Search All Environmental and Land Use Attorney jobs in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles office of an AmLaw firm seeks mid-level to senior-level land use associate attorney with 4-7 years of experience working on the entitlement of development projects. The candidate should have solid experience and expertise in these areas: Preparing CEQA documents for development projects and otherwise addressing CEQA issues; applying for, negotiating and securing entitlements and other regulatory approvals for development projects, including the drafting of findings and project conditions; advising clients on a variety of land use, zoning and subdivision issues. Must preferably have experience drafting and negotiating ordinances and real estate transactional documents relating to project development, such as development agreements, easement and parking agreements, sign ordinances, purchase agreements and ground leases, and cost-sharing agreements. Should have familiarity with the land use/zoning processes in the City of Los Angeles and other jurisdictions in the greater Los Angeles area. Experience with federal and state laws related to natural resources, coastal protection, historic preservation and affordable housing is desirable. Legal

The candidate must have strong academic credentials, excellent written and verbal communication skills. Should have the desire to grow with a team and develop qualities ultimately leading to partnership at the firm.

This California-based AmLaw100 firm is appealing for its professional culture, but relaxed and laid-back atmosphere. Famous for its corporate practice, the attorneys at this firm are proud of the work they perform and are always striving to do ?good work,? while still maintaining a healthy family- balance and interacting with their colleagues in firm-wide social events. The firm pays top-of-market compensation.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of an AmLaw firm seeks staff attorney with 3+ years of experience in California environmental law, with particular emphasis on chemicals, air and water statutes and regulations, Proposition 65 and familiarity working with multiple local, state and/or federal agencies. The candidate should generally have an expected billable hour goal of between 1500 - 1800 hours. CEQA experience is a plus. Must be admitted to the California Bar. Legal

The candidate should have strong analytical, research, and writing skills. Occasional travel required.

This firm has been making some really high profile acquisitions of talent recently. We like this firm because it is so young and may be entrepreneurial. We get the sense that it is entrepreneurial and at the same time, some of the attorneys working there convince us that they may be serious and not so entrepreneurial. What we do know is that attorneys from different backgrounds appear to thrive here. Additionally, we feel that the firm's emphasis on litigation gives it a lot of credibility in the Los Angeles legal community because it is able to be very focused despite its relatively small size. Make no mistake about it, though. This firm is growing, and it is growing rapidly. The caseload young associates can work on is diverse, and associates can get a lot of early hands-on experience here. Additionally, the firm is very young in terms of its partnership.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of an AmLaw firm seeks land use associate attorney with 3+ years of experience. The candidate will work on a full spectrum of land use matters, including project entitlement and litigation. Must preferably have experience with permitting, entitlements, CEQA/NEPA, planning and zoning law, the Subdivision Map Act, and land use litigation, including CEQA litigation. Experience with natural resources, wetlands, endangered species, California Coastal Commission, and historic preservation is helpful. Experience or interest in environmental law, including contaminated site transactions and litigation under CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and state equivalents is also helpful. Admission to the State Bar of California is required. Legal

The candidate should have a high level of academic achievement and major law firm experience.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of an AmLaw firm seeks land use associate attorney with 3+ years of experience. The candidate will work on a full spectrum of land use matters, including project entitlement and litigation. Must preferably have experience with permitting, entitlements, CEQA/NEPA, planning and zoning law, the Subdivision Map Act, and land use litigation, including CEQA litigation. Experience with natural resources, wetlands, endangered species, California Coastal Commission, and historic preservation is helpful. Experience or interest in environmental law, including contaminated site transactions and litigation under CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and state equivalents is also helpful. Admission to the State Bar of California is required. Legal

The candidate should have a high level of academic achievement and major law firm experience.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of our client seeks water law attorney with 5+ years of experience in construction law for both transactional and litigation duties. The candidate will draft and review resolutions, ordinances, contracts and other transactional documents, perform legal research on a range of public law topics, and prepare legal memoranda advising clients. Should have legal experience of land use and zoning, including the California Environmental Quality Act, municipal code compliance and enforcement, conflict of interest and ethics, public bidding, the Brown Act and Public Records Act, and Proposition 218. Legal

This firm is located in Los Angeles, California and has over 50 years of collective experience. This firm offers a wide range of services to meet client needs. The firm provides counseling in labor and employment, contract law, environmental compliance, real state development, public agency law, redevelopment, tort law, construction law, legislative advocacy, and premises liability. This firm is a minority-owned firm with attorneys who are experts in their fields. Working together as a team, the firm provides experience, skill, and talent to each case and each client.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of our client seeks land use litigation attorney with 4-6 years of experience. The candidate will work in multi-disciplinary teams across five offices to help public agencies and private businesses navigate an extensive range of local, state and federal laws and regulations. Must have substantive land use/environmental litigation experience. Transactional experience is a benefit. Should have experience with CEQA, NEPA and other environmental protection laws as well as planning and zoning law. Legal

The candidate should demonstrate outstanding writing ability. Should demonstrate strong work ethic and dedication to the practice of law as well as outstanding writing abilities.

This premier law firm has offices throughout California and is comprised of a fairly large team of results-oriented attorneys and a professional support group. It specializes in all aspects of public agency law. Some of its other practice groups are climate change-green initiative, labor & employment, and public finance. This law practice is an equal opportunity employer.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Exceptional law firm in Los Angeles is seeking a land use litigation attorney with 1-6 years of experience. Candidates should have significant experience with CEQA and NEPA. Any transactional environmental/land use experience is a plus. Legal

This premier law firm has offices throughout California and is comprised of a fairly large team of results-oriented attorneys and a professional support group. It specializes in all aspects of public agency law. Some of its other practice groups are climate change-green initiative, labor & employment, and public finance. This law practice is an equal opportunity employer.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Top Los Angeles law firm is seeking a land use attorney with around 4-7 years of experience. Candidate must have major law firm experience and have top academic credentials. Must be a member of the CA bar. Legal

The Southern California law office was launched twenty-seven years ago. The legal practice staffs forty-one seasoned attorneys. There are seven primary areas of practice. Disciplines consist of banking-finance, corporate-securities, government, environmental, litigation-dispute resolution, real estate, and taxation. Time and again, attorneys work alongside national teams in complex transactions and litigation matters.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

West Los Angeles law firm is seeking an environmental litigation attorney with 3+ years of experience. Must be a member of the CA bar. Legal

Located in Los Angeles, California, this firm is notorious for its innovative and aggresive courtroom strategies - this is a firm the competition loves to hate. But make no mistake, the firm's litigation practice is among the most successful in Los Angeles. The firm's roster is genuinely star-studded and draws attorneys from a number of different fields, including: entertainment, manufacturing, government, finance, public utilities, and gas & oil.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time