Apply for the Vacancy for Associate Attorney at Earthjustice in the USA. Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country.

Duties

• Conduct legal and factual research and prepare memoranda on issues relating to ongoing and potential litigation projects.
• Also, review and analyze a paper record and interview fact witnesses and scientific experts.
• Draft motions, briefs, and other pleadings.
• Prepare comments on proposed agency actions, permits, and environmental review documents.
• Likewise, investigate facts and assist with case development.
• Also, assist in or take the lead in preparing a legal brief.
• Additionally, aappear in court under the supervision of a more senior attorney.
• Interact with clients on a regular basis.
• Likewise, work with experts.

Qualifications:

• Law school graduate admitted or willing to apply for admission, to the Hawai’i State Bar
• Preferably, three to five years of litigation or other relevant experience post-law school.
• Also, excellent research, analytical, writing and communication skills.
• Furthermore, familiarity with ‘ÅŒlelo Hawai’i and Hawai’i Pidgin English is a plus.
• Strong self-motivation, solid work ethic, and sound judgment.
• Also, the ability and willingness to work closely with others.
• Likewise, commitment to public interest work and the role of Earthjustice and its mission.
• Familiarity with environmental and cultural issues in Hawai’i is a plus.
• Also, awareness and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations;
• Experience working with grassroots, disadvantaged, and/or culturally diverse communities is a plus.

Salary range for 3-5 years experience in Honolulu, HI: $85,785 – $95,285

Application

• One or two-page cover letter that addresses why you are drawn to Earthjustice’s Mid-Pacific office. Please also describe any experiences you have working with people or communities who have been disproportionately affected by environmental harms or from backgrounds that differ from your own, and how you might apply those experiences at Earthjustice.
• Writing sample, preferably a legal brief or memorandum that primarily reflects your work.
• Law school transcript (Unofficial is acceptable).
• List of three references.

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