<div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>Earthjustice </span>seeks an associate attorney to join our <a href="https://earthjustice.org/about/offices/international"></a></span></span><a href="https://earthjustice.org/about/offices/international"><span><span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none;"><span>International Program</span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span>.  The </span>Associate Attorney will support and collaborate with our team of lawyers and scientists working to speed the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy in key countries around the world.  </span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization.  We </span>wield the power of law and the strength of partnership<b></b></span><b><span> </span></b></span><span><span>to protect people’s health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change</span><span> around the world</span><span>. </span><span> </span><span>We partner with thousands of groups, individuals, and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change</span><span>. </span><span> </span><span>We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.  </span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>Like the environment itself, Earthjustice’s work transcends national borders</span>.  Since 1991, our International Program has been partnering with organizations around the world to establish, strengthen, and enforce national and international legal protections for the environment and human health.  Drawing on deep experience in environmental, energy, and human rights law and litigation, we work with partners on foreign and international legal advocacy to reduce dependence on dirty fossil fuels and speed the transition to clean energy in Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Latin America, and elsewhere. </span></span><a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/international"><span><span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none;"><span>Learn about some of the places where we work around the world.</span></span></span></span></a><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>The </span>associate attorney position is a three-year position with the opportunity for extension based on performance. Earthjustice’s associate attorney program is designed to help attorneys who are in the early stages of their careers develop into thoughtful, professional, and effective advocates.  The International Program primarily works to support our partner organizations in public interest litigation and advocacy in various jurisdictions outside of the United States.  Associate attorneys in the International Program do not represent clients directly in litigation in these foreign jurisdictions but will have a broad exposure to different advocacy strategies and styles.  As associate attorneys gain experience, they gradually take on more independent responsibility but work throughout their tenure under the supervision of senior attorneys and the managing attorney.  Many associates have gone on to other positions within Earthjustice and with other public interest organizations.  More about our associate attorney program can be </span></span><a href="https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/associate"><span><span><b><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none;"><span>found here</span></span></b></span></span></a><span><span><span>. </span></span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span><b>Responsibilities</b></span></span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>Associate attorneys </span>in the International Program perform a range of tasks to support our partners’ litigation and advocacy strategies, including:</span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><ul><li><span>Conducting legal</span><span>, policy,</span><span> and factual research</span><span>, often</span><span> </span><span>on issues of international and foreign law. </span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>P</span><span>reparing memoranda </span><span>in support of part</span><span>n</span><span>er organization work in foreign </span><span>jurisdictions</span><span>.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Reviewing and analyzing administrative records</span><span>, scientific </span><span>reports, </span><span>policy research,</span><span> and technical documents</span><span> related to fossil fuel and clean energy infrastructure</span><span>.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Drafting motions, briefs, </span><span>administrative comments, </span><span>and other </span><span>legal and factual documents in support of litigation</span><span> or administrative proceedings</span><span>.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Working with </span><span>partner organizations</span><span>, lawyers, </span><span>and experts </span><span>from a wide range of cultural, linguistic, </span><span>and </span><span>legal backgrounds.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Participat</span><span>ing</span><span> in communications</span><span> </span><span>about</span><span> our </span><span>work</span><span>,</span><span> </span><span>such as</span><span> </span><span>drafting blog posts or press releases</span><span>. </span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Hiring and supervising law students who work at Earthjustice as interns or clerks.</span><span><span> </span></span></li></ul><div style="vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span><span><b>Qualifications</b></span><span><span></span> </span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><ul><li><span>Law school </span><span>graduate</span><span> admitted to, or qualified and willing to apply for admission to</span><span>,</span><span> the California State Bar or </span><span>the </span><span>Bar in the state in which they will be </span><span>located</span><span>.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>0-</span><span>5 years of experience</span><span> post law school</span><span>.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>E</span><span>xperience or interest</span><span> in</span><span> issues related to fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure, energy law and policy, and climate change.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Excellent research, analytic, writing</span><span>,</span><span> and communication skills.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Strong work ethic and initiative, and sound yet creative judgment.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Strong desire</span><span> to fight for the right of all to a healthy environment.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Ability to work well in a team-oriented atmosphere.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Awareness of and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds</span><span>,</span><span> and orientations.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Willingness</span><span> to contribute to the creation of a diverse, </span><span>equitable</span><span> and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences.</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Ability to thrive </span><span>in a hybrid office setting combining in-office and remote work</span><span> and, for a candidate not </span><span>loc</span><span>ated</span><span> in San Francisco, a willingness to travel to San Francisco periodically</span><span> to work with the team</span><span>.</span><span><span> </span></span> </li></ul><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>The ideal candidate will have knowledge of environmental </span>and/or international law; experience working in a country other than the United States or learning about foreign or international legal systems; and professional fluency in a language other than English.</span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>We offer a mission- and employee-focused work environment and a competitive compensation package, including excellent benefits.  Earthjustice is an equal opportunity employer and highly values diversity</span>.  As a 501(c)(3) organization, Earthjustice is a qualifying employer for purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. </span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>Compensation is based on experience and location.  </span>Most of the International Program team is based in San Francisco and we have a strong preference for the associate attorney to be in San Francisco where they can benefit from in-person mentorship and professional development.  Exceptional candidates who desire to work from another Earthjustice office location will also be considered.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span><br><br></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size:11.0pt;"><b><span style="line-height:115.0%;">San Francisco, CA salary range:</span></b><span style="line-height:115.0%;"> $94,900 - $131,900</span></span></div><div><div><strong><span style="color:black;border:none 1.0pt;padding:0.0in;background:white;font-weight:normal;">*In the exceptional case a person is located elsewhere, the salary range will be based on experience and location</span></strong><strong><span style="border:none 1.0pt;padding:0.0in;background:white;font-weight:normal;"></span></strong></div></div><br><div><span><b><span>To </span><span>Apply</span></b></span><span><span> </span></span></div></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>Interested applicants should </span>submit a:</span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><ul><li><span>Resume</span><span>;</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>One- or two-page cover letter that addresses: </span><span>1) aspects of your experience that are relevant to the qualifications listed above; 2) why you are drawn to the work of Earthjustice’s International Program and whether there are particular legal, environmental or justice issues that inspire you; and 3) how your time at Earthjustice would contribute to your career aspirations;</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Writing sample, preferably a legal brief or memorandum that has not been edited by anyone else;</span><span> and</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Law school transcript</span><span>.</span><span><span> </span></span></li></ul><div style="vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>Earthjustice brings our associate attorneys on board on a quarterly schedule, during the months of January, April, June, and September.</span><span>  </span><strong>We are looking to hire a candidate who is available to start in </strong></span><b><span><strong>June 20</strong>24</span></b></span><span><span>. <strong>Preference will be given to candidates who apply by April 21, 2024.</strong></span></span><span><span><strong> After that, applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.  </strong> </span></span><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>Please reach out to </span></span></span><a href="mailto:jobs@earthjustice.org"><span><span><b><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none;"><span>jobs@earthjustice.org</span></span></b></span></span></a><span><span><span> if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies.   </span></span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>Earthjustice is driven by a passion </span>for justice, partnership and excellence. Our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are given equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.</span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>For positions </span>located within the City and County of San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</span></span><span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span></span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0.0in;vertical-align:baseline;"><span><span><span>For positions </span>located within the City of Los Angeles: We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.</span></span><span><span> </span></span></div>

