Natural Resources Partner or Counsel

Boly:Welch; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

HSA and FSA options

Long-term disability and lifeInsurance

Commuter benefit

Generous PTO and paid holidays

Job summary

Boly:Welch, a national recruiting firm, invites a senior environmental resources attorney to join its client’s Portland or Seattle office as Natural Resources Partner or Counsel. The role focuses on engaging natural resources litigation matters, including water, environmental, solar, and data-center related law.

The candidate will leverage an in-depth understanding of administrative, regulatory, and transactional elements of natural resources law, with a hybrid schedule after an in-office

Qualifications

• 7+ years of environmental and natural resources litigation experience.
• Oregon and/or Washington State Bar membership.
• Portable book of business.
• JD

Responsibilities

• Handle natural resources litigation cases, including water, environmental, solar, and data-center related matters.
• Develop in-depth understanding of administrative, regulatory, and transactional elements of natural resources law.
• Join a national firm’s Portland or Seattle office as Natural Resources Partner or Counsel.

Skills

Environmental litigation experience

Bar admission (OR/WA)

Portable book of business

Juris Doctor (JD)

Education

JD

Job description

• 7+ years of environmental and natural resources litigation experience
• Oregon and/or Washington State Bar membership
• Portable book of business
• JD

Job Number: 32103

Salary: $200K-$350K DOE

Industry: Legal

Must Haves

• 7+ years of environmental and natural resources litigation experience
• Oregon and/or Washington State Bar membership
• Portable book of business
• JD

Your New Role

With a portable book of business and experience in natural resources litigation, you could be the next Natural Resources Partner or Counsel to join the specialized practice group of this best-in-class national firm in their Seattle or Portland office.

In this role, you’ll take on engaging natural resources litigation cases, with matters involving water, environmental, solar, and data-center related law. You’ll need an in-depth understanding of the administrative, regulatory, and transactional elements of natural resources law.

The firm is steadily expanding this practice group, making this a wonderful opportunity to establish your practice in a highly specialized area of law. The team is known to be supportive and welcoming, and the firm prioritizes the professional development and long‑term success of their attorneys.

After an in‑office training period, you’ll have a hybrid schedule.

Your New Organization

This national firm has spent the last five years developing its Pacific Northwest presence. Their Portland and Seattle attorneys have been honored by Washington Super Lawyers, Oregon Super Lawyers, and The Best Lawyers in America. The individual offices foster close working relationships with fun events, including their summer picnic, holiday party, and staff appreciation week!

The benefits are excellent: medical, vision, and dental insurance; HSA and FSA options; long-term disability and life insurance; a commuter benefit; and generous PTO and paid holidays.

Our goal is to pair talented people with amazing job opportunities.

Please Note

Boly:Welch is a full-service recruiting and executive search agency representing a Boly:Welch partner in this search. As talent advisors, we will be the liaison between our partner and yourself during the recruitment process. You will directly join our partner client’s team if they select you as the successful candidate for this role.

We do not use AI to read resumes at Boly:Welch; every resume is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure we engage in an equitable and human hiring process. We look forward to seeing your application!