Virtual
Nationwide
Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, VA
Tysons Corner Area
Arlington, VA
Alexandria, VA
Posted: 22-Feb-23
Location: Washington
Type: Full Time
Salary: $60,000 to $64,000
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The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is accepting applications to fill a position of Senior Manager of Attorney Education.
What Would You Be Doing Exactly?
As Senior Manager of Attorney Education, you will be able to use your creativity and expertise to craft high-quality attorney trainings and educational programming that serves the interests and needs of ELI’s membership and the environmental law profession the world over. The Education team puts 50+ programs a year and is key to setting the agenda and curriculum for what our members and the environmental law community around the world need to know now. In this role, you will be making a difference in the world by educating and training those in the environmental field to understand the issues we face today.
The Senior Manager of Attorney Education, as a part of a team with the Senior Manager of Educational Programs and working under the guidance of the Vice President of Development & Membership and the Vice President of Research & Publications, will help craft key programming about the hot button issues of the day that environmental attorneys need to know to help their practice. You will have your finger on the pulse of what is important and what will become important in the field of environmental law and policy and you will have experience in environmental law or policy courses.
You will also be an ambassador for ELI and work closely with our over 2,000 members in some of the biggest firms and corporations and highest levels of government to help them understand some of the toughest issues of today.
More specifically, you will:
- Help set an agenda to develop and deliver programs for members consistent with ELI’s mission, with a focus on developing ELI’s Annual Boot Camps and CLE events. Associated tasks involve tracking current events and legal policies relevant to environmental law and policy, as well as developing concepts and write-ups for trainings, master classes, programs, major conferences, and cosponsored conferences, including, but not limited to:
- ELI Boot Camps (2 per year – one in DC and one on the West Coast)
- Programs offering CLE credit
- Independent ELI seminars and co-sponsored seminars
- Master classes for high level attorneys to dive deep into issue areas.
- Facilitate all administrative and logistical aspects of the training events including speaker outreach, planning calls, and handling webinar technology and in-person event set up. Some travel may be required.
- Submit, manage, and track Continuing Legal Education applications with many states and for various programs
- Reach out to constituents and represent the Institute publicly as needed to communicate and foster particular programs and projects.
- Actively solicit and market to law firms, corporations, non-governmental organizations, professional firms, and individuals to join ELI's Professional, Corporate, and Public Interest Programs, and maintain close connections with them once they join. This effort is in collaboration with the Vice President, Development & Membership.
- Coordinate with staff, including members of the Education team and Research Associates (on an ad hoc basis), to deliver high-quality programs and review their program descriptions.
What do you need to thrive in this role?
Having a passion for and knowledge of environmental law practice or related environmental policy fields with a couple years of experience in education or events or equivalent will be essential in thriving as a Senior Manager of Attorney Education. A background in environmental statutes and/or experience in environmental, energy, or natural resource law and policy is necessary. Your educational background should be either a JD in environmental law or equivalent or a Master’s degree in environmental policy or equivalent to be considered for Senior Manager. Experience with Continuing Legal Education is preferred.
The Educational Program is collaborative by nature, and you must be able to interact in a professional manner with people from diverse racial, ethnic, political, and socioeconomic backgrounds. We employ anti-racist practices and principles while striving to support ELI’s culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Other skills needed for both positions but not limited to include:
- Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to conduct detailed event planning in such a manner as to continually have programs lined up in advance and balance numerous events at varying stages of planning simultaneously
- Superb attention to detail and ability to reliably adhere to deadlines
- Strong communication skills including writing, social media, and verbal communication (including public speaking)
- Proficiency with standard office software, including Microsoft Office
- Demonstrated ability to:
- represent ELI publicly in a manner consistent with our mission and values
- manage events and projects effectively and efficiently while producing high-quality deliverables
- collaborate effectively with others
- effectively manage multiple projects/events and establish priorities with moderate supervision
- confidentially and professionally communicate and interact with experts in all aspects of the environmental field