Environmental and Mass Tort Litigation Associate

1 week ago

Richmond, Virginia, United States McGuireWoods Full time
Job Description:

McGuireWoods is seeking an Associate for their Environmental and Mass Tort Litigation group.

Practice Groups:
  • Crisis Management & Incident Response: Lawyers in this practice group employ a multifront incident response strategy to assist clients with all aspects of emergency response, including civil and criminal prosecution, shareholder litigation, class actions, insurance disputes, investigations by Congress, regulatory agencies, and/or state attorneys general, and reputational/public relations issues.
  • Environmental Enforcement & Regulatory Counseling: Lawyers in this practice group counsel clients on regulatory programs for air, water, waste, natural resources, and chemicals; defend clients against regulatory enforcement actions; and assist clients in addressing policy issues regarding climate change, environmental justice, and emerging contaminants.
  • Environmental Litigation: Lawyers in this practice group litigate high-exposure environmental and toxic tort actions that frequently proceed in parallel with government investigations and enforcement actions.
  • Product Liability & Mass Tort: Lawyers in this practice group represent clients across a range of industries on high-exposure matters that frequently involve allegations of systemic product defect, public nuisance, product mislabeling, negligence, and strict liability. They are engaged on internal and government investigations and the defense of class actions, multidistrict litigation, attorneys general actions, and high-exposure individual death and injury cases.

McGuireWoods, one of the world's leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual, and nonprofit clients since 1834. Diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain, and promote lawyers and staff to serve clients. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, billable hours credit for pro bono work, and a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.

Job Requirements:
  • Qualified candidates will have 2-3 years of experience.
  • Status as an active member of the Virginia bar, or status as an active member in good standing of the bar in at least one state, and the ability to become admitted to the Virginia bar.
  • Strong analytical, research, writing, and oral communication skills.
  • Detail-oriented, strong organizational skills, the ability to work well under deadlines, and the ability to assume significant client responsibilities.
  • Creative and critical thinking skills.
  • J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school with excellent academic credentials and demonstrated top-notch legal research, analysis, and writing skills are required.
  • Prior experience in a sophisticated law firm environment and/or judicial clerkship experience are preferred. Current judicial clerks will also be considered.

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