Environmental Litigation Associate Attorney

San Francisco office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks associate attorney with 3+ years of environmental litigation and counseling experience. The candidate will work for environmental litigation, administrative enforcement matters, and counseling regarding environmental permitting, due diligence and compliance. Will perform substantive legal work including drafting pleadings/motions, drafting and responding to written discovery, managing document discovery, taking/defending depositions, and arguing motions, in addition to counseling clients on environmental matters. Should have experience assisting clients in environmental matters involving state and federal environmental laws, including laws regulating hazardous and solid waste, water, air and endangered species, as well as California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issues. Experience with land use litigation is a plus. This is a partnership track position.

The candidate should have superior legal writing skills.

The law firm is based in San Francisco, California. Areas of expertise include trial and litigation law. The legal practice was established in 1975. Seventeen practiced attorneys are staffed at the firm. General corporate counseling, mergers-acquisitions, public offerings and tax are a number of their practice areas. Attorneys are recipients of top honors from a leading industry periodical. Pro-bono work is supported at the firm.