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About the Role
Join a unique, fast-growing national boutique law firm that exclusively assists clients with complex and high-profile projects in transit, rail, real estate, land use, infrastructure, project financing, airports, renewable energy, environmental, conservation, and tribal law. Our collegial and collaborative environment fosters career momentum and professional development through meaningful involvement in community-benefiting projects across the United States.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a key member of our Rail, Transit, Highways, and Infrastructure practice, supporting related environmental, energy, tribal, and real estate matters.
- Work directly with partners, counsel, senior associates, and clients on litigation and transactional tasks.
- Draft pleadings in judicial and administrative litigation proceedings.
- Conduct legal research.
- Draft memoranda of law.
- Draft and negotiate contracts and operating agreements.
Requirements
- 1 to 3 years of relevant transactional, administrative law, or litigation experience, or a judicial clerkship.
- Exceptional writing, analytical, research, and advocacy skills.
- Ability to successfully interact with clients and colleagues.
- Adapt quickly in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment to successfully multi-task and manage deadlines.
- High comfort level working independently and as part of a team.
- Action-oriented, immediately responsible for clients, able to delegate intelligently, and seeking opportunities for personal improvement.
- Curious and passionate about the clients and the work.
- Academic excellence and leadership.
- Admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction (CA, NY, CO or DC, preferred).
Skills
- Transactional experience
- Administrative law experience
- Litigation experience
- Judicial clerkship
- Writing skills
- Analytical skills
- Research skills
- Advocacy skills
- Client interaction
- Colleague interaction
- Multi-tasking
- Deadline management
- Independent work
- Teamwork
- Initiative
- Delegation
- Adaptability
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Active listening
- Complex matter communication
Location
- New York, NY
- San Francisco, CA
- Denver, CO
- Los Angeles, CA
- Washington, DC
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1-3 years of relevant experience or judicial clerkship
Education Level
- Law degree from an accredited law school
Salary/Compensations
- $159,000 - $179,550
- Bonus structure for exceeding billable targets
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- HSA
- FSA
- STD
- LTD
- Group term life insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible PTO
- Parental leave
- Public transportation cost coverage
About the Company
- Founded in 2003 to provide an alternative to the "business of law as usual."
- Focuses on colleagues and clients.
- Believes in an enjoyable and rewarding professional life without hindering personal responsibilities.
- Recognized for quality of work and associate growth opportunities.
- Associates have a significant impact from day one.
- Offers a path toward partnership with a collective mentoring approach.
- Clients include states, local governments, transit agencies, airports, non-profit organizations, and Native American tribes.
- Specializes in transit, rail, real estate, land use, infrastructure, project financing, airports, renewable energy, environmental, conservation, and tribal law.
- Recognized by Chambers & Partners, Best Lawyers, and Law360.
Equal Opportunity
- The Firm is actively committed to fostering the principles of diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity.
- We do not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, disability, marital status, military status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
- Reasonable accommodation is available during the application process.