The Atlanta office of McGuireWoods is seeking a Counsel for their Environmental and Mass Tort Litigation Department. With more than 60 attorneys, McGuireWoods’ Environmental & Mass Tort is structured into four key 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 environmental incidents (e.g., releases, fires, explosions, serious workplace injuries/fatalities); civil and criminal investigations; 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 (e.g., PFAS, EtO).
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: 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 LLP seeks a candidate with 12+ years of experience to join our Atlanta office. The ideal candidate should have substantive experience handling matters arising under major federal environmental regulatory programs. Specific experience with the Clean Water Act is a plus.

Candidates also will be expected to support the firm’s national environmental regulatory, emergency response, and environmental litigation practices. Candidates should describe their experience in these areas.
All candidates should have a strong academic background, excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and the desire to become a leader in matters involving challenging legal and environmental issues.

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. Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

Job Requirements:

Candidates must have the following qualifications:

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school with excellent academic credentials.
Status as an active member of the Georgia bar, or status as an active member in good standing of the bar in at least one state or the District of Columbia, and the ability to become admitted to the Georgia bar.
Experience with or demonstrated interest in major federal environmental statutes.
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.

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McGuireWoods is a great place to launch your career. As an international law firm with 21 offices, we bring on high performers with strong academic credentials and experience who are dedicated to client service, teamwork and excellence. In turn, we deliver a rewarding, supportive firm culture focused on your success, growth and development. McGuireWoods is proud of its summer associate program. As a summer associate, you have the resources and training to develop professionally and perform challenging, sophisticated work early on regardless of your office location — rare opportunities not offered at most other firms. Each summer associate is assigned a supervisor and mentor who introduces them to lawyers in their office and across the firm. Summer associates choose the projects they want to work on based on their practice area interests and they have opportunities to collaborate with McGuireWoods lawyers across the country. Summer associates attend client meetings, depositions, corporate closings, trials and appellate arguments. They also prepare research memoranda and draft pleadings, briefs and corporate transaction documents. In addition, summer associates are involved in:... •special training opportunities; •social events and networking; and •a firmwide summer associate retreat. Summer associates also participate in McGuireWoods’ Pro Bono Mentor Program, which offers them the opportunity to work on a pro bono matter for a client. McGuireWoods makes meaningful investments in the future of diverse legal talent. We promote inclusion in legal education and leadership roles in the profession through programs such as the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholars Program. We also contribute substantially — time, talent and funding — to people and organizations that foster diversity and inclusion in our profession and our communities. Our clients benefit from the different life experiences and backgrounds of our teams. We have seven internal networks that support the success of our diverse and women lawyers and serve as a community to network and grow as professionals and as individuals. We are committed to our clients and communities. Our commitment to help clients includes those without adequate means for high-level representation. Our focus on pro bono work and other service to the communities where we live and work provides us with the chance to give back and gain valuable experience while fostering camaraderie with colleagues and clients. We also focus on the quality of life and the health and well-being of our people. We believe balance makes our work lives better, so we invest in the tools and offer the flexibility you need to succeed. The firm strives to attract standout individuals who are good at what they do and are good people. We know you can choose to come — and to go. That’s why we work so hard to bring out the best in you. Everyone contributes, everyone’s ideas are valued. We seek out, celebrate and reward ideas for improving our firm and setting the service standard other firms follow. We don’t rest on our achievements. That means our best keeps getting better. If you’re committed to our core values of excellence, integrity, client service, diversity and inclusion, collegiality and community, join us. Visit mcguirewoods.com to learn more.

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