Environmental, Energy, Mining and Transportation Attorney - Washington, D.C.

Stinson LLP is seeking an Attorney with five years or more of experience to join the Energy, Environmental, Mining, and Transportation Division, in our Washington, D.C. office.

Qualified candidates will have five or more years of experience in regulatory counseling or litigation, with an energy or environmental focus and experience working with federal agencies. Qualified applicants will possess excellent academic credentials and have strong writing, analytical, organizational, and communication skills. Federal judicial clerkship experience is a plus.

Qualifications Required: The candidate must have at least five years of regulatory counseling or litigation experience in environmental or energy law.

We welcome candidates with experience from a federal regulatory agency such as the Environmental Protection Agency or the U.S. Department of Justice. Excellent writing, oral advocacy skills, and academics are required. Clerkship and environmental or energy administrative and/or civil litigation experience are a plus. The successful candidate should have the following experience and skills:

1. Significant responsibility for drafting pleadings, motions, and briefs;
2. Proficiency handling e-discovery and factual investigation and development;
3. Experience advising on major federal statutes such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA or other core environmental statutory and regulatory schemes, including development of applicability determinations, assistance with compliance obligations, and training;
4. Administrative law experience, such as participation in rulemaking processes and/or rulemaking challenges, advising on permitting, and enforcement processes;
5. Experience managing teams of attorneys on litigated or regulatory matters;
6. The ability to apply creative, strategic, and analytical thinking to identify and resolve complex legal issues;
7. Experience with clients in the manufacturing, transportation or mining sectors, and the ability to follow trends in these industries, identify new business opportunities, and build relationships with existing and potential clients.

Active license in the applicable jurisdiction or the ability to waive in to practice in that jurisdiction is required. Exceptional academic performance and excellent research, writing and analytical skills are required.

Please apply online and provide a resume, cover letter, unofficial law school transcript and a writing sample. For questions, contact recruiting@stinson.com. Please submit your application by no later than 45 days following the posted date. Applications received after this date may not be considered.

At Stinson LLP, we are committed to the success of our attorneys. We are equally committed to providing competitive, affordable health and wellness benefits to help take care of yourself and your family, including:

1. Medical, dental, and vision health plans;
2. Medical savings accounts;
3. Firm-provided Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness Program;
4. Employer-paid life insurance and AD&D;
5. Short- and long-term disability benefits;
6. Generous paid time off for holidays, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, and attorney leave for various reasons, including birth or adoption of a child and personal and/or family health; generous paid military leave;
7. Paid bar dues, approved bar association memberships and CLE expenses;
8. Excellent work-life programs, including service bonuses, back-up child and elder care, and employee discount program.

Our attorney compensation structure has two components: (1) a base salary and (2) a discretionary merit bonus based on performance. Depending on the experience level of the candidate, the base compensation for this role ranges between $215,000 and $250,000.

Stinson is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply to be considered for open positions. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. We conduct criminal background checks of all individuals offered employment.

For more information about Stinson, visit us at http://www.stinson.com and the NALP Directory of Legal Employers, https://www.nalpdirectory.com.

Applicants with a disability that are in need of an accommodation to complete the Stinson LLP application process should contact Human Resources at 316.268.7962 or email stinson.humanresources@stinson.com.

By submitting an application, you certify the information provided is true to the best of your knowledge and belief. You understand that being untruthful in response to any of the answers provided within an application or any of the attached documents may lead to your termination in the event you are employed. If employed, you will be required to provide documentation showing you are legally authorized to work in the United States. We conduct criminal background checks of all individuals offered employment.

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