Land Use, Environmental & Energy Infrastructure Attorney

About the role

We are seeking attorneys and legal professionals for select opportunities involving land use, environmental, CEQA, eminent domain, energy infrastructure, project development, permitting, entitlements, and public-private infrastructure matters. These roles are grouped because the same candidate audience could reasonably match more than one opening in this tile.

Responsibilities

• California land use litigation and CEQA; writs of mandate, CEQA challenges, takings cases, Housing Accountability Act disputes, EIRs/MNDs/addenda, large-project approvals, public-agency entitlement defense, developer-side challenges, expert testimony, dispositive motions, hearings, depositions, client management, and associate mentorship.
• Large law firm transactional experience in sophisticated financing, especially energy and infrastructure; drafting and negotiating credit agreements, security packages, guarantees, intercreditor arrangements; managing diligence, closing checklists, signature packets, funds flows, conditions precedent; project finance, M&A, and.
• Eminent domain, real estate litigation, or public-entity land acquisition litigation; condemnation and inverse condemnation; valuation strategy; expert coordination; pleadings, discovery, depositions, law-and-motion, settlement, trial, appeals; public agency client counseling.

Requirements

• 6+ years California land use litigation and CEQA experience.
• 3-6 years large law firm transactional experience in sophisticated financing, especially energy and infrastructure.
• 7+ years eminent domain, real estate litigation, or public-entity land acquisition litigation experience.

Qualifications

• Relevant bar admission or eligibility.
• Strong writing, analysis, and client communication skills.
• Interested in development, permitting, public agency, or infrastructure project work.

Skills

• CEQA
• Energy
• Project
• Land Use
• Public
• Eminent Domain
• Infrastructure

Benefits

• Hybrid / Remote Flexibility / On-site varies by role

Pay

• $250K-$340K + discretionary performance bonus
• $310K-$420K + discretionary performance bonus
• $215K-$315K + discretionary performance bonus

Schedule

• Hybrid / Remote Flexibility / On-site varies by role

Bar Admission

• CA
• Relevant jurisdiction