Junior Environmental And Mass Tort Litigation Associate Attorney

Job Overview: A law firm in Charlottesville, VA, is seeking a Junior Environmental And Mass Tort Litigation Associate Attorney to join their team. The ideal candidate will have 1-4 years of experience in incident response, product liability litigation, and/or energy litigation. Current judicial clerks will also be considered. The candidate should possess excellent academic credentials and demonstrate top-notch legal research, analysis, and writing skills.

Duties:

• Handle every aspect of environmental and mass tort litigation, including contaminated site clean-ups, due diligence reviews, renewable fuel approvals, and nanotechnology issues.
• Conduct incident response activities related to environmental and mass tort matters.
• Participate in product liability litigation and energy litigation cases.

Requirements:

• 1-4 years of experience in environmental and mass tort litigation, incident response, product liability litigation, and/or energy litigation.
• Current judicial clerks will be considered.
• Excellent academic credentials.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in a sophisticated law firm environment.
• Judicial clerkship experience.

Education:

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

Certifications:

• WV, KY, OH, AZ, IN, or TN Bar license (considered a plus).

Skills:

• Strong legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
• Ability to handle a variety of tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

This small Virginia office has international offices in Europe, Russia, and beyond. Attorneys work hard in a friendly atmosphere and are rewarded with extremely competitive salaries and hefty bonuses. Specific areas of law practiced in the Virginia office include real estate finance and land use, aviation law, communications law, tax, trust and estate planning, and a wide range of litigation. They also have a significant practice in the areas of corporate finance and intellectual property rights.