L4GG’s CCEJ Program mobilizes lawyers nationwide to combat the climate crisis and promote environmental justice. We use the law to implement and execute climate solutions equitably at federal, state, and local levels, with twin goals of expediting the country’s just transition to a green economy and directly addressing environmental racism. We do this by:
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L4GG is looking for a self-motivated and passionate staff attorney to expand its growing Climate Change and Environmental Justice (CCEJ) Program impact fighting for climate justice and addressing climate change. The Staff Attorney, Environmental Justice will support our efforts to assist local and state governments in switching to renewable energy and will help provide direct legal assistance to communities that have been directly impacted by climate change and/or who face environmental injustice issues. This person will assist in running the Program’s Climate and Environmental Justice Initiative and help to manage L4GG’s first in the nation Green and Equitable Communities Clinic (The Clinic), working on policy initiatives and direct services to communities to help leverage historic federal funding to implement clean energy, climate resilience, access to clean drinking water, impacts to wetlands, and environmental justice projects in areas that are most vulnerable to climate change. The Clinic currently represents clients across the nation, including in Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Georgia, Michigan, Illinois, and Guam. This position will involve researching, drafting, and reviewing applicable laws in connection with representing clients in the Clinic to promote clean energy, climate justice, and access to clean, affordable drinking water, protection of wetlands and water resources, managing teams of pro bono attorneys and handling case management to provide top flight service to our community clients, reviewing legal resources prepared by L4GG volunteers, working with the Director of Bono Initiatives to manage and direct volunteers, and working directly with the Director to help support the overall CCEJ Program.
The person who succeeds in this role will have experience: a) designing and implementing attorney training, b) researching new areas of cutting-edge law and policy related to clean energy, climate resilience, and water issues, c) managing teams of pro bono attorneys, d) handling case management and legal strategies in coordination with expert attorneys and community clients; e) working directly with frontline communities; f) working with renewable energy, climate resilience, and/or water projects, including projects like community solar, and g) relevant state-level energy policies. The ideal candidate will have the ability to quickly learn and manage digital tools and new state level energy policies, initiative and flexibility to help us build out the program, and an aptitude for working well in start-up environments. This is an opportunity for an experienced person to play a key role in a dynamic start-up nonprofit.
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L4GG’s CCEJ Program mobilizes lawyers nationwide to combat the climate crisis and promote environmental justice. We use the law to implement and execute climate solutions equitably at federal, state, and local levels, with twin goals of expediting the country’s just transition to a green economy and directly addressing environmental racism. We do this by:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
L4GG is looking for a self-motivated and passionate staff attorney to expand its growing Climate Change and Environmental Justice (CCEJ) Program impact fighting for climate justice and addressing climate…
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Please click here to submit your application. If you have any questions please email apply@lawyersforgoodgovernment.org.
L4GG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and…