Trustees for Alaska seeks a full-time Staff Attorney to join our team working in Anchorage, Alaska to protect a wild and vibrant Alaska where fish, wildlife, and people thrive. The Staff Attorney candidate must have at least 4 years of legal experience overall. Ideal candidates would have at least 2 years of experience working in environmental law, including litigation, as well as experience working on Alaska- specific issues. All candidates should have a proven ability to foster coordination and cooperation among diverse groups to achieve goals. We strongly encourage people of color, persons with disabilities, women, LGBTQ+ applicants, and people of diverse lived experience to apply.

About Trustees for Alaska

Trustees for Alaska is the only Alaska-based nonprofit, public interest, environmental law firm founded and focused in Alaska, providing free legal counsel to protect and defend Alaska’s lands, waters, wildlife, and communities. Trustees has been a legal force of environmental advocacy in Alaska since 1974. We take on the most pressing conservation issues in Alaska for a variety of clients who bravely fight for their rights and for the health and cultures of Alaska for future generations. We work on issues ranging from oil and gas extraction and large mining projects to public land protection, air and water pollution, and the protection of wildlife. We help shape Alaska’s environmental future. For more information, see http://www.trustees.org.

Job Responsibilities

Staff Attorneys report to the Legal Director and are responsible for the following:

• Managing a diverse case load that may include coalition-based administrative, judicial, and legislative work.
• Working with program staff, clients, and partners to develop and implement legal, political, outreach, communications, and other
• Representing Trustees for Alaska and clients in public forums and with the
• Assisting with administrative, communications, and fundraising tasks as

Skills

This position requires strong legal and collaboration skills, and a commitment to social equity and racial justice, along with an eagerness to understand how these issues play out in communities impacted by pollution, industrialization, and the climate crisis. Other qualifications required include:

• Excellent writing, research, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Critical and creative thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Experience managing judicial, administrative, or legislative projects
• Admitted to practice law in Alaska, eligible for reciprocity, or willing to sit for the next available Alaska bar exam
• Ability to foster, work within, and support a collaborative, team-based environment, including within large and diverse coalitions
• Humility and strong understanding of the importance of resilience

Knowledge of Alaska, scientific background, and environmental and administrative law experience are all pluses.