What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Junior Associate position at Dykema?
Location: Michigan Offices (Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing, or Detroit)
Office Managing Member:Varies by Location of Interest
Practice Group/Leader:Real Estate/Daniel Schairbaum
Department/Director:Real Estate and Environmental/ C. Elizabeth Darke
Dykema seeks a junior associate to join its Real Estate and Environmental Services Team. Detroit and Bloomfield Hills are the preferred office locations, but we will also consider candidates for all other Dykema Michigan offices. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse environmental matters with a collaborative team. The ideal candidate has 1-3 years of introductory experience in some or all of the pillars of environmental law (regulatory, litigation, transactional, and policy), with strong research, writing, and analytical skills. Responsibilities include advising clients on compliance with site remediation, waste management, air emissions, wastewater discharges and chemical regulation, conducting legal research, assisting with transactional due diligence, drafting legal memoranda, supporting environmental litigation, and engaging with government agencies on compliance and permitting. Admission to practice in Michigan is required. Applicants should indicate their preferred office location in the cover letter. Hybrid schedule with in-office expectations weekly.
Why Dykema?
Realistic path to partnership for associates and senior counsel
Multiple mentorship opportunities upwards and downwards
Direct client access and communication
Competitive billable requirement
Structured professional development and practice development opportunities
Dynamic and inclusive culture
Office Managing Member:Varies by Location of Interest
Practice Group/Leader:Real Estate/Daniel Schairbaum
Department/Director:Real Estate and Environmental/ C. Elizabeth Darke
Dykema seeks a junior associate to join its Real Estate and Environmental Services Team. Detroit and Bloomfield Hills are the preferred office locations, but we will also consider candidates for all other Dykema Michigan offices. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse environmental matters with a collaborative team. The ideal candidate has 1-3 years of introductory experience in some or all of the pillars of environmental law (regulatory, litigation, transactional, and policy), with strong research, writing, and analytical skills. Responsibilities include advising clients on compliance with site remediation, waste management, air emissions, wastewater discharges and chemical regulation, conducting legal research, assisting with transactional due diligence, drafting legal memoranda, supporting environmental litigation, and engaging with government agencies on compliance and permitting. Admission to practice in Michigan is required. Applicants should indicate their preferred office location in the cover letter. Hybrid schedule with in-office expectations weekly.
Why Dykema?
Realistic path to partnership for associates and senior counsel
Multiple mentorship opportunities upwards and downwards
Direct client access and communication
Competitive billable requirement
Structured professional development and practice development opportunities
Dynamic and inclusive culture
