Staff Attorney
Hawaii
Center for Food Safety
(CFS), the nation’s leading public interest organization devoted to legal
advocacy in food law and sustainable agriculture, is seeking applications for a
staff attorney position in its Hawaii office. CFS’s mission centers on
protecting consumers, the environment, and farmers by challenging the impacts
of industrial food production systems. CFS also works to strengthen food
and environmental laws and enforcement at both federal and state levels, in
part by promoting and protecting organic standards.
What will you work on? CFS staff attorneys are responsible for
developing, coordinating and pursuing strategic litigation in federal and state
courts, as well as providing legal expertise and review on strategic
legislation, on an ever-expanding variety of leading-edge food industry issues
and environmental legal challenges, including:
- Genetic engineering
- Pollinators
- Organic standards
- Food safety
- Factory farming
- Truthful food labeling
- Pesticides
- Climate Change
- Aquaculture
- Nanotechnology
- Water Law
- Protecting traditional farming
and food production rights
The successful CFS
staff attorney candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Four or more years litigation
experience in Hawaii (administrative/environmental law or related area
preferred)
- A passion for enforcing and
strengthening environmental laws
- The ability to independently
manage an impact litigation docket
- Excellent legal research and
writing skills
- Self-motivation and willingness
to do administrative tasks
- The ability to work closely
with others in small, team-oriented office environment
- Timely admission to the Hawaii
bar
- Interest or a background in
food and agriculture issues a plus
To Apply: Please email a cover letter, resume, list of three references toclerkships@centerforfoodsafety.org. Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis.