California Oakland Legal Jobs

AmLaw 200 firm seeking an associate attorney for our multi-faceted Real Estate practice in the Oakland office. The position will provide hands on support for highly challenging and interesting legal assignments. This position will support multiple attorneys. Knowledge, Skills and Experience 3-5 years of real estate transactional experience with an emphasis on leasing transactions Ability to handle primary responsibility in the negotiation and documentation of leasing transactions for both landlord and tenant. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, Detail oriented, Must be a self-starter with superior organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments. The ideal candidate also will have strong academic credentials from a top law school. Must be admitted and a member in good standing of the California Bar. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established firm that offers interesting work, great prospects, a collaborative working environment, and competitive benefits. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, writing sample and salary requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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A dynamic 60+ attorney firm with offices throughout California has 30+ years reputation as a “go to” law firm to handle high profile and high stakes matters for both public entities and private sector clients. Specifically known for large transportation and infrastructure projects, this firm assists public entities in obtaining the property rights they need in their public projects. Seeking an intelligent, hard-working and self-motivated attorney with five to eight years of experience to join an Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation Practice Group in our San Diego, Los Angeles or Oakland office. Qualified candidates must have excellent academic credentials, outstanding analytical capabilities, superior research and writing skills, a strong work ethic, a proven ability to work in teams and an interest in building a practice. Candidates must possess significant experience with discovery, including e-discovery and law and motion practice. Public entity and eminent domain experience is preferred but not mandatory. This position affords an opportunity for a motivated and qualified associate to gain significant litigation and trial experience on a wide array of public entity-related land acquisition issues throughout California. Equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any qualified applicant’s race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law. Firm will consider for employment qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

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Seeking an accomplished and ambitious fourth to sixth year associate for the Land Use Practice Group in its Los Angeles or Oakland office. A successful candidate should demonstrate outstanding writing ability. Candidates must have substantive land use/environmental litigation experience, and transactional experience is a benefit. A candidate also should have experience with CEQA, NEPA and other environmental protection laws as well as planning and zoning law. Candidates should demonstrate strong work ethic and dedication to the practice of law as well as outstanding writing abilities. This firm serves as lead transactional and litigation counsel for many of the most innovative and highest profile institutional, civil infrastructure and economic development projects undertaken by public agencies, private enterprise and public-private partnerships throughout California. This firm's attorneys help clients navigate a myriad of complex and interrelated local, state and federal land use laws and regulations, ranging from CEQA, NEPA and ESA to critical issues regarding general and specific plans, conditional uses and variances, zoning and subdivision, and development agreements and fees.

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This firm has an exceptional reputation in California as a go-to law firm that clients rely on to handle their highest profile, most complicated and often most controversial transactions and litigated matters. Attorneys work in multi-disciplinary teams across five offices to help public agencies and private businesses navigate an extensive range of local, state and federal laws and regulations. The firm was founded over 30 years ago and has grown to be a state-wide firm with nearly 65 attorneys serving public and private clients. The Land Use Practice Group is at the forefront of the field. The firm serve as lead transactional and litigation counsel for many of the most innovative and highest profile institutional, civil infrastructure and economic development projects undertaken by public agencies, private enterprise and public-private partnerships throughout California. The attorneys help clients navigate a myriad of complex and interrelated local, state and federal land use laws and regulations, ranging from CEQA, NEPA and ESA to critical issues regarding general and specific plans, conditional uses and variances, zoning and subdivision, and development agreements and fees. ABOUT THE POSITION Looking for an ambitious and diligent first to third year associate for the growing Land Use Practice Group. This position is open to the firm Los Angeles or Oakland office. Candidates must have substantive land use/environmental litigation experience, and transactional experience is a benefit. Candidates must also have had significant experience with CEQA and NEPA Candidates should demonstrate strong work ethic and dedication to the practice of law as the firm as outstanding writing abilities. This firm is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any qualified applicant’s race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law. The firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box). Candidates should email a cover letter, resume, transcript and two substantive writing samples.

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