Environmental Land Use Staff Attorney

Hunton Andrews Kurth; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP seeks a non-partnership track staff attorney with an 1,800 billable hour expectation. The role focuses on environmental, public lands, land use matters including mining and mineral laws, with interaction across regulatory agencies.

The successful candidate has substantive experience in compliance counseling, litigation, and permitting. Relocation assistance is available for qualified applicants and the team emphasizes mentoring and client-contact.

Qualifications

• Substantive experience in compliance counseling, litigation, permitting, or other regulatory authorizations.

Responsibilities

• Interface with government relations to support regulatory and agency engagement on client matters.
• Work on precedent-setting legal matters and long-term projects for established clients.
• Provide mentoring and training within the team and maintain direct client contact.
• Collaborate on engaging with government agencies and stakeholders as needed.

Skills

Environmental law

Public lands

Land use law

Mining law

Regulatory affairs

Litigation

Permitting

Compliance counseling

Government relations

Job description

Overview

• The role is for a non-partnership track staff attorney with an approximate 1,800 billable hour expectation.
• Requires a strong background in environmental, public lands, and land use matters, particularly mining and mineral laws and their governing federal agencies.
• Involves interfacing with the government relations team to support regulatory and agency engagement efforts on client matters and strategic initiatives.
• Substantive experience is required in one or more of the following areas: compliance counseling, litigation, permitting, and other regulatory authorizations.
• Experience gained in private practice, a trade association, and/or a government agency is highly valued.
• The successful applicant will work on precedent-setting legal matters and interesting, long-term projects with established clients, within a team that values direct client contact, mentoring, and training.
• A competitive relocation package is available for candidates relocating for the role.