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Associate Attorney, International

Managing Attorney or Managing Director, International Program

<div>We are seeking an Associate Attorney to conduct legal advocacy, including litigation and administrative advocacy, with the California Regional Office. The hybrid work position requires 0-3 years post-law school legal experience. The attorney selected for this position will play a key role in legal actions that can make a real difference to people’s health and well-being and protect important environmental values.  </div><div> </div><div>With staff in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Earthjustice’s California Regional Office fights for the rights of all to a healthy environment, including: protecting communities and public lands from oil and gas development, safeguarding ecosystems and imperiled species, advancing clean energy innovation, clearing the air in Los Angeles and the Central Valley, and fighting dangerous pesticide use. This position will entail a combination of litigation in state and federal courts and advocacy work before administrative agencies. For more information about the office’s work, visit <a href="https://earthjustice.org/office/california">https://earthjustice.org/office/california</a>.  </div><div> </div><div>Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, communities, and individuals to engage the critical environmental and environmental-justice issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.  </div><div> </div><div>Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Bozeman, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Juneau, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Tallahassee, and Washington, D.C.  </div><div> </div><div>The Associate Attorney position is a three-year position with the possibility of an additional three years as a Senior Associate Attorney. Earthjustice’s Associate Attorney program is designed to help attorneys who are in the early stages of their careers develop into thoughtful, professional, and effective advocates skilled in the various phases of public interest litigation and administrative advocacy. The level of duties and responsibilities for an Associate Attorney will vary depending on experience. Many Associates have gone on to other positions within Earthjustice and with other public interest organizations.  </div><div> </div><div><strong>Responsibilities: </strong> </div><div>Associate Attorneys perform a range of work, in partnership with Senior Attorneys and professional staff, to investigate, develop, and pursue litigation in court and advocacy before administrative agencies.  </div><div> </div><div>As Associate Attorneys gain experience, their dockets may include cases for which they have primary responsibility under the supervision of a Senior Attorney in addition to matters on which they work in a supporting role with Senior Attorneys. Specific responsibilities include:  </div><div> </div><ul><li>Working closely with Earthjustice attorneys, scientists, professional staff, and clients to build cases and support policies that serve a diverse set of clients. </li><li>Participating in the full range of tasks involved in litigation and administrative advocacy, including factual investigation, legal research and analysis, memo writing, negotiation, discovery, briefing, and oral advocacy. </li><li>Participating in cultivating relationships with new clients, allies, and coalition partners. </li><li>Integrating communications and legislative advocacy into litigation and other legal strategies. </li><li>Supporting efforts to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences. </li><li>Representing Earthjustice at remote and in-person meetings with clients, partners, co-counsel, and experts. </li><li>Developing skills required to serve as spokesperson in media. </li><li>Participating in hiring and supervision of student law clerks and externs.  </li></ul><div><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong>  </div><div> </div><ul><li>Law school graduate with 0-3 years of legal experience and admitted to, or willing and eligible to apply for admission to, the California State Bar. </li><li>Strong research, analytic, writing, and communication skills. </li><li>Strong and demonstrated work ethic, good judgment, initiative, and creativity. </li><li>Strong desire to fight for the right of all to a healthy environment. </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work well collegially. </li><li>Commitment to serving the public interest and a passion for the role of Earthjustice and its mission. </li><li>Demonstrated awareness and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations. </li><li>Ability and desire to contribute to the creation of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences. </li><li>High level of emotional intelligence. </li><li>Ability and willingness to travel as needed, including for case work, court appearances, and meetings with clients and partners. </li><li>Legal or non-legal experience supporting communities working to overcome injustice a plus. </li></ul><div>We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits that are comprehensive and competitive. We also offer a congenial, flexible, hybrid work environment and a casual dress code. As a 501(c)(3) organization, Earthjustice is a qualifying employer for purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.  </div><div> </div><div><strong>Salary depends on experience and location.   </strong> </div><div><strong>Salary range in San Francisco, CA: $94,900-$117,100 </strong><br><strong>Salary range in Los Angeles, CA: $90,200 - $111,200 </strong> </div><div> </div><div><strong>To Apply: </strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div>Interested applicants should submit the following via Jobvite:  </div><div> </div><ul><li>Resume. </li><li>Cover letter that addresses: 1) your interest in, and qualifications for, serving as an Associate Attorney: (2) why you are drawn to Earthjustice’s mission and whether there are particular legal, environmental, or social justice issues that inspire you; and (3) aspects of your background that demonstrate competence to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in work with clients and colleagues. Also, please include the earliest date you would be available to begin work. </li><li>Writing sample, preferably a legal brief or memorandum containing legal analysis. Please ensure that any confidential information is redacted and that you have permission to share any non-public memorandum written for another legal employer or client. We recognize that many legal work products are edited by multiple attorneys; at the same time, we expect that any writing sample be predominantly, if not exclusively, your own work. Please include a cover sheet explaining the extent of any editing by someone else, and any other details about the writing sample that you believe Earthjustice will find helpful. </li><li>Law school transcript. </li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>Applications from candidates graduating from law school in 2024 will be considered. </strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div>For this position, we are looking to hire a candidate who is available to start in June 2024, September 2024, or January 2025. <strong>Preference will be given to candidates who apply by April 21, 2024</strong>. After that, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.  </div><div> </div><div>Please reach out to jobs@earthjustice.org if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies.  </div><div> </div><div><em>Earthjustice is driven by a passion for justice, partnership and excellence. Our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are given equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position. </em> </div><div> </div><div><em>For positions located within the City and County of San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. </em> </div><div> </div><div><em>For positions located within the City of Los Angeles: We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. </em> </div>

Associate Attorney, California Regional Office

<div><h2>About Watershed</h2><p><a href="https://watershedclimate.com/">Watershed</a> is a software platform for running a world-class climate program. We measure our success in the carbon reduction achievements of our customers. We are looking for team members who love product-building, want to work hard at a mission-oriented startup, and will collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a growing team.</p><p>We have offices in San Francisco, New York and London and remote team members across the US and Europe. We hope that you'll be interested in joining us!</p><h2>The role</h2></div><p>We are looking for an experienced and well-rounded commercial attorney to be the primary legal support for Watershed’s growing U.S. Sales team. As a key member of the Legal and Sales organizations, you will participate in and take ownership for decisions affecting the Sales process and Watershed licensing strategy, and must have an excellent track record for practical, creative and business-focused legal guidance and drafting. Given the speed at which we are growing and the many hats we each still wear, speed, responsiveness and flexibility are critical in this role. </p><p>As an early member of the Legal team, you will work cross-functionally with every part of the business, including partnering with key leaders on the Operating Staff and the sales team.  Watershed has offices in New York and San Francisco, and we are ideally looking for someone who can work primarily from either SF or NY. </p><p><br><strong>You will:</strong></p><ul><li>Partner closely with Watershed’s U.S. Sales and other Watershed teams, e.g., Security, Finance, Product, Partnerships and Data teams, to close deals for Watershed’s SaaS platform. Our customers represent a variety of industries with a wide range of complexities in their licensing requirements and procurement processes, so experience negotiating complex strategic deals as required.</li><li>Develop deal structures, templates and processes that will serve as a scalable foundation for the Watershed deal-flow over the years to come.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Collaborate with Watershed’s clean power and carbon credits Marketplace team to close carbon and clean power portfolio purchase and sales deals, to help our customers build impactful climate programs that leverage our clean power and carbon partnerships.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Partner across other Watershed business teams, e.g., Product, Engineering, and Data, to assist in inbound licensing and other deals to enhance and build Watershed’s product offerings</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>You might be a fit if you:</strong></p><ul><li>Feel that climate change is a critical issue worth spending your professional time on.</li><li>Have more than seven years commercial contracting experience, largely in-house and including SaaS deals.</li><li>Have worked closely with functions such as Revenue Operations and Legal Operations to scale processes and templates; are familiar with Ironclad.</li><li>Have worked cross-functionally on cases of first impression. </li><li>Are an exceptional communicator and plain English drafter.</li><li>Are conversant in data privacy issues.</li><li>Have a track record of responsiveness and doing whatever it takes to get things done.</li><li>Are excited to join a startup and wear a variety of hats as an early Legal hire!</li></ul><div><div><div><p>At Watershed, we strive to design consistent, fair, and competitive compensation programs. The total cash compensation range may be inclusive of several levels at Watershed and final offer will be determined by a number of factors, including the candidate’s skills, capabilities, and location, as well as scope of the role.</p><p><span>The anticipated cash compensation range is in addition to a total rewards benefit package including equity, health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), unlimited paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility, and mental health programs etc. </span></p></div><div>Salary Range</div><div><span>$207,000</span><span>—</span><span>$230,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div><h2> </h2><h2>FAQ</h2><p><strong>Where does Watershed work?</strong></p><p>We have hub offices in San Francisco, New York and London, and some remote team members in the US and EU. Most of our jobs need to be in San Francisco / New York / London, but certain jobs are open to being remote and will be specifically noted on the jobs page and in the job description.</p><p><strong>What’s the interview process like?</strong></p><p>It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 to 2 conversations about Watershed, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but usual next steps are a skill or experience screen (e.g. a coding interview for an engineer, a portfolio review for a designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in person interview panel after that if the screens go well. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.</p></div>

