Evergreen Legal is a social impact boutique law firm that works at the intersection of law, policy, and communications, in collaboration with its sister organization, Evergreen Strategy Group. Evergreen Legal is seeking a Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney with experience in litigation and legal writing.
As part of the Evergreen team, you will help craft legal strategies and litigate on some of the most pressing issues, including gun violence prevention, election integrity, and anti-corruption.
Job responsibilities include:
Litigation: Develop new litigation ideas and manage the day-to-day in ongoing litigation, including via research and drafting, communicating with clients, and coordinating with co-counsel.
Legal & Regulatory Strategy: Develop and implement legal strategies that advance our clients’ policy objectives across a range of issue areas. Draft legal content such as regulatory comments, legal fact sheets, legal memorandum, and issue briefs.
Substantive Expertise: Closely follow legal and policy developments, political news, and industry trends. Must have demonstrated experience in mastering new issue areas quickly.
Client Relations & Project Management: Contribute to multiple client teams, cultivating external relationships and coordinating internal workflow. This includes supporting senior team members with day-to-day client work and tracking deliverables from conception to execution. Requires strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Experience and Qualifications:
A Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active bar membership required. Membership in the D.C. bar, or ability to become a member, required.
A minimum of four years of legal experience. Federal clerkship preferred but not required.
Litigation experience strongly preferred; understanding of constitutional law and administrative law preferred but not required.
Exceptional legal research, writing, and editing skills, with a track record of producing high-quality legal documents.
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to quickly translate legal complexity for diverse audiences.
Ability to think creatively to address complex issues.
Skills Required
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree
- Active bar membership
- Membership in the D.C. Bar or ability to become a member
- Minimum of four years of legal experience
- Federal clerkship
- Litigation experience
- Understanding of constitutional law and administrative law
- Exceptional legal research, writing, and editing skills with track record
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Ability to master new issue areas quickly
- Ability to think creatively to address complex issues
What We Do
Evergreen Strategy Group helps companies and organizations communicate their values and navigate hot-button policy issues at a time when sitting on the sidelines isn't an option. Now more than ever, corporate activism is an opportunity to energize employees, attract new consumers, strengthen brands, and drive progress on the most important social and economic challenges. Evergreen offers a suite of strategic communications services and partners with our clients to build compelling brand advocacy campaigns backed by meaningful action. We work with top national brands, innovative start-ups, and passionate non-profits — leaders who want to step into the arena and make an impact.
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