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Earthjustice
Remote
Georgetown Climate Center
Washington D.C.
State Energy and Environmental Impact Center (NYU School of Law)
New York, NY
Climate Law Job Board
Below is a collection of climate and sustainability legal jobs from Climate Change Jobs, a job board operated by GJN.
Featured Event:
Climate Pro Bono Bootcamp
Complimentary Virtual CLE Conference
April 22 and 23, 2025
Learn the skills you need to provide pro bono support to climate-friendly causes, communities, and startups! Pro bono is the most underrated tool for career development, especially among would-be climate lawyers.
This free conference will discuss how to find pro bono opportunities and maximize your impact, and will also provide specific instruction in the substantive skills you need to do pro bono work for renewable energy projects, climate startups, and more.
Click here for the agenda, speakers, and to register.
Presented by the Planetary Lawyer Project, Offit Kurman, P.A., and Green Pro Bono
Featured Event:
Legal Careers in Climate & Clean Energy
A video is now available of the one-hour webinar Building a Sustainable Future Legal Careers in Climate & Clean Energy. The speakers are Leonard Adler (CEO, Green Jobs Network) and Matthew Karmel (Founder, Planetary Lawyer Project).
This program was presented as part of Justia’s Webinar offerings. Justia is one of the world’s leading online legal companies and provides free case law, codes, regulations and legal information for lawyers, business, students and consumers worldwide.
This webinar included an overview of career opportunities for lawyers in fields such as sustainability and clean energy, stories of attorneys who have made a successful career shift into these fields, and job search tips and resources. You can view the video above or via this link.
Climate Legal Career Resources
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A one-stop collection of career resources for your climate job search.
A bi-weekly newsletter featuring job openings, pro bono opportunities, and more.
Find environmental law jobs and explore other career resources.
Climate Pro Bono Resources
Use your skills to make an impact
Organization that connects legal professionals with pro bono opportunities
Access materials from this event (January 2024)
Climate Legal Practice Resources
Increase your knowledge, increase your impact
Searchable database of thousands of national-level climate change legislation and policies.
Searchable database of U.S. cases
Searchable database of cases (except for U.S.)
Case summaries and commentaries on youth climate litigation cases. A service of ClimaTalk.
Published in October 2023, this is a user-friendly primer on the legal challenges and opportunities for effective and equitable decarbonization at the municipal level.
This 2023 Status Review provides an overview of the current state of climate change litigation and an update of global climate change litigation trends.
AI Tools for Your Climate Job Search
Green Jobs Network provides climate job seekers with free access to a suite of AI-powered career services at ClimateJobs.AI.
Services include:
- Robin, Your AI Climate Career Coach. You can have interactive voice and text chats with Robin and receive job search advice.
- Create Cover Letters. You can quickly receive a personalized cover letter based on the job, your experience, and the hiring organization.
- Resume Review. Upload your resume and receive personalized insights and tips for improvements.
- Interview Preparation. Generate a list of questions you may be asked in a job interview and suggestions for how to answer them.
- Job Ideas + Employer Leads. Discover potential employers and types of jobs in sustainability and climate that match your skills.
Learn more at https://climatejobs.ai
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