Wildfire Policy Legal Fellow, Stanford Law School

🔍 School of Law, Stanford, California, United States

📁: Academic

📅   : Aug 28, 2024 Post Date

📅   : 104429 Requisition #

The Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program (ENRLP) of Stanford Law School and the Climate and Energy Policy Program (CEPP) of Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment invite applications for a Wildfire Policy Legal Fellow. The Fellow will join the thriving community in the Stanford Law School, reporting to the ENRLP Director, and will work primarily with the leaders of CEPP at the Woods Institute within the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

This full-time fellowship is crafted for early-career attorneys with a strong interest in wildfire policy design and implementation and the important interactions with decarbonization and climate resilience policy. It offers a hands-on opportunity to apply your legal skills and expertise to address urgent and intensifying wildfire policy challenges in California and the western US. This work will build on and deepen partnerships with policy stakeholders and Stanford’s long track record of engagement on wildfire policy in both Sacramento and Washington, D.C.

The Fellow will lead legal and policy analysis to support constructive solutions to (1) Particulate Matter (PM) management reform under the Clean Air Act, (2) the development of a quantitative planning process for wildfire risk reduction in California, transforming the current suppression-oriented wildfire management approach towards a focus on protecting public health through quantified risk reduction, and (3) managing the electricity rate impacts of wildfire-related grid investments. The fellow will play a key role in a team including data scientists, additional lawyers, and experts in developing policy solutions.

Fellowship applicants should have:

A J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school (with membership in the California bar strongly preferred)
Strong academic credentials, excellent writing and editing abilities, interpersonal and teamwork skills, and a collaborative spirit
A commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within the workplace and a track record of community engagement and service.
Strong organizational/management skills, attention to detail, self-motivation, and aptitude for working with students and diverse policy stakeholders
Sound judgment and exceptional ethical standards in serving as a trusted source for evidence-based analysis and policy engagement.

Applicants should submit a cover letter summarizing their interest in these positions and relevant experience, a resume, a writing sample, a list of three professional references, and a transcript through http://stanfordcareers.stanford.edu/, referencing job number 14429. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible and will be considered on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.

This position is for a one-year fixed term, with possibility for renewal. The Fellow is expected to work primarily in person at Stanford Law School in order to interact with students and team members.

The expected base pay range for this position is $72,000-$80,000. Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the qualifications of the selected candidate, budget availability, and internal equity.

*Note: The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

*Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

*Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

*Stanford Law School seeks to hire the best talent and to promote a safe and secure environment for all members of the university community and its property. To that end, new staff hires must successfully pass a background check prior to starting work at Stanford University.

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