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Commercial counsel

<h2>Overview</h2><p>NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Bozeman, Montana; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington, D.C. </p><p> </p><p>NRDC is seeking a Next Wave Fellow to work with the Food and Agriculture Division, Nature Program team in our Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Santa Monica, or Washington, DC offices. We particularly encourage candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.  </p><p><strong>Position Summary</strong></p><p>The Next Wave Fellowship Program was created to support and uplift early career professionals of diverse backgrounds and identities with the goal of accelerating the diversification of the nature and ocean protection fields. This position opening is for a Next Wave Fellow to support NRDC’s Food and Agriculture Division and its goal of tackling the biggest threats to climate, human health, and biodiversity stemming from agriculture. Our team focuses on legal, legislative, and policy advocacy around food waste, pollinators and pesticides, and soil health. The fellowship runs for a two-year term. The fellow will be part of a cohort of Next Wave fellows at NRDC that will be provided with ongoing career advancement and professional development opportunities. </p><p><strong>The fellowship runs for a two-year term.</strong></p><h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul> <li>Participate in the development and implementation of high impact advocacy strategies and campaigns that advance Food and Agriculture Division priorities;  </li> <li>Build and maintain effective relationships with partner NGOs and policy makers, including participating in coalition efforts;  </li> <li>Build and provide substantive expertise on food and agriculture issues; </li> <li>Conduct research and analysis to advance NRDC’s food and agriculture advocacy; </li> <li>Draft comment letters, reports, factsheets, blogs and other social media, and other written advocacy tools; </li> <li>If attorney, provide legal expertise, including helping to identify and engage in strategic litigation, and conduct legal research and drafting; </li> <li>Engage in advocacy that advances the Division’s food and agriculture priorities, including engaging with social and traditional media and participating in conferences and other activities to advance program goals;  </li> <li>Work with Communications, Campaigns and other internal NRDC programs to bring their expertise to bear in advancing Food and Agriculture Division priorities. </li></ul><h2>Qualifications</h2><p><strong>Minimum Education &amp; Experience</strong> </p><ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s, JD, or PhD preferred.  </li> <li>Degree in environmental sciences or policy field preferred. </li> <li>2-5 years of work experience. </li> <li>Environmental policy or environmental sciences coursework or training. </li></ul><p><strong>Skills Abilities, &amp; Competencies</strong> </p><ul> <li>If candidate is attorney, excellent legal writing and analysis skills. </li> <li>Interest in food and agriculture field. </li> <li>Demonstrated commitment to food and agriculture work. </li> <li>Deep commitment to growing equity, justice, diversity, and inclusion, including on food and agriculture issues. </li> <li>Strong writing, analytical and research abilities. </li> <li>Data management, data visualization, GIS, or statistical analysis skills. </li> <li>Demonstrated ability to analyze, understand, and clearly translate technical materials. </li> <li>Collaborative spirit and ability to work within a team across a diverse set of perspectives. </li> <li>Persuasive public speaking and presentation skills. </li> <li>Excellent inter-personal, relationship-building, and networking skills. </li> <li>Highly organized, resourceful, and able to manage multiple tasks and projects. </li> <li>Ability to work independently. </li> <li>Commitment to NRDC’s mission and values. </li></ul><p> </p><p>NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.</p><p> </p><p>We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. </p><p> </p><p>We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and is commensurate with skills and experience. Internal equity will be reviewed and considered to determine a final offer. For this position, the salary range is $87,000 to $96,000. </p><p> </p><p>Our offices are open and we are operating in a hybrid model. We offer NRDCers flexibility, and we ask them to come into the office and spend meaningful time there in collaboration with their colleagues. We call this purposeful presence.</p><p> </p><p>As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health, safety, and equity, we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine. In accordance with state or local law, new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination, those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially, in keeping with local, state, and federal laws.</p><p> </p><p>To apply, visit www.nrdc.org/careers and upload your résumé and cover letter. Please mention where you saw this posting and upload any additional materials that showcase your abilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we will contact only those candidates we would like to interview. Please no phone calls, emails, or in-person résumé drop-offs.</p><p> </p><p>If you experience technical problems while applying or if you are a person with a disability and need assistance applying online, please reach out to iCIMS Customer Care at 1-800-889-4422.</p><p> </p><p>For more about NRDC, visit www.nrdc.org.</p>

