Join our team!
Trustees is hiring an attorney to join our team
Trustees for Alaska is seeking candidates now for a staff attorney position in our Anchorage office. The position requires four years of legal experience, with two years in environmental law, including litigation and working on Alaska-specific issues.
The position will encompass a diverse case load with heavy collaboration with colleagues, legal teams, and coalitions to develop and implement legal, political, outreach, communications, and other strategies. This attorney will also participate in public forums and do press work on behalf of Trustees for Alaska and clients.
Trustees offers a flexible hybrid work environment with a child- and dog-friendly office and generous time off that includes 13 holidays, the last week of December, and 15 days of leave time to start, increasing to 30 days over time. The salary for attorneys with four to 10 years experience is $82,000-98,000, with higher salaries for experience over 11 years.
Trustees encourages all qualified candidates to apply. Find out more about the job and how to apply here.

Tracy, Geoff, Lydia, Vicki, Lang in back; Bridget, Rachel and Joanne in front. Dawnell taking the photo.
Trustees for Alaska is a nonprofit public interest law firm based in Anchorage, Alaska, that provides legal services to help protect the health of Alaska’s lands, waters, people, and animals. We make gratitude, kindness, and a supportive work environment central to the way we work, and we value the varied life experiences, perspectives, knowledge, and skills all people can bring to our work.
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Join our board
If you’re interested in our work and want to join our board of dedicated volunteers, reach out to us by contacting Ashley at aboyd@trustees.org and checking out our information packet and application here.
Our board members provide vital leadership and support Trustees by supporting our executive director, serving as a spokesperson about our mission, vision and work, and overseeing organizational health. We’d love to hear from you!
Find out more about working with Trustees for Alaska:
- Legal follow Lydia Heye talks about her quarter-life crisis
- Staff attorney Rachel Briggs makes a case for shiny red shoes
- Senior staff attorney Bridget Psarianos talks about doing good and paying the bills
- Former legal director Brian Litmans talks about his 15 years fighting to protect Bristol Bay and other places
Trustees for Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer. We commit to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and are an equal-opportunity employer. We value the varied life experiences all people can bring to our work. We make employment decisions based on organizational needs, job requirements, and individual skills and qualifications. We prohibit harassment and discrimination of any kind, including related to race, sex, age, culture, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, languages spoken, parental status, veteran’s status, color, education, religion, medical history, disability, and sexual orientation. Respecting each other is an integral part of our organizational culture, and we cultivate a work environment that recognizes the strength of diversity and the contributions everyone can bring to our mission. We make gratitude, kindness, and a supportive work environment central to the way we work together.