Mid-level Environmental Associate Attorney

A law firm in Los Angeles, CA, seeks a Mid-level Environmental Associate Attorney to play a pivotal role in handling pre-litigation investigations, environmental litigation matters, compliance issues, and regulatory representation. The successful candidate will collaborate with transactional attorneys, offer environmental counsel, and excel in complex litigation scenarios.

Duties:

• Engage in pre-litigation investigation of facts and law related to environmental matters.
• File, prosecute, and/or defend environmental litigation matters, focusing on CERCLA cost recovery, environmental insurance recovery, CEQA, and climate change liability.
• Conduct research, write, and analyze challenging and complex issues under environmental, contractual, tort, constitutional, real estate, and corporate law.
• Advise clients on environmental compliance with federal, state, and local environmental statutes, regulations, and policies.
• Represent clients before regulatory and enforcement agencies, including USEPA, RWQCBs, AQMD, DTSC, and CUPAs.
• Collaborate with transactional attorneys to provide environmental counsel on due diligence, risk management, and transfer in various deal structures.
• Represent clients in complex environmental litigation and provide counsel in pre-litigation, compliance, administrative enforcement, and real estate/diligence matters.

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Admission to the California Bar.
• Mid-level experience in environmental law practice.

Certifications:

• California Bar membership.

Education:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

Skills:

• In-depth knowledge and at least some work experience with statutes, regulations, and common law related to soil and groundwater contamination, water quality, air quality, and/or climate change.
• Exceptional research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Strong desire to meet intellectual challenges and passion to excel on behalf of clients.

Benefits:

• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Contributions to health and dental plans.
• Subsidized gym membership.
• Disability coverage.

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 nations 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.