Deputy Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program
Position Summary
The Deputy Managing Attorney (DMA) will directly supervise approximately five to seven attorneys and will collaborate with a group of CEP senior leaders who work across the program to support all team members and advance our program goals. The position may be based in any of the Clean Energy Program's core offices of Washington D.C., New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, or San Francisco. We seek an attorney with at least ten years of legal advocacy experience, including litigation, and experience leading and developing a team of attorneys.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Directly supervise a diverse, geographically dispersed team of program attorneys with emotional intelligence and cultural competency.
Responsible for managing direct reports' workload and assisting direct reports in career development by providing continuous and consistent performance feedback; mentoring; identifying and encouraging appropriate training and professional development opportunities; and working with them to create and achieve professional development goals.
Provide mentorship and coaching for direct reports with supervisory responsibility to ensure effective management and continuous growth.
Work with Managing Attorney and other leaders in CEP to offer an effective and rewarding program to Associate Attorneys.
Provide effective leadership for members of case teams who may be direct reports or may report to other CEP managers.
Create or identify strategic opportunities for team building and staff engagement to strengthen teamwork, cohesion, and collaboration.
Work with the Managing Attorney and other staff to recruit, evaluate, and hire qualified candidates for open positions.
Work with Managing Attorney, other leaders in the organization, and CEP staff to develop and implement program direction and strategy as well as internal operational policies and procedures.
Work with other departments to advance our work within CEP and organization-wide, including Communications, Policy and Litigation, and Development.
Model and encourage a learning culture, including giving high-quality feedback and demonstrating appreciation for receiving feedback; demonstrating an openness to differing perspectives; and acting as a coach and mentor.
Model and encourage respectful and inclusive work environment for the team and model respectful and inclusive behavior.
Promptly identify and address micro-aggressions, implicit biases, and other equity or inclusion concerns.
Help ensure the advancement of Earthjustice’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and values.
Travel as needed.
Litigation Work
With Managing Attorney, the other Deputy Managing Attorneys and Directors, and team to develop and implement litigation and advocacy strategies to accelerate the clean energy transition through state-level advocacy, including especially at state public utility commissions.
Serve as a key member of the CEP senior leadership team to ensure effective management, development, and support of a growing, diverse team of lawyers, senior research and policy advocates, and professional staff.
Supervise and perform all aspects of litigation and advocacy.
Craft well-researched excellent quality documents in support of advocacy efforts.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with co-counsel, clients, and coalition partners.
Cultivate new and diverse allies and coalition partners in support of our program goals, including advancing equity and environmental justice.
Serve as an ambassador and spokesperson for Earthjustice and our clients.