental protections at the local, state, federal and international levels, as well as through the marketplace.
- Our team works across the United States and around the world, from offices in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., as well as in Beijing, London, and New Delhi (a subsidiary of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd.).
- Supported by our members and online activists, NRDC is driving impactful solutions that confront the climate crisis, defend nature and safeguard public health across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
- At NRDC, we believe lasting change happens when people bring their talent, passion, and expertise together for a common purpose: to build a cleaner, healthier, and more resilient world.
- Learn more at nrdc.org.
Equal Opportunity
- NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.