Attorney in Columbus, OH

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Associate Attorney — Public Interest Environmental Law Fellowship The candidate must be recent law school graduates or judicial law clerks for Associate Attorney starting in Fall 2019. This is a two-year fellowship position. Work on company’s cutting-edge public interest climate change and clean energy, environmental protection and natural resources preservation litigation and innovative policy advocacy. Work with company’s Executive Director and Senior Attorneys on “hot” litigation and innovative eco-business policy initiatives for company’s Clean Energy, Clean Air and Climate Change Solutions Projects, Transportation and Land Use Reform Project, and Wild and Natural Places Preservation Project activities. Assist on special projects. Engage with multidisciplinary project teams.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate must be recent law school graduate, including attorneys who are completing judicial clerkships or have no more than one year of other legal practice. Strong academic record and excellent writing, speaking and analytical skills. Interest in and substantive law and policy knowledge in at least one of the following fields: energy, environmental, transportation, air quality, land use and/or natural resources law. The attorney should understand and enjoy multifaceted public policy strategic advocacy that involves media, legislative, economic and policy analysis and organizing approaches coordinated with strong and effective legal advocacy. An inspired and demonstrated commitment to public interest advocacy and an ability to work productively as a member of a team of skilled professionals is required.

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