Staff Attorney – Conservation Law Foundation

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is seeking an experienced staff attorney, ideally with a background in energy matters, to work in its New Hampshire Advocacy Center, located in Concord, NH. Working with the director of the New Hampshire Advocacy Center, as well as advocacy program directors, the staff attorney will be responsible for identifying and implementing cutting-edge solutions to a variety of compelling environmental problems, including energy-related matters, in New Hampshire and regionally. Responsibilities will include negotiating, litigating, advancing policy changes, coalition building, and communicating with the press and the public.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be a highly motivated individual with at least three years experience practicing environmental law, including in the field of energy;
• Have experience working with state and federal environmental laws;
• Have litigation experience at state court, federal district court, and/or appellate levels;
• Have administrative law experience, including before a state utility commission.
• Have excellent analytic abilities, exemplary oral and written communication skills, and a commitment to environmental advocacy;
• Have the ability to understand and explain scientific issues related to CLF’s environmental advocacy;
• Be able to devise legal strategies for achieving advocacy goals;
• Be able to manage multiple advocacy projects;
• Be a mature self-starter, able to work both independently and as a productive team member;
• Be a persuasive, credible, well-prepared advocate;
• Have the capacity to develop expertise in relevant non-legal technical or policy areas.

General Advocacy Work: 

• Advocate in court, in the state legislature, and before the New Hampshire Public Utility Commission.
• Use environmental statutes, including but not limited to the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and National Environmental Policy Act to advance key initiatives;
• Negotiate settlement agreements including injunctive relief, funding for supplemental environmental projects, and fee and cost recovery;
• Work effectively with administrative support staff;
• Work with other CLF attorneys and communications and policy specialists;
• Work with and advise community groups and other advocacy groups on legal and policy matters;
• Build alliances and coalitions among community groups, public officials, business interests, and advocacy organizations;
• Write public educational materials, articles and opinion pieces;
• Engage in education and advocacy before local, state and federal legislative and administrative bodies;
• Engage in public outreach and speaking on advocacy initiatives;
• Work with members of the media, and through social media, to amplify and disseminate CLF’s work and policy goals and to engage the public.
  

Management Responsibilities 

• Participate in efforts to raise financial support for individual initiatives and for the organization as a whole, and prepare funder reports and related materials as requested by the New Hampshire Advocacy Center director and/or program directors;
• Be actively involved in the recruitment and mentoring of interns, staff and volunteers;
• Assist in Board relations;
• Participate in program strategic planning.

Experience in a nonprofit public interest advocacy setting is highly desirable but not required. A candidate must be authorized to practice law in New Hampshire, or be qualified to be admitted to the New Hampshire Bar.

Salary and Benefits

CLF offers a competitive salary, an extensive benefits plan, and an open, inclusive and accepting work environment where differences are highly respected.

To Apply

Send your resume titled “your last name-first initial-resume” (e.g. “SMITH J RESUME”) and a detailed cover letter titled “your last name-first initial-cover” (e.g. “SMITH J COVER”) to careers@clf.org. Please make “Staff Attorney (Energy)” the subject of your e-mail. No phone calls please.