Mexico Clean Energy Attorney/Abogado(a) de Energía Limpia – México

Earthjustice is the United States' leading environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, preserve magnificent places and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. We are here because the Earth needs a good lawyer.

Earthjustice's International Program works across borders to protect the global environment. Drawing on deep experience in human rights law, environmental law, and energy law and policy, we work with partners around the world using strategic legal advocacy to reduce dependence on dirty fossil fuels, accelerate deployment of clean energy, protect biodiversity, and defend human rights.

Earthjustice’s International Program is seeking an attorney to support our work to advance a clean energy transition and to accelerate renewables deployment. The International Program works in partnership with public interest legal organizations in Mexico and other Latin American countries to establish, strengthen, and enforce legal protections for the environment and communities.

The primary responsibility of the position is to support Mexican partner civil society organizations to identify and implement legal advocacy strategies to accelerate the clean energy transition, reduce regulatory barriers to the adoption of renewable energy, and improve energy policy and planning, to support Mexico’s climate goals.

The attorney will work as part of a team based in Mexico City and will collaborate closely with Earthjustice's International Program in the United States.
The successful candidate will be engaged as an employee of an Employer of Record (EOR) rather than employed by Earthjustice directly.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating and facilitating communication between Earthjustice and civil society organizations in Mexico;
• Identifying opportunities for partner organizations in Mexico to engage in legal advocacy for regulatory reform to remove barriers to clean energy, including analyzing and commenting on draft regulations, laws, and policies, and on their implementation, particularly in the power sector;
• Identifying potential opportunities for partner organizations in Mexico to use administrative advocacy and litigation to promote a just energy transition;
• Assisting partner organizations in Mexico to develop and implement legal strategies and arguments in support of particular clean energy cases;
• Drafting and reviewing legal and policy memos in both Spanish and English;
• Helping partners to integrate the work of technical and/or scientific experts into litigation and administrative advocacy;
• Attending virtual meetings with International Program staff and communicating frequently to keep the International Program informed about the progress of the work and to ensure effective coordination; and
• Attending in-person meetings with partners in Mexico and travelling several times a year to the United States and other countries to meet with Earthjustice and our other international partners (costs associated with required business travel will be reimbursed).
• All work will be conducted in both Spanish and English.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in legal practice in Mexico on renewable energy and power sector energy law and/or policy;
• Postgraduate studies or specialized training in power sector regulation, familiarity with energy planning and CFE energy contracting, and/or administrative litigation experience are desirable;
• Familiarity with wholesale electricity market regulations;
• Oral and written fluency at a professional level in Spanish and English;
• Strong legal research, writing, analysis, and strategic thinking skills;
• Able to travel internationally to the United States and other countries;
• Physically located and able to attend in person meetings in Mexico City; and
• Licensed to practice law in Mexico.

Salary & Benefits:

The salary range for this position is MXN 1,020,000 – 1,200,000 ( approximately USD 59,500 – 70,000).

Salary is based on experience.

ENGAGEMENT STATEMENT: The successful candidate will be engaged as an employee of an Employer of Record (EOR) rather than employed by Earthjustice directly. Benefits will be provided through the EOR and may differ from those offered to Earthjustice employees.

Abogado(a) de Energía Limpia – México

Earthjustice es la principal organización sin ánimo de lucro de interés público especializada en derecho ambiental en Estados Unidos. Utilizamos la fuerza de la ley y el trabajo conjunto con organizaciones aliadas para proteger la salud de las personas, preservar lugares de gran valor natural y la vida silvestre, además de promover la energía limpia y combatir el cambio climático. Estamos aquí porque la tierra nece