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Los Angeles office of an AmLaw firm seeks land use associate attorney with 3+ years of experience to work on a full spectrum of land use matters, including project entitlement and litigation. The candidate should 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.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of our client seeks CEQA attorney with 7+ years of post-law school experience (both transactional and litigation). The candidate should preferably have land use experience. Legal

For more than a hundred years, this premier California firm has been providing expert legal counsel and services on a variety of matters related to virtually all areas of law, including environmental and natural resources, regional planning, resource conservation, transportation, and water. With a deep understanding of the state's issues, the firm's attorneys deliver effective, timely, and service-oriented solutions to complex legal issues that the local businesses, individuals, and public agencies face.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of an AmLaw firm seeks land use associate attorney with 4-6 years of experience. The candidate should have experience working on administrative land use matters for major projects at another top-tier law firm, as well as substantial CEQA experience. Must have familiarity with the land use/zoning process and experience playing a role in complex land use matters. Must preferably have substantive experience representing developers to obtain project entitlements, including general plan amendments, specific plans, subdivision map approvals, zone changes, development agreements, use permits. Must familiar with federal and State law relating to endangered species, wetland laws, coastal protection, historic preservation, redevelopment and affordable housing. Substantial working knowledge of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is important, particularly the ability to supervise the preparation of an EIR or other CEQA documents. Should have solid experience speaking at public hearings and knowledge of municipal law. Must be focused on land use and development work and is knowledgeable. Legal

The candidate must have strong academic credentials, excellent writing skills.

This is one of the largest firms in the State of California. This firm is very strong in most of its practice areas, including litigation, labor and banking work. Some of the more distinguished litigators in the State of California call this firm their home. The management of this firm is also awfully good and has managed to stay small despite the proliferation of massive management committees at other large law firms. Associates at this firm also seem to fraternize together quite well. This is a real quality of life law firm, and the people here seem to enjoy their lives both in and outside of work. Not surprisingly, a firm of this caliber is able to attract top attorneys of all backgrounds and has managed to remain fairly selective in its hiring. We also like the diversity of this firm and its people. Finally, we think the associates working here tend to be quite chatty, and the partners even seem this way too. This is the ideal spot for bright, ambitious attorneys with solid work experience and outstanding academic achievements.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of an AmLaw firm seeks land use associate attorney with 4-6 years of experience. The ideal candidate must have experience with land use, administrative law, zoning, and CEQA/NEPA compliance and litigation. California Bar membership in good standing is essential. Legal

The candidate should have outstanding academic credentials. Excellent writing, research and communication skills are needed.

This is a national law firm with an especially strong West Coast presence. In keeping with the firm?s LA roots, it counts the entertainment industry as one of its top clients, while also proving indispensable to clients in the energy, financial services and banking, government, health, real estate, technology, and consumer products sectors. With a client- and industry-driven approach, the firm is unique in its provision of interdisciplinary services, such as business strategy and consulting, a feature that enhances opportunities and stability. This firm puts its money where its mouth is when it comes to fostering professional development ? attorneys are given an ?investment account? ? a billable number to record time pursuing professional development activities. This, combined with leanly staffed matters, yields excellent opportunities for career advancement.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of our client, a Chambers ranked law firm, is actively seeking associates to join our Environmental Group. The candidate should have 2-5 years of experience, ideally with a combination of environmental litigation and regulatory experience. Legal

Although this Los Angeles-based firm boasts a fairly solid full-service practice, its high-profile entertainment department has brought the firm celebrity status and established it as one of the nation's premier entertainment law firms. The firm has an entrepreneurial and aggressive feel to it, yet candidates often remark how wonderfully balanced its attorneys' lives appear to be. While associates work hard, people are friendly and seem to genuinely enjoy spending time together outside of work. The pay is "decent" though slightly lower than the top firms (reputedly a "trade-off" for lower billable hour requirements); nevertheless, the firm consistently manages to attract some of the best talent in the United States.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of our client, a Chambers ranked law firm, is actively seeking associates to join our Litigation Group. The candidate will be serving in the litigation practice which includes business, construction, commercial, insurance coverage, environmental claims, labor and employment, and real property matters for corporate clients and public entities. Will be advising clients on risk management, claims avoidance, regulatory compliance and general business advice. A practice in compatible or even different practice areas (employment, IP, estate planning, tax, land use) are welcome to apply. Serving clients in a wide variety of transactions or litigation matters. Should have 3-18 years of experience and a modest portable book of business ($200K+). A basic understanding of real property, development, construction, insurance and the commercial code is welcome. Legal

The candidate should have prior law firm experience, good academic credentials, strong writing skills. Must have excellent oral advocacy skills as well.

This firm's offices are based in California and Nevada. Thirty-seven competent attorneys are on staff. There are two key practice areas. Disciplines consist of construction law-pubic contracts and business-commercial law. The firm was named in several major law publications. Community outreach is endorsed at the legal practice.

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of our client seeks transactional real estate attorney with 2-6 years of experience. The candidate should have CA Bar admission. Affordable housing and land use experience is desired. Legal

Environmental and Land Use

Full-Time

Los Angeles office of our client, a Chambers ranked law firm, is actively seeking associates to join our Land Use Group. The candidate should preferably have 3+ years of experience. Knowledge of CEQA is key, experience with Planning and Zoning Laws, Municipal Law, Administrative Law, and the Subdivision Map Act is highly desirable. Litigation background is also desirable. Legal

The Los Angeles office of this vigorous firm specializes in real estate law, environmental law, and civil litigation. The firm boasts an extremely dynamic group of attorneys; the firm's partnership is both young (most are in their 30s and 40s) and talented. Associates are treated very well, and people are generally quite happy working here. Retention is incredibly high; in fact, approximately two-thirds of the associates who joined the firm in the last five years are still at the firm. Despite the firm's size, salaries are only slightly below market.

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