This is an exciting opportunity to join ClientEarth’s Economic and Financial Initiative within our growing North America team. ClientEarth is an international environmental legal organization that works on the full suite of environmental issues globally. The Economic and Financial Initiative is an innovative program using corporate and financial law to drive greater integration of climate-related risks into the management decisions of influential actors in the corporate and financial sectors. Our objective, and the focus of this role, is to drive the shift toward business strategies and financial flows that limit climate change and nature loss, and are cleaner and more sustainable. We believe that protecting the planet and all life on Earth can be consistent with—and is indeed necessary to—supporting a resilient economy.  

You will be part of a vibrant and expanding global team that uses multiple leverage points, from litigation and regulatory complaints to advocacy and policy reform, to integrate climate-related risks and externalities into the existing laws that govern businesses and economic systems. 

Meet your manager

In this role, you will be managed by Jay Rossiter, Senior Attorney at Client Earth USA, who is based in Los Angeles.

Main Duties

• Participating in all phases of litigation, from identifying, scoping, investigating, evaluating, and initiating litigation, to advancing litigation through discovery, trial, and settlement;
• Identifying opportunities and developing and implementing strategies for impact in business and financial sectors;
• Developing and nurturing relationships with partner organizations and other stakeholders;

See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.

Role requirements

• Law degree and admission to practice in at least one US state
• Significant commercial litigation experience
• Excellent creative, innovative and lateral
• Excellent legal research, analysis, writing, and advocacy skills

See the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.

Note to candidates: We know that long lists of criteria can be daunting and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

Further Information

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Flexible working:  We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Visit our Flexa Employer page for more information on our approach to flexible working. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based  See our Benefits page for more.

ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. 

Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the US.

ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.