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Public Interest Job Openings, Courtesy Asa Tapley '02

Asa Tapley '02 sent the following to DLA V.P. Barbara Murphy '79, of Adduci, Mastriani and Schaumberg, who forwarded it. Published with Asa's permission. Job opening details are in the "Jobs, Speakers and Links" section of DLA's Community Forum.

I appreciate you taking the time to talk with me and to pass on this information to the DLA's web master. And if there's a way to informally let alums (or other qualified individuals) know about these positions, all the better. These are outstanding opportunities for progressively minded lawyers interested in nonprofit, public interest work. Job descriptions, including contact information, are attached as Word enclosures (I'm not a contact for either position).

Attorney positions have opened up at two prestigious nonprofits with offices in Washington Public Citizen and Defenders of Wildlife. Deadlines are very soon.

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Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded by Ralph Nader in 1971 (and headed since 1982 by Joan Claybrook) to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts. Public Citizen's Litigation Group is a public interest law firm that specializes in federal health and safety regulation, consumer litigation, open government, union democracy, separation of powers and the First Amendment.
www.citizen.org <http://www.citizen.org/>

[Webster's note: More job details in DLA Community Forum.]

Defenders of Wildlife, one of the largest environmental nonprofits in the US, employs education, litigation, research, legislation and advocacy to defend wildlife and its habitat. Employing interdisciplinary teams of scientists, attorneys, wildlife specialists and educators, Defenders works to promote multi-faceted solutions to wildlife problems. Defenders has been highly involved in many important recent environmental struggles, including successfully pushing for the protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and helping prevent the weakening of the Endangered Species Act.
www.defenders.org <http://www.defenders.org/>

[Webster's note: Job details in DLA Community Forum.]

Thanks again for your help,

Asa Tapley '02