Attorney

Core responsibilities:

• Manage a litigation docket and carry out a full range of litigation tasks, including conducting legal and factual research, developing legal theories, and drafting comments, complaints, petitions, motions, and briefs.
• Provide legal, policy, and subject-matter expertise to CATF programs, including collaborating with program experts and outside consultants on CATF's advocacy efforts.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with clients and partner organizations, representing CATF in multiple litigation and advocacy coalitions.
• Supervise and mentor legal fellows, interns, and paralegals on specific projects and tasks, including research assignments, drafting rulemaking comments, and preparing court filings.

This role creates positive change by working to safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change through legal advocacy, policy development, and litigation that drives toward zero emissions and promotes climate-protecting technologies.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree and an active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction required.
• Five to ten years of full-time legal experience in environmental, administrative, and/or energy law, with Clean Air Act experience preferred.
• Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience litigating in coalitions and supervising junior attorneys, interns, and/or paralegals.

This is a full-time, remote position with location flexible within the United States. CATF offers an excellent benefits package (details available on their careers page) and an annual salary range of $115,890 - $144,863, depending on skills and experience.

Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is a nonprofit organization working to safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change by catalyzing the rapid global development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies through legal and policy advocacy, research and analysis, and partnership with the private sector.