Environmental and Land Use Attorney

4 weeks ago


South San Francisco, California, United States Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo Full time

Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Associate Attorney to join our Environmental and Land Use Law team in Northern California.

The ideal candidate will have 1-5 years of substantive experience practicing environmental law in California, with a strong background in land use law. The position is hybrid remote, allowing for flexibility in our South San Francisco or Sacramento office.

Key qualifications include:

• Excellent research, analytical, writing, and communication skills.

• Demonstrated work ethic, good judgment, initiative, and creativity.

• Strong desire to advocate for sustainable development that avoids or mitigates environmental harm and public service impacts while maximizing community benefits.

• Demonstrated commitment to serving the public interest.

• Ability to work collegially and contribute to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work culture.

• Ability and willingness to travel as needed, including for case work, educational seminars, hearing appearances, and meetings with clients.

The target annual pay range for this role in Northern California is $115,000 to $155,000. Actual pay will vary depending on relevant experience, skill-set, current business needs, and market factors.

Responsibilities:

Associate attorneys will perform a range of work, in collaboration with supervising attorneys and professional staff, to investigate, develop, and enforce the full scope of legal and regulatory issues associated with the permitting and approval of large-scale industrial, electric utility, residential, and commercial projects. This includes factual investigation, legal research, case development, record review, working with scientists, legal analysis and writing, oral advocacy, motion practice, and brief writing.

Associate attorneys will represent clients before federal and state administrative and regulatory agencies, before municipalities and other local governmental agencies, in settlement negotiations, and in court. Associate attorneys will also participate in general rulemaking and regulatory proceedings, as well as state and local legislative hearings.



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