Environmental Associate Attorney

The role

Clifford Chance is seeking an environmental transactional associate attorney to join our Houston or Washington D.C. office. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in advising clients on regulatory aspects of environmental and occupational health and safety law in the context of corporate transactions.  The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the environmental and occupational health and safety regulatory landscape and be able to issue spot critical environmental health and safety risks across a wide variety of sectors and industries including the energy sector. Responsibilities for this role include managing environmental due diligence drafting and negotiating environmental provisions in transaction documents managing and coordinating large teams (including technical consultants and local counsel) and advising on environmental-related public disclosures and a wide-variety of environmental regulatory compliance matters. This role also offers the opportunity to work on emerging environmental topics involving project development (including renewable energy) and the evolving regulatory landscape against a global backdrop.

Qualifications :

Your experience 

Stellar academic credentials and law firm experience in an environmental-related practice required. Transactional experience preferred. Preferred class years 2020-2022.

Submissions must include a resume and law school transcript(s).

Clifford Chance US LLP offers a comprehensive benefits and compensation package. The salary range for this role is $260000 - $365000. Actual salary will be commensurate with the candidates qualifications and relevant experience.

Additional Information :

Equal Opportunities

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families our firm and society. 

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender gender identity and expression marital or civil partnership status race colour national or ethnic origin social or economic background disability religious belief sexual orientation or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection terms and conditions of employment including pay promotion training transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.

Find out more about our inclusive culture here

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time