Protecting the planet's wildlife and ensuring clean air, water, and healthy communities through law, science, and activism.

Next Wave Food & Agriculture Fellow

<h2>Overview</h2><p>NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Bozeman, Montana; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington, D.C. </p><p> </p><p>NRDC is seeking a <em>Next Wave </em>Fellow to work with the Oceans Division, Nature Program team in our New York, San Francisco, or Washington, D.C. offices. We particularly encourage candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the ocean protection movement.  </p><p><strong>Position Summary</strong></p><p>The Next Wave Fellowship Program was created to support and uplift early career professionals of diverse backgrounds and identities with the goal of accelerating the diversification of the nature and ocean protection fields. This position opening is for a Next Wave Fellow to support NRDC’s Oceans Division and its goal of protecting the ocean from pollution, exploitation, and other harmful activities. The fellowship runs for a two-year term. The fellow will be provided the opportunity to support multiple areas of NRDC’s ocean protection advocacy, including protecting ocean wildlife, creating marine protected areas, supporting responsible offshore wind, ending oil and gas development in the ocean, and curbing illegal fishing. The fellow will be part of a cohort of Next Wave fellows at NRDC that will be provided with ongoing career advancement and professional development opportunities. </p><p><strong>The fellowship runs for a two-year term.</strong></p><h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul> <li>Participate in the development and implementation of high impact advocacy strategies and campaigns that advance Oceans Division priorities at both legislative and administrative levels;  </li> <li>Build and maintain effective relationships with partner NGOs and policy makers, including participating in coalition efforts;  </li> <li>Build and provide substantive expertise on range of oceans issues; </li> <li>Conduct research and analysis to advance NRDC’s oceans advocacy; </li> <li>Draft comment letters, reports, factsheets, blogs and other social media, and other written advocacy tools; </li> <li>If attorney, provide legal expertise, including help identify and engage in strategic litigation, and conduct legal research and drafting; </li> <li>Engage in advocacy that advances the Division’s ocean priorities, including engaging with social and traditional media and participating in conferences and other activities to advance program goals;  </li> <li>Work with Communications, Campaigns and other internal NRDC programs to bring their expertise to bear in advancing Oceans Division priorities. </li></ul><h2>Qualifications</h2><p><strong>Minimum Education &amp; Experience</strong> </p><ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s, JD, or PhD preferred. </li> <li>Degree in environmental sciences or policy field preferred. </li> <li>2-5 years of work experience </li> <li>Environmental policy or environmental sciences coursework or training.  </li></ul><p><strong>Skills, Abilities, &amp; Competencies</strong> </p><ul> <li>If candidate is attorney - excellent legal writing and analysis skills. </li> <li>Interest in oceans protection field. </li> <li>Demonstrated commitment to oceans protection field. </li> <li>Deep commitment to growing equity, justice, diversity and inclusion, including in the ocean protection field. </li> <li>Strong writing, analytical and research abilities. </li> <li>Data management, data visualization, GIS, or statistical analysis skills a plus. </li> <li>Demonstrated ability to analyze, understand, and clearly translate technical materials. </li> <li>Collaborative spirit and ability to work within a team across a diverse set of perspectives. </li> <li>Persuasive public speaking and presentation skills. </li> <li>Excellent inter-personal, relationship-building, and networking skills. </li> <li>Highly organized, resourceful, and able to manage multiple tasks and projects. </li> <li>Ability to work independently. </li> <li>Commitment to NRDC’s mission and values. </li></ul><p>NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.</p><p> </p><p>We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. </p><p> </p><p>We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and is commensurate with skills and experience. Internal equity will be reviewed and considered to determine a final offer. For this position, the salary range is $87,000 to $96,000. </p><p> </p><p>Our offices are open and we are operating in a hybrid model. We offer NRDCers flexibility, and we ask them to come into the office and spend meaningful time there in collaboration with their colleagues. We call this purposeful presence.</p><p> </p><p>As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health, safety, and equity, we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine. In accordance with state or local law, new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination, those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially, in keeping with local, state, and federal laws.</p><p> </p><p>To apply, visit www.nrdc.org/careers and upload your résumé and cover letter. Please mention where you saw this posting and upload any additional materials that showcase your abilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we will contact only those candidates we would like to interview. Please no phone calls, emails, or in-person résumé drop-offs.</p><p> </p><p>If you experience technical problems while applying or if you are a person with a disability and need assistance applying online, please reach out to iCIMS Customer Care at 1-800-889-4422.</p><p> </p><p>For more about NRDC, visit www.nrdc.org.</p>

