Role Overview
Join a leading Am Law firm in Century City Los Angeles as a Mid-Level Environmental Litigation Associate Attorney. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of environmental litigation experience and is interested in representing clients in high-profile remediation, cost recovery, and environmental liability matters.
What You Will Do
Represent clients in complex environmental litigation involving CERCLA and Superfund sites, handle all phases of environmental litigation, develop litigation strategies, and collaborate with technical experts and multidisciplinary legal teams.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This opportunity is ideal for an attorney with strong academic credentials, excellent legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills, and the ability to manage multiple complex matters in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school with strong academic credentials
3–5 years of environmental litigation experience at a Top 100 law firm
Significant experience handling matters involving CERCLA and large Superfund sites
Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills
Active membership in the California Bar Benefits
Competitive base salary of $260,000–$355,000
Performance-based bonus opportunities
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, paid time off, and firm-sponsored wellness programs
Direct Counsel is a California-based law firm with a sophisticated healthcare practice that specializes in advising hospitals, medical staffs, and healthcare organizations. The firm provides expert legal guidance on complex regulatory, governance, and peer review matters affecting healthcare institutions. The firm's services include counseling on healthcare regulatory and administrative issues, drafting governance documents and bylaws, and managing medical staff hearings and litigation involving credentialing and professional licensing. Direct Counsel also serves clients in executive compensation and benefits matters, including transactional work related to M&A and equity compensation arrangements.
