Job Description

Washington, United States | Posted on 09/30/2024

Marten Law is leading the charge as anational leader in environmental, natural resource and energy law. Our team oflawyers includes recognized authorities in alternative energy, climate change,air quality, hazardous and solid waste, water resources and water quality,fisheries, environmental review and permitting, and a host of other issues thatour business and public clients confront every day. Unlike general practicefirms, we focus on one practice area, so that we can be the best at it in thecountry. This has allowed our firm to represent clients in some of the mostimportant energy and environmental matters nationally. Founded in 2002, MartenLaw has increased the firms size by more than 50%, growing to more 20attorneys. We are looking to continue on this trajectory by building a culturewhere the best environmental attorneys and legal staff can thrive.

Marten Law LLP seeks a partner-level attorney to work inour Washington D.C. office. The successful candidate must have at least ten(10) years of experience within environmental law, ideally within complexlitigation, including managing litigation teams of attorneys, paralegals, andlegal assistants.

Requirements

• Litigation Skills - This position requires eight (8) or more yearsof experience with the following:
• Federal and state court litigation, administrative hearings, andother legal proceedings, including:
• First-chair bench trial experience on matters with at least $1million at issue
• Setting and executing case strategy
• Preparing pleadings
• Motions practice, briefing, and oral argument
• Document discovery, review, management, and production, includinglarge-scale electronic discovery
• Taking and defending fact, expert, and document depositions
• Hiring and directing expert witnesses in diverse fields
• Evaluating and applying technical research and data to legalarguments
• Negotiating settlements and participating in mediation and otheralternative dispute resolution processes

Legal Skills

• Team Leadership. Must effectively lead, motivate, mentor, and manageother attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants, as week as consultingand testifying experts, and interact directly with the firms clients.
• Interpersonal Skills. Must be both decisive and collaborative,demonstrate strong verbal communication skills, and exhibit well-developedemotional intelligence.
• Writing. Must produce superior written product. Experience as theprimary author of client memoranda, arbitration and mediation briefs,motions, and/or appellate briefing is required.
• Speaking, Depositions, and Oral Argument. Must be experienced,skilled and confident in verbal presentation skills in a variety ofcontexts, including before federal and state courts and national audiencesof your peers.
• Research. Must be efficient, creative, and effective in performinglegal research. Experience researching substantive environmental law,civil procedure, administrative law, and regulatory requirements at thefederal and state level is required.
• Judgment. Must have the experience and aptitude to consistentlyexercise superior judgment and maintain high ethical standards.

Preferred but Discretionary Experience

• A portable book of business is highly preferred, but not requiredfor particularly talented candidates.

Other Essential Job Duties

Marten Law attorneys must be able toregularly travel nationally to accomplish legal work (client meetings, courtappearances, depositions, discovery, expert witness meetings, and site visits)for our clients.

Our billable hour expectation is 1850 billable hours ayear. This will require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essentialduties of this position. The expectation is that this person will devote, onaverage, 37+ hours a week on billable job functions (more during trial) andanother 7+ hours a week on non-billable activities (firm administration,marketing, professional development, newsletter articles, supervising others).

At Marten Law, your base compensation is only a portion of your overallcompensation package. We pride ourselves on the support we offer our lawyers asthey build their practice at Marten Law, both personally and professionally. Weoffer a wide range of benefits, perks and resources that empower attorneys tointegrate their lives

• Annual starting salary minimum is $250,000, with annual bonus tiedto performance. Actual pay will be adjusted based on the candidateseducation, training, experience and other job-related factors permitted bylaw.
• Potential to join equity partnership
• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription,vision, dental, basic group life, and short-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent careexpenses.
• 401(k) retirement plan with annual company profit sharing match.
• Employee assistance program providing confidential professionalcounseling, financial and legal assistance at no charge to team membersand immediate family members.
• Hybrid Working Environment, 4 days in the office with Wednesdays WFH
• Work from home set up with everything you need to be successful athome. We provide laptop, cell phone and internet reimbursement.
• Monthly wellness stipend.
• A collaborative workplace, which will challenge you and celebrateyour work.
• A chance tolearn with and from interesting and enthusiastic colleagues.

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