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Senior Environmental & Land Use Attorney
Sacramento, California, United States
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I'm recruiting for a Senior Environmental Attorney with a well-regarded, mission-driven California firm that handles some of the state's most significant administrative, regulatory, and legislative matters.


The firm's practice spans environmental, natural resources, energy, utility, land use, local government, construction, and labor law, and they represent non-profit, labor, and community-focused clients throughout California. If you want your land use and environmental work to actually move the needle on public health and sustainable development, this is a role worth knowing about.


The firm:

• San Francisco or Sacramento office, with a hybrid work arrangement

• A collaborative environment where you'll work alongside seasoned practitioners on high-impact matters

• Reasonable billable hours requirement


The work:

• Land use, planning and zoning, and environmental matters before agencies, commissions, and public bodies

• Representing clients at public hearings around the state (some travel as needed)

• Working closely with technical experts on new technologies and emerging climate and health issues

• Designing and executing advocacy strategy that consistently delivers results


Ideal candidates will have:

• Substantive experience in land use, planning and zoning, and environmental law

• Excellent research, analytical, and writing skills

• Persuasive written and oral advocacy skills

• Strategic judgment and the ability to work collegially in a team setting

• A genuine interest in sustainable development that minimizes public health and environmental harm while maximizing community benefits


Comp: $155,000–$190,000 base DOE + annual performance and billable hours bonuses, excellent health benefits, and 401(k)


If interested in learning more, please apply and we can schedule a confidential chat.

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