Program & Legal Assistant

Salary Range : $44,025.00 To $51,795.00 Annually

Salary Range : This is a 75% FTE full-time position (30 hours per week) and the salary range is $44,025-$51,795 annually (which is 75% of a 100% FTE employee annualized amount of $58,700-$69,060).

Position Summary :

Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is hiring a Program and Legal Assistant to join our team in Nevada. This position will provide a full range of administrative and legal support to the Clean Energy Program’s Nevada team, as well as manage the state’s office and facilities. The Program and Legal Assistant will report to the Nevada Clean Energy Manager and will have opportunities to learn and grow while working with a variety of other administrative and conservation professionals. This role is a 75% FTE full-time position with a schedule of 30 hours per week.

About Western Resource Advocates :

WRA fights climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. Our team of policy experts, scientists, economists, and attorneys has a 30-year history of working where decisions are made, sweating the details, creating evidence-based solutions, and holding decision makers accountable. This on the ground work with policymakers and other advocates advances clean energy, protects air, land, water, and wildlife—and sustains the lives and livelihoods of the West.

Location :

This position may work in WRA’s Reno, NV, office or in a hybrid remote and in-office setting.   Remote work must be within the Carson City / Reno metropolitan area.  A minimum of two days per week in the office is required and more may be necessary depending on workload / activities.

Responsibilities And Activities :

CASE MANAGEMENT :

• Organize and maintain electronic and physical records (most records are electronic).
• Track case deadlines, update state team calendar and maintain case log.
• Draft pleadings and discovery, finalize documents for filing with agencies and / or courts, and file documents and serve on parties; other paralegal support as needed.

CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM SUPPORT :

OFFICE MANAGEMENT :

Required Qualifications :

Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of this position, will be considered.  For example, the requisite experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities would include :

Preferred Qualifications (not required) :

Physical Requirements :

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS :

Travel required for WRA staff and team retreats, and other external and internal meetings within the state and WRA’s region (less than 5%).

Salary And Benefits :

This is a 75% FTE full-time position (30 hours per week) and the salary range is $44,025-$51,795 annually (which is 75% of a 100% FTE employee annualized amount of $58,700-$69,060); salary depends on relevant experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range. This position is eligible for all our benefits,

WRA’s excellent benefits package includes a 401(k)-retirement plan with up to 5% matching and health, dental, vision, and life & disability insurance with 100% of premiums paid by WRA. As a 90% FTE employee this position accrues 15.3 days of paid vacation leave to start, 10.8 paid sick days, one paid volunteer day, twelve paid holidays, and WRA is closed for Winter Break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day for additional paid time off; employee will be eligible for up to 10.8 weeks of paid family, medical and parental leave after six months, and after five years will be eligible for up to 10.8 weeks of paid sabbatical leave.

Deadline To Apply : Open Until Filled with priority review beginning on Monday, February 2, 2026.

WRA is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or veteran status.

Apply To Be WRA’s Program and Legal Assistant in Nevada!

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Please direct any questions about this position or application process to hiring@westernresources.org .