Environmental & Tort Associate (3 years) - Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Minneapolis, MN; St. Louis, MO

About the role

Lathrop GPM is actively seeking an associate with at least 3 years of toxic tort, environmental litigation, and/or environmental regulatory counseling experience to join our well-established and growing litigation and regulatory practice.

Responsibilities

• Defending and advising clients within the waste disposal, manufacturing, and energy development industry sectors in litigation, administrative enforcement, and compliance matters.
• Defending toxic tort, citizen suits, and administrative enforcement actions in federal, state, and administrative forums.
• Navigating environmental regulations and permitting under environmental laws including the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act and state-law counterparts.
• Representing PRP in cleanups under CERCLA in collaboration with consultants and experts.
• Interpreting and advising clients on regulatory developments and policy changes involving emerging contaminants and other evolving environmental issues and advocating for client interests.

Requirements

• Experience with defending toxic tort, citizen suits, and administrative enforcement actions in federal, state, and administrative forums.
• Experience navigating environmental regulations and permitting under environmental laws including the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act and state-law counterparts.
• Experience representing PRP in cleanups under CERCLA in collaboration with consultants and experts.
• Experience interpreting and advising clients on regulatory developments and policy changes involving emerging contaminants and other evolving environmental issues and advocating for client interests.

Qualifications

• Strong academic credentials.
• Exceptional analytical and writing abilities.
• Excellent client service skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work in a collaborative environment.

Skills

• Desire to appear in court.
• Confident oral communication skills.

Pay

The current anticipated salary range is $200,000+. Actual initial salary may be above or below the identified range and will be based on relevant skills, training, experience, and other job-related factors consistent with applicable law.

Benefits

• A full comprehensive benefit plan is provided and includes health care, retirement plan, parental leave, and short/long term disability.