Job o’ the Day: Entry-Level Associate Attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center
The Charlottesville, Virginia office of the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is currently hiring for an entry level associate attorney position within its Land and Community Program. The attorney will work with SELC for 2 years with the possibility of an extension to a third year.
From the PSJD job posting:
We are seeking a committed and energetic person with strong legal skills to work on a range of land use and transportation issues in Charlottesville and throughout Virginia. This is an excellent opportunity to join an organization that is successfully addressing some of the most important and challenging environmental issues facing the Southeast and the nation.
About SELC and the Land and Community Program: With offices across the region (Charlottesville, VA; Chapel Hill, NC; Atlanta, GA; Asheville, NC; Charleston, SC; Washington, DC; Richmond, VA; Birmingham, AL; and Nashville, TN), SELC uses law and policy expertise to protect the South’s natural resources—its land, air, water, coast and wetlands—and to preserve our rural countryside and community character. Although our regional focus is the Southeast, much of our work is national in scope and impact.
SELC works collaboratively with over 100 national, state, and local groups to enhance their efficacy and achieve our common conservation goals. Our legal and policy staff comprises some of the nation’s leading experts in their respective fields, and over its 27-year history, SELC has earned a reputation as one of the most effective environmental organizations in the country. We currently have a staff of over 100, including 53 attorneys. Additional information regarding our work and staff is available at www.southernenvironment.org.
About the Position: Our Land & Community Program uses legal advocacy, policy reform, and public education to promote smarter growth and more sustainable transportation policies, and we have a special project focusing on land use and transportation issues in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. The associate attorney will work closely with more senior attorneys and policy experts and will have a wide range of legal and policy responsibilities. The work will include legal research and writing, policy analysis and development, attending local government hearings and meetings, public speaking, and coordination with other organizations.
Successful applicants will have outstanding writing, analytic, interpersonal and speaking skills, among other qualities. The salary is $56,000 – 60,000, depending on experience. For more information, view the full job listing at PSJD.org (log-in required).