Ohio Countryside Careers The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest’s leading environmental legal advocacy organization. Our staff is made up of extraordinary individuals who work together across disciplines and offices to solve the most pressing environmental challenges of our times. We regularly have job opportunities at our headquarters in Chicago or offices across the region. You may be just the candidate we’re looking for. Our Values We are a public interest advocacy nonprofit that enacts substantive environmental change, from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains. We work to improve people’s lives at the local, state, and national level. We believe that when we improve the environment, we bolster the economy. The Midwest is our home, and ELPC’s expertise and deep roots here makes the difference. Our Benefits Our most important resource is our people, so that’s where we invest. We provide excellent paid time off, medical and dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, and disability insurance. We contribute funds to every employee’s 403(b) retirement account and Health Savings Account. ELPC staff also have free access to the building gym, commuter benefits and other healthy lifestyle benefits. Diversity Just as diversity is an asset to our environment, it is also an asset to our team at ELPC. ELPC is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of all backgrounds, and seek to foster a culture of respect, learning, and integrity. Regardless of your job title, you’ll share in our victories. Our Issues Every Midwesterner deserves to breathe healthy air and drink safe, clean water. We work to improve public health, protect natural resources, stop climate change, and build new economic opportunities in clean energy and transportation. SEE ALL Our States We work in nine states across the Great Lakes & Great Plains regions of the Midwest, with staff in seven offices. Our regional perspective is critical to our success, forging lasting solutions to environmental challenges. SEE ALL Our Headquarters ELPC’s LEED Platinum Chicago headquarters demonstrates that high-performance environmental design makes good economic sense. LEARN MORE Open Positions at ELPC Associate Attorney The Environmental Law & Policy Center seeks to hire a public interest environmental attorney advocate with 0-3 years of experience following law school for an Associate Attorney position in any of our Chicago, Des Moines, Grand Rapids or Minneapolis offices starting in September 2022. Clean Energy Attorney-Grid Transformation ELPC seeks to hire an experienced public interest litigation attorney to play a lead role in ELPC’s rapidly growing Midwest Electricity Grid Transformation program. Senior Natural Resources Attorney ELPC seeks to hire a skilled public interest litigation attorney with 10+ years of strong federal and state court litigation experience to work on natural resources preservation legal and policy advocacy. Senior Natural Resources Scientist ELPC seeks to hire a Senior Natural Resources Scientist with a Ph.D. (preferred) or an M.A. or M.S. in conservation biology, water science, or related fields to focus on science-based public interest environmental advocacy to protect the Midwest’s public lands, the Great Lakes, wildlife and biodiversity Director of Human Resources ELPC is seeking a Director of Human Resources, to provide strategic leadership and hands-on, roll-up-the-sleeves work and solutions in response to HR needs throughout the organization. Koya Leadership Partners has been exclusively retained for this search. Foundation Grant Writer ELPC seeks to hire a full-time Foundation Grant Writer to expand our foundation grants program and manage current grants as needed. Administrative Assistant ELPC seeks to hire a full-time Administrative Assistant in our downtown Chicago headquarters to provide administrative support, including data input, research, and scheduling to members of ELPC’s policy staff. Internships at ELPC Science and Policy Internship Policy and Science Interns assist ELPC’s Senior Policy Advocates, Policy Associates, Communications Staff and Economists/Financial Analysts with a variety of tasks, including: work on clean energy projects across the Midwest and Great Plains, clean energy business development, promoting environmentally sustainable transportation policies and projects, preserving our natural resources and protecting our national forests, advancing global warming solutions, grassroots advocacy work, and special projects. Legal Interns: Summer 2022 ELPC seeks to hire 1L and 2L law student interns for Summer 2022. Legal interns support ELPC’s state and federal litigation and policy work throughout the Midwest. Environmental Job Board The Midwest is home to many fantastic environmental organizations. We all are stronger if great people are in the work. See if you’re the right fit for opportunities with our good colleagues. SEE OPENINGS Get the latest from ELPC in your inbox. Stay up-to-date on environmental news from across the Midwest, and opportunities to step up and take action. Make an Impact. Support ELPC with a gift. DONATE TODAY OTHER WAYS TO GIVE Join the Fight. Your Voice Matters. TAKE ACTION NOW CONTACT US SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube 35 East Wacker Drive Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 673-6500 ELPCinfo@ELPC.org Issues Region Blog About Projects News & Press Resources Take Action Contact © 2021 Environmental Law & Policy Center | Privacy Policy