Job Description

A long-established Texas-based law firm is hiring an environmental attorney to join its Environmental and Water practice in its Austin, TX office and help build on the practice's growth. You'll handle a broad range of environmental permitting, compliance and enforcement matters before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and other agencies, with substantive, hands-on experience, direct client contact and in-person mentorship. The firm works to maintain a balanced culture, believing that outside interests and strong community bonds make better lawyers, and keeps reasonable expectations on billable hours.

Responsibilities

• TCEQ air, water and waste permitting and contested case hearings
• Regulatory compliance counseling and enforcement matters
• Water rights and water utility matters
• Environmental due diligence and remediation for developer and industrial clients

Requirements

• Licensed and in good standing with the State Bar of Texas
• Environmental or administrative regulatory experience required
• Experienced associate through mid-level or of counsel considered; portable business preferred but not required
• Outstanding academic record, excellent analytical and writing skills, strong interpersonal skills

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive salary, paid training, parking, full benefits, 401(k), profit sharing and paid leave

Work arrangement

Full time, in office, Austin, TX.

An Equal Opportunity Employment.

Please contact me at your earliest convenience if you are qualified and interested in applying for this position, either via phone/text (605) 610-1227, or email nina.shock@gogpac.com.

Apply: Submit your resume in confidence, quoting reference ENV-ATX-62.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.