Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts seeks a Staff Attorney to join our innovative Land Conservation Law Program. As Staff Attorney, you will work closely with the Law Program Director to provide direct legal services to Wisconsin’s land trusts, supporting their work to conserve and steward the state’s most important lands and waters.
Your primary responsibility will be to represent and advise member land trusts in matters related to the development, documentation, and stewardship of their conservation portfolios, including real estate transactions, conservation easements, and related governance issues. You will also contribute to training, technical support, and the development of tools and resources that strengthen the statewide land trust community.
The ideal candidate is an attorney with strong real estate and conservation law experience, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative spirit.
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Gathering Waters helps people protect the places that make Wisconsin special. We represent more than 40 nonprofit land trusts dedicated to conserving the state’s most important lands and waters. Our Land Conservation Law Program is the first of its kind—providing member land trusts with direct legal and technical services to strengthen conservation work statewide.
To apply, submit a resume and cover letter via email to info@gatheringwaters.org with “Staff Attorney Application” in the subject line. Incomplete applications (not including both a resume and cover letter) will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Apply early! Applications received before September 30, 2025 will be given priority. Tentative start date: November 3, 2025.
