Staff Attorney and Senior Attorney (2 positions)

Position Overview

The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) is accepting applications for a Staff Attorney and a Senior Attorney to join our team working to hold industrial polluters accountable for compliance with the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws. Working with EIP’s team of lawyers and analysts, the Staff Attorney, who will support EIP’s Clean Air and Climate Programs, will work to reduce air and other pollution from industrial sources through litigation and federal and state administrative permitting and rulemaking processes. EIP takes legal action to clean up pollution; we publish data-driven reports that push federal and state regulators to better protect public health; and we work with frontline communities to obtain the protections of our environmental laws.  EIP works across the United States, but these positions will have a special focus on industrial sources located in Texas and the Gulf Coast.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute legal strategies to reduce pollution.
• Perform a range of litigation and legal tasks, including drafting comments, motions, briefs, and other documents to support administrative advocacy and litigation efforts.
• Work with internal and external experts to develop the factual, technical, and scientific basis to support EIP’s advocacy efforts.
• Represent EIP and other organizations in federal and state litigation, administrative proceedings, and public meetings.
• Manage client relationships and work effectively within coalitions.
• Draft grant proposals and reports.

Qualifications

• A law degree and active bar membership in good standing.
• 2+ years (Staff Attorney) and 6+ years (Senior Attorney) of experience practicing law, and experience in environmental law and policy.
• Excellent analytical, research, writing, facilitator, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Passion for protecting public health and the environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners.
• Prior experience or demonstrated commitment to working with members of communities directly impacted by pollution.
• Strong work ethic, robust problem-solving skills, and sound judgment.

About EIP

EIP is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that empowers communities and protects public health and the environment by investigating polluters, holding them accountable under the law, and strengthening public policy.

Comprised of attorneys, analysts, investigators, and community organizers, EIP has three goals:

1. To illustrate through objective facts and figures how the failure to enforce or implement environmental laws increases pollution and harms public health;
2. To hold federal and state agencies, as well as individual corporations, accountable for failing to enforce or comply with environmental laws; and
3. To help local communities obtain the protections of environmental laws.

The Environmental Integrity Project acts as a watchdog because we have to. State and federal agencies charged with protecting the environment often are squeezed by limited resources and political interference from well-funded lobbyists hired by the industries they are required to regulate. We help level the playing field by giving communities the legal and technical resources they need to claim their rights under environmental laws. For more information, visit www.environmentalintegrity.org.

Salary and Benefits

EIP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. The salary for this position will reflect experience and qualifications.

To Apply

Interested persons should click "Apply" below to email a resume, cover letter, and writing sample. Please include “Attorney Application – Texas and Gulf Coast” in the subject line. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

EIP is an equal opportunity employer, highly values diversity, and strives to create an inclusive workplace culture. As an equal opportunity employer, EIP is committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.