Senior Environmental....
Senior Environmental Attorney
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25-05-2024
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5years
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
25-05-2024
Job Description
Overview:
Our client is a growing practice of over 50 experienced attorneys. We serve the niche practice areas most often required by the owners and leaders of corporations. We offer a full range of services and have developed our business law practice with the expertise and specialization necessary to serve our clients as they adapt to the shifting economic landscape.
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Environmental Partner this role will be responsible to provide professional legal counsel in a leading and supervisory role in one or more of the areas of the firm s environmental practice including litigation permitting land use redevelopment regulatory compliance and transactional support. This role will require first chair experience in environmental litigation in state and federal courts.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Act as an advocate and advisor concerning legal rights and obligations and recommend best practices and courses of action related to environmental issues.
Assist firm transactional counsel in conducting due diligence related to potential transactions and otherwise providing environmental and zoning guidance to transactional counsel as requested.
Monitor legislative developments and advise clients with respect to the potential impact of pending legislation on their business.
Prepare file and advocate for applications for local county state and federal environmental and land use permits and/or approvals.
Represent clients in litigation related to environmental issues in state and federal courts and in administrative hearings.
Represent clients in matters related to regulatory compliance including guidance to ensure compliance and defense against allegations of noncompliance.
Supervise and train junior attorneys in the environmental practice area including developing litigation skills writing skills making public appearances efficient time management and ethical conduct.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Education and Required Skills:
Admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey required.
Admitted to practice in law in the State of New York a plus.
5 years legal experience as an Environmental Law attorney representing clients on a variety of environmental matters.
First chair experience in environmental litigation in state and federal courts.
Environmental dispute resolution and arbitration experience
Ability to handle multiple matters on an ongoing basis.
Enthusiastic work attitude
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent legal research writing and presentation skills and high professional standards
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Existing client relationships and portable business.
Proficiency in applicable computer programs (Lexis Westlaw Microsoft Office Suite).
Selfmotivated and entrepreneurial.
Uses the utmost discretion regarding sensitive company and confidential client information
Work Schedule:
Fulltime
Little Falls NJ; Red Bank NJ; NYC New York.
Compensation:
Salary negotiated based on years experience and portable book of business.
We offer benefits including medical prescription dental vision insurance 401(k) onsite fitness center plus the potential for commission.
Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status.
Employment Type
Full Time
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