We’re looking for highly motivated, creative, and collaborative attorneys to join our projects-oriented law firm. Operating outside the “Big Law” model, our collegial and collaborative firm enables our associate attorneys to gain momentum in their careers and further their professional development through meaningful involvement on public and private projects that benefit communities across the United States.
Why consider us?
We are a fast-growing national boutique law firm devoted exclusively to helping clients solve problems involving the nation’s most complex and high-profile projects in infrastructure, environmental, conservation, real estate, land use, project delivery methods, airports, rail, transit, renewable energy, and tribal law. While the Firm is organized into these primary practice areas, we pride ourselves on complex, collaborative work, and associates will regularly work with colleagues across all of our practice areas and offices. Nearly half of our practice groups and partners (and over a quarter of our attorneys as a whole) received recognition from Chambers & Partners in their 2022 USA rankings, reflecting our Firm’s outsized achievements and national recognition. The work we do is rewarding and we are tremendously proud of the superior services our team is able to provide to our clients.
Founded in 2003 to provide an alternative to the “business of law as usual,” our Firm’s focus remains on our colleagues as well as our clients. We believe that when you enjoy working with a great team, know that your contributions make a difference, and are able to pursue a fulfilling career without hindering personal life responsibilities and choices, your professional life can and should be more enjoyable and rewarding.
We are proud to be recognized for both the quality of our work and the opportunities for our associates to learn and grow. Our associates are uniquely positioned to have a significant impact for clients from day one, while also gaining valuable experience and training. We believe that as an associate you should have a path toward partnership, and our collective mentoring approach has resulted in a number of internally promoted partners.
In this role, you will:
- Draft and negotiate the full suite of transactional, procurement, and deal documents for projects and related transactions, including requests for qualifications and proposals, purchase and sale agreements, development agreements, operating agreements, loan documents, options, covenants, access agreements, construction documents, power purchase agreements, interconnection agreements, and other transactional documents.
- Engage with multiple industry sectors, project, and deal structures reflecting the Firm’s unique approach to advising clients, including: renewable energy, storage, and transmission projects; road, bridge, tunnel, autonomous vehicle, transit and rail projects; real estate and public facility development, and complex airport development projects, including airport terminals, air cargo facilities, consolidated rental car facilities, vertiports, and other aeronautical and non-aeronautical development.
- Have the autonomy to explore and present unique solutions to some of our clients’ most complex problems.
You will excel in this role by:
- Having 2 to 10 years of relevant transactional law experience in real estate, construction, project finance or energy law.
- Working familiarity with purchase and sale transactions, finance documents, development agreements, public procurement documents, and related transaction documents.
- Demonstrating exceptional writing, analytical, and advocacy skills and ability to successfully interact with clients and colleagues.
- Adapting quickly in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment to successfully multi-task and manage deadlines to proactively complete transactions.
- Having a high comfort level in working both independently as well as in a team environment.
- Taking initiative by being action-oriented, immediately responsible for your client, delegating intelligently, and seeking opportunities for personal improvement.
- Showing academic excellence and leadership, having achieved a law degree from an accredited law school.
- Being admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction (Colorado, New York, or California preferred).
You will stand out from other candidates if you:
- Have prior experience with renewable energy or transmission projects, commercial real estate, urban redevelopment, infrastructure, public-private partnership and design-build contracting, airports, rail and transit, and/or construction law.
- Have an entrepreneurial mindset with a collegial, team-focused approach to the practice of law.
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and attentively listen, actively engage, and effectively communicate complex matters.
Position details: This is a full-time position to be located in Denver, Colorado. We have an annual expectation of 1,600 billable hours for our associates, and we have incorporated our values into this target by including an unlimited amount of approved pro bono hours when meeting this target. The salary range is $146,000 – $195,000 commensurate with experience. We offer medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, STD, LTD, group term life insurance, 401(k), unlimited PTO, and parental leave. The Firm will also cover some public transportation costs.