Public Interest - Senior Environmental Litigation Attorney

Our client, the Midwest’s leading environmental legal advocacy organization, seeks a skilled litigation attorney with 10+ years of strong federal and state court litigation experience for a full-time position in its Chicago HQ office (preferred) or Minneapolis or Washington D.C. regional offices. This Senior Environmental Attorney will perform a key litigation role advancing innovative and successful environmental programs by first-chairing natural resources protection litigation and helping to lead policy advocacy campaigns with a focus on the Great Lakes and surrounding National Parks and wilderness areas. Responsibilities include: • Key litigation role advancing ELPC’s innovative and successful environmental program activities to protect the Midwest’s wild and special places, the Great Lakes, and wildlife and biodiversity. • First-chair on some ELPC natural resources protection litigation and help lead policy advocacy campaigns in the “courts of public opinion” to succeed; second-chair on other ELPC natural resources protection litigation teams. • Work with ELPC’s Executive Director and Senior Staff to help prioritize and provide savvy results focused strategic direction for ELPC’s Great Places – Great Lakes Program. • Work effectively in ELPC’s public interest entrepreneurial and multidisciplinary team culture. • Fundraise to support ELPC’s wild places and natural resources protection program activities and expand program success. Requirements • 10+ years of major litigation experience, preferably with a practice including environmental and natural resources legal and policy issues. • The ideal background would be a public interest litigation organization, USDOJ or strong state AG office, or high-powered law firm with hands-on trial and appellate experience. • Excellent writing and persuasive oral advocacy abilities required. • Strong academic background desired. • An inspired and demonstrated commitment to public interest advocacy and the ability to work productively with a fast-paced team of skilled professionals are required. SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary is commensurate with experience and with ELPC’s salary structure, and is competitive with other major public interest environmental law organizations. Excellent benefits provided. Location: Chicago Employment Type: Law Firm Experience: Senior Attorney Apply Now Name * Email * Phone * Attach Resume (Optional) Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, rtf, Max. file size: 10 MB. Allowed File Types: pdf, doc, docx, rtf Spam Blocker Please help us prevent spam by checking the box above. This field is hidden when viewing the form This field is hidden when viewing the form utm_parameters We submit confidential inquiries to our hiring contacts which preserves the confidentiality of theattorney candidate. #J-18808-Ljbffr