Natural Resources & Commercial Litigation Associate

Natural Resources & Commercial Litigation Associate

Job Requirements:

Our Litigation group seeks an associate attorney with a minimum of 2 years post-JD experience to join our litigation tea. Join us and help solve disputes involving natural resources, contracts, class actions, commercial issues, oil & gas, energy, the environment, and federal public lands. We are looking for a star performer who will take the work seriously, yet still be a part of our fun Firm culture.

Qualified candidates may have the following attributes:

• Experience representing clients in commercial issues, contracts, natural resources, oil & gas, energy, federal lands, or environmental litigation matters.
• Strong legal research and legal writing skills.
• Enthusiasm, attention to detail, an entrepreneurial and ownership mentality, and the ability to contribute to and collaborate with the team.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor
• Former judicial law clerks encouraged to apply.
• Must be licensed to practice law and a member in good standing in Colorado or willing to complete the process to waive into Colorado Bar.

Position Type:

• Full-Time in person role.

Salary Range:

• $175,000 to $210,000 – Depending on experience.
• All are encouraged to apply, even if you don’t meet the minimum requirements.

Benefits:

• At year end, this position is eligible for an hours-based bonus and may be eligible for a discretionary bonus.
• Full-time employees are eligible for the firm’s benefits as they currently exist, which include, but are not limited to health, dental, and vision insurance, 3% annual contribution to 401(k) for eligible employees, flexible time off, short- and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Yearly 1700-hour expectation.
• 12-16 weeks of paid parental leave

Application:

Please send cover letter, resume, and law school transcript to lconway@williamsweese.com

Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson

For more than four decades, the law practice of Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson has efficiently and expertly handled big-firm-sophisticated work with small-firm client service and attention. Firm attorneys specialize in commercial and regulatory litigation, employment, energy, natural resources, the environment, oil and gas, federal lands, ski resorts, real estate, tax, and trusts and estates.