Sierra Club is hiring a
Associate Attorney

Summary

The job is for an Associate Attorney in the Environmental Law Program at Sierra Club's Oakland, CA headquarters. The position lasts 2 years starting from August or September 2025 and involves helping coordinate legal work and participating as counsel in select litigation matters.

Requirements

• Law school graduate by September 2025 admitted to or willing to apply for admission to the California Bar
• 0–3 years of post-law school graduation experience by September 2025
• Excellent writing and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and consensus building skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with clients and colleagues from a variety of backgrounds
• Passion for the Sierra Club’s mission to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment
• Demonstrated commitment to furthering equity, inclusion, and justice, both internally and externally
• Committed to evolution. You are committed to continuously deepening and evolving your own understanding of systems of oppression through study, openness, and humility. And you easily recognize your own relationship to privilege and power, examining and shifting your behaviors as appropriate
• Uplifting and additive. You see mistakes as opportunities for growth; problems as catalysts for solutions, and inspire others along the journey. You carry a constructive approach, can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and authentic kindness wherever you go

Responsibilities

• Evaluate proposed environmental litigation so that national volunteer and staff leadership can decide whether the Sierra Club should participate
• Oversee and maintain an overview of the Sierra Club’s litigation docket; help resolve problems that arise in individual lawsuits
• Provide support to chapters who wish to pursue legal tactics, such as assisting chapters in formulating legal strategies and objectives, securing effective, low or pro bono outside counsel, and ensuring that legal tactics are part of a well-integrated campaign strategy
• Help to ensure that Sierra Club litigation furthers the principles of equity, inclusion, and justice, consistent with the Jemez Principles
• Assist in litigating cases that seek to advance the goals of the national priority campaigns under the supervision and mentorship of senior and staff attorneys during the associate’s second year

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of environmental law

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $95,000-$126,000 annually
• The Sierra Club offers a competitive salary package commensurate with skills and experience plus excellent benefits that include medical, dental, and vision coverage, and a retirement savings 401(k) plan