Climate Law Fellow

Position description

The Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) is recruiting a full-time Law Fellow to focus on climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience, ideally with some experience with non-CO2 mitigation. The position is suitable for early to mid-career candidates who should have a public-interest spirit and desire to help avoid catastrophic climate impacts. Good writing skills are essential. The position is for one year, with the possibility of an extension for a second year.

Minimum Qualifications

• Familiarity with climate science.
• Demonstrated commitment to climate and environmental progress.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• 2-5 years of experience.
• JD, LLM, Masters Degree, or equivalent.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrable work experience or research background relevant to IGSD’s non-CO2, fast mitigation efforts, in particular methane or HFCs.
• Legislative drafting or international law experience.

Responsibilities

Working with IGSD team members, the Law Fellows will play a key role in implementing IGSD’s fast-mitigation strategies through a variety of projects. These may include:

• Working with partners to improve climate governance and policies related to fast mitigation: For over a decade, IGSD has been spearheading national, regional, and international strategies to reduce SLCPs (black carbon, tropospheric ozone, methane, and f-gases such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)).
• Assisting with preparation for and at international treaty meetings, including the Montreal Protocol and the UNFCCC.
• Advancing legal and scientific understanding of key climate issues: IGSD actively publishes law review and scientific articles, primers, and other background notes.
• Supporting climate litigation: IGSD works with a global network of climate litigators to prosecute climate cases, including cases to mitigate methane emissions.

This position is based in Washington, DC for a remote/hybrid role.

IGSD is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Application instructions

Interested candidates are requested to send their CVs to Giselle Gonzalez at [email protected]. Please include a cover letter and two writing samples as part of the application.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The anticipated starting date is as soon as possible in the new year.

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