Next Wave Oceans Fellow

<h2>Overview</h2><p>NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Bozeman, Montana; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington, D.C. </p><p>NRDC is seeking three Fall 2024 Litigation Interns to work with the Litigation Team associated with our Chicago, San Francisco/Santa Monica, and Washington, D.C. offices. </p><p><strong>Position Summary</strong> </p><p>The Litigation Team is a group of approximately 40 lawyers, litigation assistants and other operations staff who pursue litigation across a broad range of environmental and public health issues, in collaboration with and on behalf of communities most impacted by environmental injustices (including Black, indigenous, and people of color, and low-income and rural communities). Over the past five years, we have litigated cases against the federal government to prevent climate pollution, challenge agency approvals of toxic chemicals and pesticides, resist the suspension of clean water safeguards, oppose offshore drilling and seismic exploration for oil and gas, defend national monuments, and protect energy efficiency standards, among other matters. We also bring enforcement cases against corporate and governmental entities whose violations harm human health and the environment—including to protect the people of Newark, New Jersey and Flint, Michigan, from lead in drinking water; to remediate toxic pollution in the Penobscot River in Maine; to abate mold in New York City public housing for residents with asthma; and to halt air pollution from a coal-fired power plant in Illinois. </p><p>Legal interns play an active role on the frontlines to protect our planet and the communities that depend on it. Our interns do concrete work in support of our litigation, including substantive writing and research, and collaborate with NRDC Litigation attorneys. </p><p>The internship typically lasts about 10 weeks, beginning at the start of the intern’s fall semester and ending before exams. Start and end dates and other scheduling details are negotiable, but we look for a minimum time commitment of two days (14 hours) a week over the course of an academic term.<strong> This posting will be open until April 15, 2024.</strong></p><p>Interns will have the option to work in person, remotely, or a hybrid of both. </p><p>This is a paid position, unless the student is seeking academic credit and their school requires the internship to be unpaid. </p><p>You can find more information about our Semester-Based Litigation Internship Program here. </p><h2>Responsibilities</h2><p>The most common intern assignments are legal memos, sometimes coupled with informal oral presentations to case teams. Interns may also, depending on assignment availability and interest, contribute to the drafting of other litigation documents such as briefs and complaints. Interns are also invited to participate in litigation planning and strategy meetings. </p><h2>Qualifications</h2><p>This internship is designed for current law school students in their second or third year of a J.D. program or in an LLM program. In assessing candidates, we look for: </p><ul> <li>Commitment to NRDC’s mission and values;</li> <li>Strong legal writing, analytical, and oral communication skills;</li> <li>Experience effectively working on a team;</li> <li>Creativity and resourcefulness;</li> <li>Commitment to public service, equity, or justice;</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work with people across different social identities and backgrounds; and</li> <li>Record of academic and/or professional accomplishment.</li></ul><p>A successful candidate need not satisfy all of these criteria. In particular, because a key purpose of our semester legal intern program is to help our interns learn and develop new legal skills, we welcome applicants who have room to grow as legal writers, researchers, and communicators. </p><p>NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement. </p><p>We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.The incumbent will not qualify as an employee, fellow, volunteer, or independent contractor of NRDC, nor will the incumbent be guaranteed employment at the end of the internship term. Our offices are open and we are operating in a hybrid model. We offer NRDCers flexibility, and we encourage them to come into the office and spend meaningful time there in collaboration with their colleagues. We call this purposeful presence. As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health, safety, and equity, we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine. In accordance with state or local law, new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination. Those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions. NRDC treats all vaccination-related data confidentially, in keeping with local, state, and federal laws. To apply, visit www.nrdc.org/careers and upload your résumé, cover letter, law school transcript, list of at least two references, and a short legal writing sample. In your cover letter, please indicate which office you are applying to, or if you would like to be fully remote. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we will contact only those candidates we would like to interview. Please no phone calls, emails, or in-person résumé drop-offs. If you experience technical problems while applying or if you are a person with a disability and need assistance applying online, please reach out to iCIMS Customer Care at 1-800-889-4422.</p><p> </p><p>For more about NRDC, visit www.nrdc.org.</p><p> </p>

