Key Responsibilities:

Analyze the legal framework for acts and procedures related to the contracting of gas and oil blocks in the DRC.
Participate in hearings on environmental cases, defending environmental and conservation defenders in courts and tribunals.
Contribute to the construction of case files and legal aid strategies in key cases related to climate, local rights, and related strategic litigation.

Key Requirements:

Congolese nationality or other.
Must be a human rights or environmental rights defender, preferably a lawyer.
Ready to make sacrifices and work with rural communities.
No prior convictions, prosecutions, or suspicions related to environmental crimes, child trafficking, or other organized crimes.

Key Responsibilities:

Demonstrate knowledge of EIA and SEA processes, including international standards and best practices.
Ensure compliance with relevant environmental regulations and guidelines.
Apply environmental and/or climate knowledge in project planning and execution.
Stay updated with current environmental issues and integrate this knowledge into work processes.

Key Requirements:

LLB degree or other recognized Law Degree
Minimum 4 years post-admission experience
A valid driver’s license
The ability to communicate and negotiate at all levels

Key Responsibilities:

Review all relevant documents available about the mining project in Niafrang.
Propose legal strategies aimed at securing the cancellation of existing mining licenses in Niafrang.
Develop a timeline for the agreed activities.

Key Requirements:

Law degree (J.D., LL.B., or equivalent).
License to practice as a lawyer in Senegal.
At least 4 years of experience as a practicing lawyer in Senegal.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the firm's energy and climate change initiatives.
Conduct research and document cases on environmental impacts.
Prepare legal drafts and necessary documentation.
Represent communities in legal and campaign forums locally and internationally.

Key Requirements:

LLB (Hons) and BL, with 4 or more years experience, post call to the Nigerian Bar.
Must be enrolled to practice law in Nigeria.
Strong legal research, writing, and documentation skills.
Good English speaking and writing skills.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and support public interest litigation (PIL) and advocacy processes, including case research, and regional and international climate justice and complaint mechanisms, as well as international fora for climate action.
Advise on climate justice programming and funding opportunities for training young lawyers to research and prosecute PIL on climate-focused issues.
Investigate the impacts of large-scale renewable energy projects and adaptation strategies on marginalized communities.

Key Requirements:

Law degree with a postgraduate diploma in legal practice.
Applicants with demonstrated academic excellence (such as high GPA scores and/or academic awards) are encouraged to apply.
Demonstrable legal research skills and experience through coursework, litigation, internships, or volunteer work.
A strong commitment to advancing social justice and democratic principles and ideals.

Key Responsibilities:

Identify and engage in advocacy for legal and regulatory reform on energy law and electricity market regulation, and environmental law as appropriate, with key partners and allies.
Provide comments and make submissions on relevant law, regulation, and policy proposals, reforms, and amendments.
Support relevant legal cases and respond to inquiries of partners and relevant stakeholders. Provide technical advice to partners, affected communities, and other relevant stakeholders.

Key Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in law. A post-graduate degree in energy policy, energy transition or a related field is desirable.
A minimum of three to four years of demonstrated work experience in clean energy issues and energy regulation and policy.
Proficiency in working with technical experts and experience working in interdisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Providing legal advice to AFIEGO and partners on cases already in court and others to be filed
Providing support to management on matters related to legal advocacy
Coordinating with external lawyers involved in AFIEGO’s cases to ensure effective representation
Representing and defending AFIEGO in court and tribunals and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents and advise on legal matters

Key Requirements:

3-4 years experience in law/legal field
Practicing advocate with a valid practicing certificate
Any other relevant post graduate qualification and training in natural resources governance

Key Responsibilities:

Support local communities in Southern Africa affected by large-scale extractives, infrastructure, and other projects by providing legal advice and supporting legal empowerment approaches.
Provide high-quality legal advice and support to the communities Natural Justice works with, and to its partners.
Support environmental and climate litigation cases across the hub.

Key Requirements:

Completed legal qualification and admission as an attorney or advocate.
At least four years of post-admission experience in a legal environment.
A post-graduate degree in law, political science, or another relevant natural or social science discipline is desirable.
In-depth knowledge of South Africa’s constitutional and administrative law, including human rights, land, and environmental law, or a clear ability to acquire the necessary knowledge quickly.

Key Responsibilities:

Legal research with a focus on the intersection of climate change with access to land and resources and the right to food.
Conceptualising and anchoring strategic litigation, working in teams
Develop partnership opportunities and manage stakeholder relationships
Act as a spokesperson and represent the Centre in public, media and community forums

Key Requirements:

Admission and enrolment as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Minimum of 4 years post articles High Court litigation experience
Demonstrable litigation, legal writing, research and communication capabilities
Fluency in at least two official South African languages including English

Key Responsibilities:

Engage in policy, advocacy, and strategic litigation in defence of the Constitution, specifically in furtherance of environmental and climate justice in Kenya.
Conduct KI’s litigation matters before Courts and Tribunals.
Undertake legal research, write submissions, and provide opinions on legal questions on matters in related to climate justice from communities and partners.

Key Requirements:

An undergraduate degree in law, admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a current practising certificate - a graduate degree will be an added advantage.
At least four years of work experience, post admission to the bar, with good knowledge of either commercial law, finance law, public-private partnerships, energy law and/or contract law with the ability to learn new information quickly and open to working on environmental and climate justice issues.
Experience in negotiating and developing contracts related to public-private partnerships, financing projects, or energy law is an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

Defend and represent clients in strategic human rights litigation.
Advise and support clients in administrative and judicial proceedings.
Develop legal strategies to promote and protect economic, social and cultural rights.

Key Requirements:

Four years of professional experience in the profession of practicing lawyer in Senegal
A perfect mastery of litigation procedures at the level of national and community courts
A very good knowledge of the legal and judicial systems, and possibly of strategic human rights litigation in the French-speaking world