Legal Assistant, General Counsel

Description

Earthjustice is the nation's leading environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, preserve magnificent places and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. We are here because the Earth needs a good lawyer.

About the role

The Legal Assistant to the Office of General Counsel (OGC) supports a wide range of matters including litigation management, internal legal operations, governance support, compliance matters, contracts, and organizational risk management. The position has regular access to privileged and confidential information and requires strict adherence to Earthjustice policies, ethical, and applicable legal standards of confidentiality. This is a non-supervisory position with a full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week. The position can be remote or hybrid, with a base in either San Francisco or Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities

• Legal Project Support (15%): Prepare, proofread, format, cite-check, assemble, and track documents prepared as part of OGC projects and workflows, including helping prepare and track filings, trainings, guidance, advice, and other materials prepared by OGC. Assist attorneys with document review and production preparation.
• OGC & Legal Operations File System Support (15%): Maintain internal team sites, intranet pages, and other electronic and physical record repositories in accordance with team requirements, organizational policies, and confidentiality requirements. Help build and maintain a repository to track team legal advice, templates, and general guidance, and route inquiries to responsible attorneys. Provide general office and operational support, including responding to inquiries in the general inbox, coordinating supplies and equipment, and supporting department workflows as needed.
• Contract Lifecycle Management Support (35%): Support maintenance of internal contract databases, including database upkeep, document uploads, and preliminary review of contracts against approved templates and utilizing contract review tools including generative AI. Help build a central repository for organizational and litigation program contracts.
• Administrative Support (30%): Provide scheduling, calendar management, travel coordination, meeting support, and document creation/formatting support for attorneys and staff in OGC, including logistics and other support for meetings, trainings, retreats, presentations, legal guidance, and onboarding, training coordination, and operational support for new staff. Process expense reimbursements, invoices, and other administrative documentation. Exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality regarding nonpublic, privileged, or otherwise sensitive information learned in the course of employment, except as disclosed is authorized, required, or protected by applicable law, including in responding to internal and external inquiries.
• Ongoing Learning (5%): Actively pursue professional development and contribute to a culture of learning by building skills and sharing knowledge.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant experience.
• 2+ years of experience as a litigation assistant, legal practice assistant, paralegal, executive assistant, confidential employee, and/or in a comparable professional role is preferred.
• Excellent organizational, proofreading, research, and administrative and computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, databases, spreadsheets, videoconferencing platforms, and legal filing systems with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple assignments while meeting deadlines and maintaining accuracy under pressure.
• Strong judgment, professionalism, discretion, and ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of contract review and experience with Contract Lifecycle Management and/or Generative AI contract review tools is a significant plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with staff across offices and time zones.
• Flexible, punctual, highly reliable, and willing to take on tasks ranging from substantive legal support to administrative work.
• Demonstrated commitment to Earthjustice’s values of Justice, Excellence, Inclusion, and Partnership.

Qualifications

• None specified.

Skills

• Legal Project Support
• OGC & Legal Operations File System Support
• Contract Lifecycle Management Support
• Administrative Support
• Ongoing Learning

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and excellent, comprehensive benefits. We also offer a casual and congenial work environment. Salaries at Earthjustice are determined by working location and are commensurate with the experience required. The annual salary range for this role in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY is $76,400 - $84,900. The annual salary range for this role in Washington, D.C., Chicago, IL, Seattle, WA, or Los Angeles, CA is $72,600 - $80,700. The annual salary range for this role in Philadelphia, PA or Denver, CO is $68,900 - $76,500. The annual salary range for this role in Miami, FL or Houston, TX is $65,000 - $72,200. The remote salary range will be dependent on specific location, between $65,000 - $84,900.