Teams at Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

NRDC seeks an Attorney for its Oceans Division to support federal litigation, regulatory advocacy, ocean conservation policy development, congressional and agency advocacy, and coalition partnerships. Responsibilities include legal research, analysis, briefing, litigation support, regulatory proceedings, and strategy implementation. The role requires a Juris Doctor, bar admission or willingness to qualify, and at least four years of legal advocacy experience with direct litigation experience. This is a limited-term 2.5-year hybrid position with approximately 10% annual travel.

Supports NRDC’s Principal Gifts team with donor research, meeting preparation, engagement summaries, outreach drafting, follow-up tracking, and database management. Maintains donor information in Salesforce and SharePoint, leads a project to align records across systems, and coordinates information flow with operations teams. The role is a 10-week graduate internship based in New York City with a hybrid schedule.

Supports NRDC’s Membership and Donor Relations teams through donor event assistance, member communications, direct mail and fundraising materials, donor information organization, template management, collateral development, and major-donor data analysis. The intern also researches NRDC programs, creates responses to member questions, develops communications assets, and recommends improvements to fundraising materials and processes. This is a 10-week hybrid summer internship based in New York.