Lateral hiring is essential to broadening our expertise, gaining new perspectives, and strengthening our service to existing clients. New connections also enhance our prospects for new business. We actively recruit well-qualified, experienced attorneys who possess a passion for professional growth.
Client service is a core value at Nossaman and we expect everyone to subscribe to that philosophy. That’s why we encourage our attorneys to challenge themselves to achieve excellence in their chosen field of law and to consistently offer the highest caliber of service to our clients.
We require strong writing skills and excellent academic credentials and seek candidates with character, sound judgment and leadership potential. Our attorneys have the opportunity to develop and strengthen a broad range of competencies through training, mentoring, evaluation and advancement. We encourage them to be actively involved in their own development and take advantage of resources and opportunities provided to achieve their professional goals.
We also recognize that having a life outside of the Firm is a critical part of being a successful attorney. Full-time associates have a minimum billable requirement of 1850 hours. Public service is important so up to 100 hours of work on approved pro bono matters may be credited toward satisfying the hours requirement.
If you are interested in a lateral position with Nossaman as an associate or partner, or if you are just entering the legal profession, please inquire with careers@nossaman.com.
Open Positions
We have an immediate opening in our Employment Group for an associate with 2-5 years of experience. The role may be based in our Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento or San Francisco offices. Responsibilities may include defending employers in complex class, collective and representative actions, as well as single-plaintiff wage-and-hour, discrimination, harassment and retaliation lawsuits; advising employers on varied employment issues; and conducting workplace investigations and trainings. Candidates must be admitted in California and have excellent academic credentials and strong research, writing and analytical skills.
We are seeking a California-licensed Environment & Land Use associate with 2-5 years of experience to join either our Los Angeles or Orange County office. Candidates must be excellent writers, have sharp analytical skills and have a strong interest in environmental law. Our Environment & Land Use Group works in a variety of sectors, including renewable energy, transit and transportation, regulated utilities, housing and commercial developments and public infrastructure. We represent both public and private clients in these areas.
We have an immediate opening for an associate in our world-class Infrastructure Group in our Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Denver, Austin, Phoenix or Washington DC offices. We offer the broadest and deepest infrastructure practice in the U.S., focusing on the innovative delivery of large public civil works projects. The ideal candidate will have 3-6 years of experience, excellent academic credentials and experience in construction law, real estate law, public contract law and/or transportation regulatory law. Professional or academic background in engineering, construction and/or project finance is desirable.
We are seeking a litigation associate with 4-7 years of experience to join to work on a wide variety of litigation matters. This position can be in any of our office locations nationwide. Nossaman is involved in cutting edge and novel disputes regarding fiduciary and related obligations of those who administer multi-billion dollar public and private pension plans, constitutional and public agency law compliance, employee and disability retirement benefit disputes and a range of other types of litigation including, among others, those pertaining to intellectual property disputes, insurance coverage, real estate and lease disputes and breach of contract claims.
We are seeking an associate with 2-4 years of experience to work on a variety of litigation matters on behalf of our public agency clients. Ideal candidates will have excellent academic credentials along with outstanding research and writing skills and experience drafting pleadings, motions and discovery. The successful candidate will be able to handle multiple projects efficiently, work well as part of a team and be willing to take ownership over significant projects.
We are seeking a counsel with 4-7 years of experience for a role in our Pensions, Benefits & Investments Group. This position can be in any of our office locations nationwide. Candidates should have corporate / transactional experience and excellent academic credentials. Experience with real estate transactions is helpful but not required. Qualified candidates will have superb research and writing skills, the ability to manage multiple projects efficiently, work well as part of a team and be willing to take ownership over significant projects.
We are seeking a public finance counsel to join our industry-leading Infrastructure Group in our Los Angeles office. Candidates should have 8+ years of experience in the project finance/public finance area acting as bond counsel, underwriter counsel (preferably on project finance transactions), lender’s counsel and/or sponsor/equity counsel with an emphasis on transportation, water/wastewater and/or public building projects. California Bar membership, excellent academic credentials and superior research and writing skills are required.