Environmental & Land Use Associate

Hunton Andrews Kurth; San Francisco (CA); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Relocation package

Résumé du poste

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in San Francisco seeks an environmental attorney to join our team. The role carries a 2,000 billable hour expectation and focuses on environmental, public lands, and land use matters, with emphasis on mining and mineral laws and related federal agencies.

The attorney interfaces with the government relations team to support regulatory and agency engagement for client matters and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong background in environmental, public lands, and land use matters, with mining and mineral laws.
• Experience with compliance counseling, litigation, permitting or regulatory authorizations.
• Experience in private practice, a trade association, or government agency valued.

Responsabilités

• Interface with government relations team to support regulatory and agency engagement for client matters.
• Work on precedent-setting matters and long-term projects with direct client contact and mentoring.

Connaissances

Environmental law

Public lands

Land use

Mining law

Description du poste

Overview

• The role has a billable hour expectation of 2,000 hours.
• Candidates should possess a strong background in environmental, public lands, and land use matters, with a particular emphasis on mining and mineral laws and the federal agencies governing them.
• The attorney will interface with the government relations team to support regulatory and agency engagement efforts for client matters and strategic initiatives.
• Required experience includes substantive involvement in compliance counseling, litigation, permitting, or other regulatory authorizations.
• Experience gained in private practice, a trade association, or a government agency is highly valued.
• The environmental team fosters a collaborative culture and offers the opportunity to work on precedent-setting legal matters and long-term projects with established clients, emphasizing direct client contact, mentoring, and training.
• California bar membership is preferred and required within one year of joining the firm.
• A competitive relocation package is available for candidates relocating for the role.