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Job Description:
Larkin Hoffman is seeking to add an Associate Attorney to join our Land Use & Real Estate Practice Group. This successful candidate will work closely with our land use & real estate practice group to support clients with land use, zoning, environmental matters, mining, solar, renewables, permitting, licensing, and other regulatory matters. This candidate will possess two to five years of prior experience in Land Use and/or Real Estate matters and be admitted to practice in the state of Minnesota. Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience working in local government.
Larkin Hoffman is motivated to attract and retain talented and diverse professionals into our growing firm and is committed to training and professional development. We continuously undertake strategic efforts to advance diversity and foster a respectful, equitable and inclusive workplace. Working at Larkin Hoffman also has the benefit of being in a prime office location outside the downtown core at Normandale Lake Office Park in Bloomington, MN for easy access with complimentary parking.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
Benefits:
Education and/or Experience:
Physical Demand:
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job.
Salary:
The starting salary for this position is $160,000 and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s years of experience, qualifications, and skill set.
All search firm contacts regarding available candidates, either in writing or by telephone, must be made through the Firm’s Human Resources Generalist, Drew Johnson. No search firm representatives shall contact any Larkin Hoffman attorney or employee without express written authorization from the Human Resources Generalist. If you would like to submit a candidate for this position or any other position, please send a blind submission summarizing the candidate’s experience while omitting the candidate’s name, current employer, or any other identifying information to Drew Johnson at [email protected].
Larkin Hoffman is seeking to add an Associate Attorney to join our Land Use & Real Estate Practice Group. This successful candidate will work closely with our land use & real estate practice group to support clients with land use, zoning, environmental matters, mining, solar, renewables, permitting, licensing, and other regulatory matters. This candidate will possess two to five years of prior experience in Land Use and/or Real Estate matters and be admitted to practice in the state of Minnesota. Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience working in local government.
Larkin Hoffman is motivated to attract and retain talented and diverse professionals into our growing firm and is committed to training and professional development. We continuously undertake strategic efforts to advance diversity and foster a respectful, equitable and inclusive workplace. Working at Larkin Hoffman also has the benefit of being in a prime office location outside the downtown core at Normandale Lake Office Park in Bloomington, MN for easy access with complimentary parking.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work on a variety of legal matters and represent clients before local government in Minnesota and Wisconsin including environmental, land use, zoning, public finance, and urban redevelopment & historic preservation.
- Conduct legal research and analyze contracts, statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, and other codes and regulations to prepare legal documents and provide sound legal advice.
- Attend evening municipal meetings during the week.
Benefits:
- 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Health Insurance
- HSA/FSA
- Life Insurance
- Critical Illness and Group Accident Coverage
- CLE and Bar Dues
- Employee Assistance Program
- Vision & Dental Insurance (available at employee cost)
Education and/or Experience:
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited United State law school.
- Licensed to practice law in the state of Minnesota.
- Efficient and concise research and writing skills.
- Preference will be given to candidates with prior local government experience and those with two to five years of experience and a demonstrated ability to handle a variety of legal matters in the areas of environmental law, land use, zoning, mining, urban redevelopment & historic preservation, agricultural law, municipal government and regulation, and land use planning and related matters.
Physical Demand:
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job.
Salary:
The starting salary for this position is $160,000 and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s years of experience, qualifications, and skill set.
All search firm contacts regarding available candidates, either in writing or by telephone, must be made through the Firm’s Human Resources Generalist, Drew Johnson. No search firm representatives shall contact any Larkin Hoffman attorney or employee without express written authorization from the Human Resources Generalist. If you would like to submit a candidate for this position or any other position, please send a blind submission summarizing the candidate’s experience while omitting the candidate’s name, current employer, or any other identifying information to Drew Johnson at [email protected].
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