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What kind of jobs do folks in this group have? What kind of companies, organizations, and law firms (with as much specificity as you’d like)? I do environmental work in big law (mostly project siting … more

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anyone have experience working in house at an eng firm like WSP? would love some insight on the type of work and the culture.

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Curious if anyone practices environmental compliance/regulatory here who’s be willing to share what makes someone good in this practice area (that may not extend to other areas, ie science background)… more

Is enviro law an area worth getting an LL.M in? I’m a military JAG headed toward a job with environmental law as part of the portfolio and am considering targeting this practice area after transitioni… more

Would it be difficult to switch from environmental litigation to environmental regulatory work? I’ve been at my firm now for a little over a year and it is all litigation. The environmental regulatory… more

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Honest opinions please—will oil and gas trade association experience be looked down upon by future environmental law firms/ non profits/ the clean energy space? Or will it be looked as a plus? Trying … more

Does anyone on here recommend making a switch from law to policy work? Is that looked down upon in the legal field or is there some rewarding features of utilizing one’s JD in the policy space? I’ve b… more

If anyone has an interest in moving to an environmental group of a market paying firm that has great people and flexible wfh arrangements let me know! My firm is hiring :)

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Any in-house attorneys in this environmental subgroup? If so, can I pick your brain on how to move from firm to in-house? Where and what the in-house needs are for environmental companies?

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Anybody here? Strategy for handling it when you get a CEQA case assigned to a non-CEQA judge?

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