Senior Environmental Attorney

Min 5 yrs required

Full-time

No

SEO Friendly Job Title: Senior Environmental Attorney at Stoel Rives Law Firm

H1: Join Our Team as a Senior Environmental Attorney at Stoel Rives Law Firm

H2: About Stoel Rives and the Environment, Land Use, and Natural Resources Practice

Overview:

- Seeking an experienced Environmental Attorney with 5+ years of experience
- Join a nationally recognized Environment, Land Use and Natural Resources practice
- Opportunity to work with major businesses in the energy and natural resources industries
- Build and maintain relationships with agency officials and industry associations
- Work on interesting, long-term projects with established clients
- Collaborative, hard-working, and dedicated team of lawyers and staff

Role Overview:

- Support clients with their everyday environmental law-related needs
- Experience in state and federal cleanup of contaminated sites, with a focus on CERCLA
- Enjoy complex legal and factual analysis requiring problem solving and critical thinking
- Advise clients on environmental aspects of real estate and corporate transactions

Skills Needed:

- Environmental compliance experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Good judgment, responsiveness, and perseverance
- Strong intellectual curiosity
- Self-motivation
- Commitment to client service and team success
- JD from an accredited university
- Community engagement
- Active membership in or commitment to applying for the Washington State bar

Stoel Rives: Part of Our Team:

- Unique lateral integration program and core competency model to enhance legal skills and career trajectory
- New Lawyer Integration Program for mentoring, resources, and information
- Deepened relationships and connections with new lawyers

Live Life Well at Stoel Rives:

- Competitive base compensation of $245,000+ (based on market location)
- Total rewards program including annual discretionary bonus and rich benefits offerings
- Paid family & medical leave, unlimited PTO, flexible schedule and remote work options, sabbatical program
- Competitive and robust medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, AD&D, EAP, FSA, and Voluntary Life, ADD, and LTC options
- Firm-contributed health savings account and pre-tax transportation/parking plan
- Up to 50 hours of billable credit for diversity, equity, and inclusion-related activities and up to 50 hours for pro bono activities
- ABA Well-Being Pledge and firm's Culture Committee to support employee well-being
- High priority on diversity, equity, and inclusion, with engagement opportunities and partnerships with Diversity Lab

Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Environment:

- Firmwide DE&I Committee, Associates Committee, Pro Bono Committee, Affinity Groups, and Parenting Circle
- Partnered with Diversity Lab to implement innovative programs and achieve aggressive DE&I goals, including certification under the Mansfield Rule
- Proud participant of the ABA Well-Being Pledge

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Paid family & medical leave, unlimited PTO, flexible schedule program, remote work options, sabbatical program, medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, AD&D, EAP, FSA, Voluntary Life, ADD, and LTC options, firm-contributed health savings account, pre-tax transportation/parking plan, up to 50 hours of billable credit for diversity, equity, and inclusion-related activities, up to 50 hours for pro bono activities

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Environmental compliance, legal analysis, problem solving, critical thinking, written and oral communication, judgment, responsiveness, perseverance, intellectual curiosity, self-motivation, client service, team success

JD from an accredited university

Interested candidates should apply through the company's website or email their resume, cover letter, and writing sample to the contact person listed below.

Qualification and Experience JD from an accredited university, active membership in or commitment to applying for the Washington State bar

Legal