Job Type
Full-time
Description
Requirements
In this role, you will:- Serve as a key member of our Transportation practice while also supporting related environmental, energy, infrastructure, and real estate matters as needed.
- Work directly with partners, counsel, senior associates, and clients on a variety of matters, which may include tasks such as drafting pleadings in judicial and administrative litigation proceedings, conducting legal research, drafting memoranda of law, drafting and negotiating contracts, and operating agreements.
You will excel in this role by:- Having 1 or more years of relevant transactional, administrative law, or litigation experience, or a judicial clerkship.
- Demonstrating exceptional writing, analytical, and advocacy skills, and the ability to successfully interact with clients and colleagues.
- Adapting quickly in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment to successfully multi-task and manage deadlines to proactively complete transactions.
- Having a high comfort level in working both independently as well as part of a team.
- Taking initiative by being action-oriented, immediately responsible for your client, delegating intelligently, and seeking opportunities for personal improvement.
- Showing academic excellence and leadership, having achieved a law degree from an accredited law school.
- Being admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction (CA, NY, or DC, preferred)
You will stand out from other candidates if you demonstrate some or all of the following:- Have experience with matters before the Surface Transportation Board, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, or state or local transportation agencies.
- Have experience representing public transportation agencies.
- Have experience in transactional matters that include federal grant funding.
- Have excellent legal research and writing skills.
- Have an entrepreneurial mindset with a collegial, team-focused approach to the practice of law.
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and attentively listen, actively engage, and effectively communicate complex matters.
Position Details: This is a full-time position to be located in New York, NY or Washington, DC. We have an annual expectation of 1,600 billable hours for our associates, and we have incorporated our values into this target by including an unlimited amount of approved pro bono hours when meeting this target. The salary range is $159,000 - $179,550, commensurate with experience. We offer medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, STD, LTD, group term life insurance, 401(k), flexible PTO, and parental leave. The firm will also cover some public transportation costs.
Salary Description
$159,000 - $179,550
