Houston, Texas

Job Description

Pillsbury’s Environmental & Natural Resources Practice Group seeks a Junior Associate for our Houston office.

The successful candidate will gain experience working with attorneys and clients in a broad array of industries to navigate federal and state environmental laws and compliance matters across multiple venues.  Pillsbury’s Environmental & Natural Resources attorneys appear for clients before regulatory agencies; advocate for clients on legislation, regulations, and policy; and manage administrative enforcement actions, as well as federal and state trial and appellate court litigation. The group advises on the full panoply of federal and state environmental law and policy, as well as environmental liabilities management. Topics include contaminated site remediation, hazardous substance management and chemical regulation, worker safety, risk assessment, natural resource damage matters, and crisis management. We help clients buy and sell companies and assets, achieve and maintain compliance, manage environmental liabilities, obtain regulatory approvals, defend against enforcement actions, and stay current on regulatory developments.

Ideal candidate will be an energetic, high-performing associate who possesses sound judgment, determination, common sense, excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to inspire confidence, and the drive to produce high quality work and achieve outstanding results. Candidate should have a demonstrated interest in practicing environmental law serving industrial clients.

Responsibilities include:

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment working closely with Environmental attorneys locally and firmwide to provide the highest level of client service in a constantly evolving practice.
• Willing and able to work full-time, with a commitment to extended hours as needed to meet project deadlines and business requirements. Flexibility and dedication to accomplishing tasks in a timely manner are essential for success in this role.
• Conduct high-quality legal research and writing and assist attorneys with the preparation of legal documents.
• Interact with firm clients on a wide variety of highly sophisticated engagements and communicate orally and in writing.

Qualifications include:

• Seeking a ‘21/’22/’23 law school graduate with the relevant education or experience in environmental science and environmental and administrative law.
• Excellent academic performance.
• Outstanding analytical, legal research and writing skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of ethics and conduct codes, which are a requirement for the practice of the law.
• Eligible to become a member of or admitted into the Texas bar.

Pillsbury’s nationally recognized Environmental & Natural Resources group includes lawyers with decades of experience under all major federal and state environmental programs. Many of our lawyers have served at the U.S. EPA, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and other federal and state agencies. This collective experience gives our team deep insight into how to work effectively with environmental regulators to achieve positive outcomes.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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