Senior Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead strategy and advocacy efforts to electrify transportation, freight, and goods movement in Colorado.
• Work with our policy and legislation staff, as well as clients and partners, to leverage legal and policy advocacy to obtain positive change and results at the Colorado General Assembly, state regulatory agencies, and local governments.
• Lead complex climate and clean energy cases with the full range of litigation tasks, including factual investigation, legal research, discovery, briefing, witness preparation, working with experts, and oral advocacy before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, other state agencies, and state and federal courts.
• Join all Rocky Mountain Office staff in long-term planning, strategy development, and goal setting that advances Earthjustice’s work.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with new and diverse clients and other partner organizations.
• Serve as a spokesperson for Earthjustice, clients, and partners and work with our media team to develop and execute effective media strategies.
• Supervise and mentor associate attorneys, law clerks, and litigation assistants.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate (JD) degree.
• Admitted or willing to seek admission to the Colorado bar.
• At least six years of relevant litigation and advocacy experience, working both independently and in a coalition setting.
• Excellent research, analytic, writing, and communication skills required.
• Experience engaging in advocacy and building campaigns and strategies on climate, clean energy, and energy justice issues strongly preferred.
• Experience related to transportation electrification is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with technical experts, especially regarding new technologies and emerging climate and health threats.
• Experience advocating before policymakers, state regulatory boards, agencies, and/or commissions; experience working with legislative advocates.
• Experience mentoring and supervising others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with a diverse set of clients and partner organizations.