POST-GRADUATE PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIP

Legal Fellow Position

Trustees for Alaska is accepting applications for our full-time Legal Fellow position.  This is a two-year attorney position in Anchorage, Alaska, starting in September 2026 and continuing through September 2028.  The Legal Fellow is responsible for the following:

• Working with staff attorneys to research, develop, and implement legal and other strategies
• Assisting with various aspects of litigation, including substantive work and other tasks
• Assisting with a diverse range of work that may include supporting coalition engagement in agency decision-making processes as well as legislative work
• Assisting Trustees with administrative, communications, media, and fundraising tasks as needed

Candidate Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have recently graduated from law school and completed a judicial clerkship or otherwise obtained some post-graduation legal experience.  The position requires the attorney to be licensed in Alaska before, or shortly after, starting work at Trustees.  Strong candidates for the Legal Fellow position will ideally have: 

• Excellent legal writing, research, and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively
• Willingness to learn and incorporate feedback
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, team-based environment
• Environmental and administrative law experience or knowledge (preferred)

Employment at Trustees for Alaska

We work a 40-hour week in a supportive, dog-friendly office with a generous leave policy.  We offer a competitive non-profit salary of $74,000/year, plus medical, dental, life, long-term disability, and retirement benefits.  Trustees for Alaska is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, and is an equal opportunity employer.  We value the varied life experiences all people can bring to our work.  We prohibit harassment and discrimination of any kind, including related to race, sex, age, culture, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, languages spoken, parental status, veteran status, color, education, religion, medical history, disability, and sexual orientation.  Respecting each other is an integral part of our organizational culture, and we cultivate a work environment that recognizes the strength of diversity and the contributions everyone can bring to our mission.