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Environmental Law & Policy Center
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1300
Chicago IL 60601
Phone:(000) 000-0000 Fax:(000)000-0000
Email: jjutting@elpc.org

SIU Job Number:
 3226
Firm or Agency:
 Environmental Law & Policy Center
Job Title:
 Attorney
Duties:
  Work with ELPC's Senior Attorneys on litigation and policy initiatives for ELPC's Clean Energy and Global Warming Solutions Projects, Transportation and Land Use Reform Project, and Wild and Natural Places Preservation Project activities. Assist ELPC's Executive Director on special projects. Participate as member of multidisciplinary project teams of policy advocates, communications specialists and organizers.
Job Location:
  Chicago, IL
Job Contact:
 Ms. Kay Tamillow
Type of Postion:
 Full Time Permanent
Position Category:
 Non-Profit
Hours per week:
 
Salary Range:
  40k - 50k
Req. Years of Experience:
 0 - 1 Years

Application Deadline:

 1/1/2010
Starting Date:
 
Need Resume:
  yes
Need Employer Application:
  no
Need a Writing Sample:
  no
Need a Law Transcript:
  no
Need an Undergraduate Transcript:
  no
Need a Letter of Application:
  yes
Need References:
  yes
Need Salary History:
  no
Other Application Needs:
 
Preferred Qualifications:
 
Required Qualifications:
 Recent law school graduate, including attorneys who are completing judicial clerkships or have no more than two years of other practice. Strong academic record and excellent writing, speaking and analytical skills. Smart self-starter with track record of initiative and success. Interest in and substantive law and policy knowledge in at least one of the following fields: energy, environmental, transportation, air quality, land use and/or natural resources law. The attorney should also understand and enjoy multifaceted public policy strategic advocacy that involves media, legislative, policy analysis and organizing approaches coordinated with strong and effective legal advocacy. An inspired and demonstrated commitment to public interest advocacy and an ability to work productively as a member of a team of skilled professionals is required.
Benefits:
  
Comments:
  The Environmental Law and Policy Center seeks to hire a public interest attorney advocate who is a recent law school graduate for a one-year Environmental Attorney Fellow position in one of our Des Moines, Madison, or Sioux Falls offices starting in Fall 2010. The Environmental Attorney fellow will work on ELPC's environmental litigation and policy issues in the Midwest/Great Plains states and on related federal issues. The Fellow will begin with an orientation process in ELPC's Chicago office. The Fellowship position is potentially renewable for a second year. Email resume, cover letter, and list of 3 references to LawFellowship@elpc.org