Fall 2024 Litigation Intern

<p>Our Business</p><p>We are a global leader in environmental consulting - made stronger with the recent acquisition of Wood’s Environment &amp; Infrastructure business and Golder - with world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency &amp; sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. Combined we have over 20,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change.</p><p>As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.</p><p>This Opportunity</p><p>WSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Environmental Planner – Transmission Siting and Permitting in New York State.  This position will be located in our New York City office, or our offices in Buffalo; Valhalla; and Albany.  Be involved in projects with our Earth &amp; Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.</p><p>The primary focus for this Lead Environmental Planner will be on electric transmission line and substation routing and siting, along with renewable energy development projects in New York and adjacent states. The ideal candidate will have an established and successful history of experience in the State of New York and will be a collaborative and responsive professional with strong communication and organizational skills.</p><p>Your Impact</p><ul><li><p>Managing multiple projects at various stages and locations</p></li><li><p>Leading project teams for key clients</p></li><li><p>Leading business development efforts - develop/maintain client relationships and lead proposal preparation</p></li><li><p>Developing strategy for public involvement programs; attend and participate in open houses, public meetings, and public hearings</p></li><li><p>Serving as a siting and environmental permitting subject matter expert</p></li><li><p>Managing and directing routing/siting studies, analyses, and associated reports</p></li><li><p>Working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams which could include engineers, attorneys, planners, permitting and environmental specialists, and real estate experts</p></li><li><p>Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.</p></li><li><p>Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.</p></li><li><p>Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.</p></li></ul><p>Who You Are</p><p><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li><p>Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies, Natural Sciences or Ecology, Environmental Planning, Landscape Architecture, Geography, Environmental Science, or related field (or equivalent experience.)</p></li><li><p>7-10 years of experience managing environmental permitting and planning projects, for a variety of energy-related projects</p></li><li><p>Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.</p></li><li><p>Proven Article VII Application and EM&amp;CP experience, including management of Article VII and EM&amp;CP filings</p></li><li><p>Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.</p></li><li><p>Demonstrated knowledge and familiarity with New York State agency personnel and decision-makers, including the NYSDEC, NYSDOS</p></li><li><p>Demonstrated work experience with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District</p></li><li><p>Value added experience with NYCDEP and NYCDCP or other New York City agencies</p></li><li><p>Experience in preparing proposals and presentations, and price structuring</p></li><li><p>Strong written and verbal communication skills, defining and understanding client requirements, managing expectations, and communicating with clients and project staff</p></li><li><p>Extensive critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, and identify the most effective solutions to accomplish objectives of assigned projects.</p></li><li><p>Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.</p></li><li><p>Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.</p></li><li><p>Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Master’s degree in Environmental Studies, Natural Sciences or Ecology, Environmental Planning, Landscape Architecture, Geography, Environmental Science, or related degree</p></li><li><p>Project Management Professional certification; other professional certifications as applicable to technical expertise</p></li><li><p>Contract negotiations and management</p></li><li><p>Experience preparing and providing expert witness testimony.</p></li></ul><p><strong>WSP Benefits:</strong></p><p>WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.</p><p><strong>WSP Compensation:</strong></p><p>Expected Salary (all locations): $92,800 - $165,440</p><p>WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.</p><p>#LI-SS2</p><p><strong>About WSP</strong></p><p>WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.</p><p>www.wsp.com</p><p>WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.</p><p>At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?</p><p>WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.</p><p>The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.</p><p><strong>NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:</strong></p><p>WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand.  Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.</p>

At WSP USA, our expertise lies at the intersection of the infrastructure and the skylines we have helped to shape from coast to coast.

Lead Environmental Planner – Transmission Siting and Permitting

<div>Do you want to change the world? We do, too.</div><div> </div><div>SunPower is changing the way our world is powered every day with a passionate and driven team in North America and the Philippines. SunPower provides world-class solar solutions to residential customers across the U.S. with a commitment to a superior customer experience. We welcome forward thinkers, freedom chasers and all those demanding better, cleaner energy to join us.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:18px;">Summary of Role:</b></div><div>SunPower is seeking an experienced attorney and leader to provide legal support for our fast-moving team of product managers, engineers, and marketers. In this role, you will advise on a variety of product development, consumer protection, privacy, regulatory, intellectual property, and information security issues. You will provide practical, actionable advice on evolving legal issues related to products, intellectual property, and data privacy. </div><br><br><h3>Essential Duties &amp; Responsibilities:</h3><ul><li>As a member of the Legal team, work with colleagues across the Legal team to develop and implement best practices. </li><li>Work closely with cross-functional teams, including executive management, business leads, product managers, engineers, technical experts, and inventors. </li><li>Partner with internal clients effectively throughout the product development lifecycle, advising on new products and features, identifying applicable legal constraints and product risks, proposing solutions and mitigation measures that facilitate business objectives.</li><li>Build scalable, effective policies and procedures that safeguard customer information, in compliance with data privacy and security regulations, such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other state laws.</li><li>Work with stakeholders to scope and conduct regular risk assessments and implement measures to mitigate privacy and security threats and integrate best practices into company operations.</li><li>Provide legal support related to SunPower’s product strategy needs, priorities, and resources.</li><li>Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial services, data protection, M&amp;A, business development , and licensing and other intellectual property agreements affecting the company’s products and services. </li><li>Provide legal support for SunPower’s intellectual property strategy needs, priorities, and resources, including patent cost reduction, monetization, and licensing opportunities. </li><li>Working closely with outside counsel, maintain an active global patent portfolio, including patent prosecution (U.S. and foreign), continuation and divisional filing strategy, patent maintenance including managing patent prosecution docket to meet deadlines. </li></ul><h3>Required Qualifications:</h3><ul><li>J.D. from an ABA Accredited law school and an active member of the bar in good standing.</li><li>10+ years of experience at a leading law-firm (or government agency) and in-house legal department.</li></ul><h3>Preferred Qualifications:</h3><ul><li>12+ years of experience at a leading law-firm (or government agency) and in-house legal department.</li><li>Strong foundation in drafting agreements and counseling on product and supply-chain related issues, including consumer protection, privacy, data protection, and technology related transactions and litigation.</li><li>Background in solar, battery storage, electric vehicle, smart home or semiconductor technology, including equipment, software and devices, tools and processes. </li><li>Experience and comfort working with senior executives.</li><li>Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously and manage projects to successful completion. </li><li>Organizational and management skills necessary for the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines. </li><li>Basic financial reporting capabilities and ability to manage to budget.</li><li>Preferred location near SunPower offices in Richmond, CA, with remote options available.</li></ul><br><div>Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SunPower, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Equal Employment Opportunity</b></div><div>The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of merit. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights.pdf">EOE Minorities/All Genders/Protected Veterans/Disabled</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf">SunPower Supports EEO</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Accommodation for Applicants to SunPower Corporation</b></div><div>SunPower Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at SunPower Corporation: jobs@sunpower.com. Please indicate in the subject that line of your email that you are requesting accommodation. Only candidates being considered for a position who require an accommodation will receive a follow-up response.</div><div><br></div><div><b>NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Availability of Affirmative Action Plan for Review</b></div><div>SunPower is a federal government contractor. As a part of the Company’s obligations under law, it must develop a written Affirmative Action Program (AAP) for the Disabled, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, Disabled Veterans and Active Duty Wartime Or Campaign Badge Veterans and for Women and Minorities as specified by law. Non-confidential and non-proprietary aspects of the AAP are available for inspection by applicants and employees, consistent with applicable law, which will be made available during office hours by contacting the EEO Officer.</div>

