Description:

Position Overview:
EIP is accepting applications for a Senior Attorney to join our team working to hold industrial polluters and federal and state agencies accountable for compliance with environmental laws. The Senior Attorney will support EIP's Enforcement Program and work to reduce pollution from industrial sources through citizen suit enforcement actions and other advocacy strategies. 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 provide them with the resources they need to obtain the protection of our environmental laws.

EIP is a national organization with strong partnerships with frontline communities and organizations in the Gulf States, Ohio River Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions. We are dedicated to reducing the enormous amount of climate, air, and water pollution generated by the fossil fuel power sector and industries that extract, store, or process oil or natural gas to make fuel, chemicals and plastics, fertilizers, and other petrochemical products. EIP work also targets pollution from other sectors, including steel manufacturing, aluminum production, and landfills and trash incinerators.

The Senior Attorney position will support these programs and can be based in Washington, DC or remote. The position will require occasional travel throughout the U.S.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, analyze, and execute enforcement and other legal strategies to reduce pollution.
Perform a range of litigation and legal tasks to support litigation and other advocacy efforts, including: legal research; drafting comments, complaints, motions, briefs, and discovery requests and responses; and oral advocacy.
Work with internal and external experts to develop factual, technical, and scientific support for citizen suit enforcement actions and other 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.
Work with EIP's communications and research teams to develop and execute communications strategies and reports.

Qualifications and Requirements:

A law degree and active bar membership in good standing.
8+ years of legal experience, including experience in environmental law. Strong preference for attorneys with experience enforcing violations of environmental laws.
Excellent analytical, research, writing, organizational, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
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.