Attorney, Environmental

Key Responsibilities

• Advise clients on permitting, compliance, enforcement actions, and remediation requirements.
• Serve as the primary author of legal memoranda, briefs, motions, discovery materials, contracts, and regulatory agreements.
• Research environmental, land use, and administrative laws at federal, state, and local levels.
• Represent clients in administrative and court proceedings, including drafting motions, handling discovery, preparing records, and conducting depositions.
• Counsel public and private entities on minimizing environmental liability risks tied to transactions, asset transfers, development, siting, operations, and permitting.
• Provide guidance on projects involving industrial and waste facilities, renewable energy developments (wind, solar, storage), and natural gas operations.
• Engage in business development through active relationship-building and client engagement.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong organizational and project management capabilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with superior legal drafting ability.
• Efficient, innovative, and resourceful legal researcher.
• Proficient in digital legal research platforms and other resources.
• Demonstrated independent judgment and capacity to work with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to manage and grow client relationships.

Education and Experience

• 4–6+ years of experience in federal and state environmental and land use law.
• Substantial knowledge of CERCLA, RCRA, CWA, CAA, TSCA, FIFRA, and Michigan NREPA, with experience in compliance, transactional, or litigation support.
• Prior representation of public and/or private clients in matters involving environmental liability (e.g., cleanup, permitting, insurance, hazardous waste management).
• Admission to the Michigan State Bar (or eligibility by start date).
• Portable book of business preferred.
• Experience with solid and hazardous waste facilities is a plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Environmental law: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: In person