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Director, Legal Counsel - Products, Technology and Privacy

<p>(Hybrid in SF Bay Area, or remote)</p><p><strong>Company Overview </strong></p><p>Driven by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid of the future, Mainspring has developed a new category of power generation — the linear generator — that delivers local, scalable, and fuel-flexible power to help accelerate the transition to the net-zero carbon grid.</p><p>The unique combination of attributes offered by Mainspring’s linear generator enables applications on both the commercial and utility sides of the meter for the $816B global electricity equipment market. We serve a wide range of Fortune 500 customers across markets and industries as well as top-tier utilities and other gridside providers.</p><p>We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:</p><ul> <li><strong>Pragmatic Optimism.</strong> Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.</li> <li><strong>Excellence without Ego.</strong> We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.</li> <li><strong>Proactive Collaboration.</strong> The integration and cross-disciplinary nature of Mainspring’s business requires intentionally seeking out others who bring different skills, perspectives, and priorities. Our culture of inclusion and respect extends beyond our team to interactions with our partners and customers.</li></ul><p>Mainspring is based in Menlo Park and has partnered with top-tier investors and utilities such as Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, NextEra, and American Electric Power. More information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.com.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities </strong></p><p>You will be a critical member of Mainspring’s team as an accomplished transactional attorney who has the skill and versatility to flex between supporting a wide range of contracts, negotiations, and advisory work. In this role you will be drafting agreements, partnering with internal stakeholders, and negotiating with a wide range of vendors, customers, and strategic partners.</p><p>As an early member of the legal organization, you will have the opportunity to make a tremendous impact by helping to create and shape this area of the business. You are a problem solver, skilled communicator, relationship builder, and have a track record of success as a business-minded lawyer operating in a dynamic environment.</p><p>What you will do:</p><ul> <li>Provide thoughtful, strategic, business-minded advice to internal stakeholders, and consult on a wide range of contracts, such as confidentiality agreements, supply agreements, consulting service agreements, vendor agreements, and customer agreements</li> <li>Work closely with the Vice President – Legal and other stakeholders in the company to develop contract forms, templates, and playbooks, as well as processes to support these tools</li> <li>Partner with Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, and other teams to drive execution of solid commercial agreements</li> <li>Lead contract negotiations for various commercial agreements</li> <li>Lead special projects including process and technology improvements to deliver impact that further enable Legal’s ability to support Mainspring’s growing business</li> <li>Develop and deliver training and other materials to educate the organization on contract terms and other legal issues</li></ul><p><strong>Qualifications </strong></p><ul> <li>JD degree and admitted to practice in the U.S.</li> <li>3+ years of transactional experience in a global law firm and/or in-house legal department, contract drafting, and negotiating contracts</li> <li>Experience with contract management systems</li> <li>Experience serving as a business partner to senior leaders</li> <li>Global supply chain experience is preferred</li></ul><p>The Bay Area salary for this role is $150k-$185k base + pre-IPO stock options + benefits. This position can be hybrid in the San Francisco Bay Area, or remote. The salary will be adjusted to reflect local market conditions based on employee location as well as the experience of the employee.</p><p>Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don’t meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we’d still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.</p><p>In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.</p><p>This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.</p>

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