Associate Attorney - Environmental & Water Law

Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo seeks an Associate Attorney for Environmental & Water Law in Pasadena, CA. The role requires at least three years of experience in environmental/water law, particularly with public agency clients. Key skills include legal research, writing, and client interaction. The position involves advisory, transactional, and litigation services, focusing on public agencies and agricultural interests. This is a full-time position.
Associate Attorney – Environmental & Water Law

Join a growing and exciting environmental and water law practice in Sacramento that focuses on public agencies, agricultural interests, and tribal rights for advisory, transactional, and litigation services.

Specific Skills Sought Are
• At least three years of experience with environmental and/or water law matters for public and/or private clients;
• Experience with public sector clients such as cities, counties, and special districts is preferred with demonstrable knowledge of the Brown Act, Public Records Act, and Conflicts of Interests;
• Experience with assisting in preparation of discovery and pleadings for litigation or adversarial proceedings at state administrative agencies such as the State Water Resources Control Board;
• Excellent legal research and analysis skills and demonstrated ability to perform comprehensive research on specific timelines;
• Excellent writing skills ranging from client memorandums to law and motion work in adversarial proceedings;
• Ability to handle and manage, with limited supervision and oversight, preparing and responding to written discovery;
• Ability to interface with clients and convey a level of professionalism and competence in terms of both the legal and strategic issues in environmental and/or labor matters;
• Willingness to take ownership of a matter and ability to develop a plan and/or course of action;
• Personal attributes strongly preferred are a self-starter with excellent follow-through and communication skills; hard worker; impeccable judgment; and an entrepreneurial spirit.