Environmental - Associate (Mid-Level)

Greenberg Traurig•Denver, CO

1d•$220,000 - $260,000

About The Position

Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm, has an exciting full-time employment opportunity for an Associate in the Environmental Practice of our Denver office. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package. GT is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100; the Associate will have the opportunity to work with clients, large and small, from variety of industries across the country. Greenberg Traurig’s Denver office is seeking an Environmental Associate with 4-6 years of environmental, natural resources law and related litigation experience. Qualified applicants must have excellent academic credentials as well as strong research, writing, and analytical skills. Applicants must also have education and practical experience in the areas of air quality, natural resource development, and/or federal or state administrative law. Experience with water quality, water law, and/or solid and hazardous waste law is strongly preferred. Must be highly self-motivated, able to meet time-sensitive responsibilities and manage multiple work streams, hard-working, responsive and an excellent communicator, flexible, and willing to occasionally travel. Prior experience as a judicial clerk, a national law firm, or a federal or state environmental agency, Department of Justice, or state attorney general’s office is preferred. Applicants must possess strong work ethic and be very team oriented. Applicants must be admitted or able to be admitted to the Colorado Bar. Other western state bar admissions also a plus. Submissions from search firms will only be accepted through our web portal for third party submissions; for access, contact Demid Karpov. The expected pay range for this position is: $220,000 - $260,000 per year Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs may also be available in certain markets. GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.

Requirements

4-6 years of environmental, natural resources law and related litigation experience
Excellent academic credentials
Strong research, writing, and analytical skills
Education and practical experience in the areas of air quality, natural resource development, and/or federal or state administrative law
Must be highly self-motivated, able to meet time-sensitive responsibilities and manage multiple work streams, hard-working, responsive and an excellent communicator, flexible, and willing to occasionally travel
Applicants must possess strong work ethic and be very team oriented
Applicants must be admitted or able to be admitted to the Colorado Bar

Nice To Haves

Experience with water quality, water law, and/or solid and hazardous waste law
Prior experience as a judicial clerk, a national law firm, or a federal or state environmental agency, Department of Justice, or state attorney general’s office is preferred.
Other western state bar admissions also a plus.