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The goal of this website is to make it easy to find environmental, sustainability, and climate change law jobs and legal resources. This website is a service of Green Jobs Network, which has been connecting job seekers to opportunities since 2008.
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Featured Jobs
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Staff Attorney - Policy Analyst
Save The Bay
Providence, RI
Clean Air Council
Philadelphia, PA
Staff or Senior Attorney - Environmental Justice
Southern Environmental Law Center
Chapel Hill, NC; other locations considered
VP, Legal and Regulatory Affairs
NY Green Bank
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
January 17 & 18, 2024
12:30 - 2:30 pm ET
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
More Jobs
- Staff Attorney - Temporary, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (SF Bay Area)
- Staff Attorney, Center for Biological Diversity (Portland, Oregon strongly preferred; other locations considered)
- Assistant General Counsel, World Wildlife Fund (Washington, DC)
- Corporate Attorney, RWE Clean Energy (Chicago, IL / Valhalla, NY / Austin, TX)
- Environmental Justice Law Clerk (Spring 2024), Environmental Law Institute (Washington, DC)
- Public Interest Environmental Law Fellow, Environmental Law Institute (Washington, DC)
- Law Clerks, Council on Environmental Quality (Washington, DC)
- Corp. Counsel, Sustainability, Amazon (Seattle, WA or Arlington, VA)
- Legal Director, Climate Jobs National Resource Center (Remote)
- Permitting Associate, Land Use - Battery Storage, Plus Power (Remote)
Climate Legal Career Resources
Quick access to jobs, tools, and more
A one-stop collection of career resources for your climate job search.
A bi-weekly newsletter featuring job openings, pro bono opportunities, and more.
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 career chats with Robin and receive job search tips.
- Job + Employer Ideas. You can receive ideas for employers and types of jobs in sustainability and climate that match your skills.
- Quick Cover Letters. Writing the first draft is often the hardest part. You can use ClimateJobs.AI to quickly create a cover letter based on the job,your experience, and the hiring organization.
- Climate x AI Startups. There are people who want to use AI to address climate challenges. You can discover some of the startups that are working at the intersection of AI and climate.
Learn more at https://climatejobs.ai
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📣 Visibility
Publicity across GJN’s digital properties to increase awareness of your organization.
💡 Program Development
GJN can assist your organization in designing programs and services for job seekers.
🤝 Connection
Opportunities to network and share best practices with other Alliance members.
💵 Save Money
Discounted rates for posting jobs and internships on GJN’s job boards.
How It Works
1Apply
Browse the list of experts on Climate Calls and select the person you'd like to speak with.
2Call
Schedule a time on the expert's calendar and submit payment (some calls may be available at no charge).
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You and your expert meet for your scheduled call.
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Case Study: Campus Affiliate
Net Impact University of Cincinnati
Net Impact Unversity of Cincinnati (Net Impact UC) is a chapter of Net Impact and a registered student organization based out of the University of Cincinnati's Center for Entrepreneurship.
Net Impact UC plays a leading role on campus in connecting students to green career resources and employment opportunities through its career development programs such as the Green Jobs Initiative.
GJN is supporting Net Impact UC in a number of ways including building a green internships board and providing advice to the organization's leaders as they plan career programs this academic year.
More Climate Podcasts!
Due to the great response we've received we're pleased to highlight these additional podcasts. More coming soon!
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
The podcast for the everyday environmentalist.
CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan interviews cleantech leaders, researchers, and more.
Helping you navigate climate and the global energy transition from a Calgary perspective
Interviews with people working to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, post-carbon society.
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