Attorney in District Of Columbia

Real Estate Finance Associate – Washington, D.C.

Direct Counsel is seeking a Real Estate Finance Associate (3rd–6th year) to join a prestigious Am Law 100 firm in Washington, D.C. This opportunity is ideal for an attorney with experience in complex financing transactions and real estate acquisitions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Represent lenders in mortgage, mezzanine, and construction real estate loans.
• Handle acquisition and disposition transactions.
• Collaborate on complex real estate finance matters with a dynamic and accomplished team.

Preferred Background:

• Strong academic credentials and substantive law firm experience.
• Admission to the D.C. Bar is required.

Compensation:
The salary range for this role is $260,000 to $390,000 annually, based on experience and...

Direct Counsel is seeking an Energy Regulatory Litigation Associate to join a high-profile energy regulatory team at a top Am Law 100 firm in Washington, D.C. This opportunity is ideal for an associate attorney passionate about energy regulation, litigation, and sustainable infrastructure, with strong experience in complex litigation and regulatory compliance.

About the Energy Regulatory Practice

The firm’s Energy Regulatory team operates within its Energy Transition & Sustainable Infrastructure Practice, offering clients insightful, detailed counsel on regulatory compliance and creative problem-solving. The team’s expertise is enhanced by prior experience with government regulators, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Regional Transmission Organizations, enabling it to represent clients in high-stakes regulatory and litigation matters before FERC, state utility commissions, and federal appellate...

Direct counsel is seeking a Project Finance Associate with 4+ years of experience to join its energy project development and finance practice in Boston, Washington, DC, or New York. The ideal candidate will have experience with US project development and finance, particularly in distributed and utility-scale renewable energy projects, and familiarity with principal financing documentation and key commercial project agreements.

About the Corporate Section

The corporate practice offers comprehensive legal expertise and business counseling across various business transactions. The team advises clients on a range of commercial, financial, and industrial matters, providing solutions to both public and private enterprises.

Responsibilities

The Project Finance Associate will:

• Handle financing documentation, including purchase agreements, partnership agreements, credit agreements, and security...

Direct Counsel is seeking a skilled Trusts and Estates Associate to join a prestigious law firm’s Washington, D.C. office. This associate will support an estate partner in probate administration, drafting estate documents, and preparing estate and gift tax returns for high-net-worth clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle probate administration, including drafting petitions and accountings.
• Administer trusts and prepare federal and state estate tax returns.
• Draft complex estate planning documents.

Requirements

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school; LLM in Taxation preferred (or willingness to pursue).
• Licensed to practice in Washington, D.C.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in estate administration and planning in the DC-MD-VA region.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and estate tax software.
• Strong organization, prioritization, and communication skills.
...

Position: Consumer Financial Regulatory Associate - Mid-Level
Location: Washington D.C., New York, Chicago, San Francisco, or Seattle

Direct Counsel is seeking a mid-level associate attorney with a minimum of four years’ experience in regulatory matters to join a leading Financial Services Practice Group. The ideal candidate will have experience with consumer financial regulations, including those related to payments and credit products at the state and federal levels, as well as unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices laws. Strong communication skills are essential, along with a commitment to client service. Experience in emerging platforms/FinTech, mortgage lenders/services, cryptocurrency, and other digital assets is a plus, though prior law firm experience is not required. Candidates must be a member of a local bar in good standing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in navigating regulatory matters...

ARETUM, a leading government contracting company specializing in technology-enabled mission support services, is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated FOIA Specialist (Attorney) to join our team. As a FOIA Specialist (Attorney) at ARETUM, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program and ensuring compliance with FOIA regulations and guidelines.

ARETUM is known for providing cutting-edge solutions and outstanding service to Federal clients in various sectors, including Next Generation Analytics, Engineering Services, Training Services, IT Systems, Cyber Security, PMO Support, and Financial Consulting. Our mission is to deliver technology-driven solutions that meet the unique needs of our government clients, enabling them to achieve their objectives effectively and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and processing FOIA requests in accordance with agency policies and procedures
• Conducting legal...

Direct Counsel is looking for an for a long term contract attorney with German language skills. This position can sit in any of the following offices, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, D.C. Miami, Chicago, Silicon Valley, Tampa or Houston. Candidates must be barred in one of the states the above city is located. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 1-3 years of experience in general litigation. This position is for 6 month or longer.

Responsibilities:

• Draft pleadings, discovery, memoranda, motions and other legal documents
• Handle litigation matters from inception through trial, including taking depositions, attending mediations and settlement negotiations
• Make independent decisions and advising clients on pre-litigation and litigation matters
• Work with experts
• Legal research
• Working with German counterparts
• Other...

Direct Counsel is seeking talented attorneys to work remotely/hybrid.  We are adding qualified and talented attorneys to meet the increasing demands of our clients. The work will be for regional, national, and global clients providing practical, innovative, and cost-effective solutions in the eDiscovery, information governance, and data privacy service markets.  

Candidates should have five (5) years of experience practicing law and a demonstrated interest in eDiscovery, information governance, and privacy. We are looking for strong candidates who have: 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least five (5) years of experience with drafting briefs, motions, and pleadings, taking and defending depositions, arguing motions, witness interviews, drafting discovery requests, and related litigation experience.
• Admission to the bar in a least one of the following jurisdictions: California, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, DC
...

Direct Counsel is currently seeking a Patent Development and Strategy Attorney for to join a top law firm in their offices in Boston, Philadelphia, DC, Reston, San Diego, Palo Alto, or Seattle. The successful candidate will play a key role in patent prosecution, client counseling, drafting patent applications, providing freedom to operate opinions, and conducting due diligence.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct patent prosecution activities, including drafting and prosecuting patent applications.
• Provide strategic client counseling on intellectual property matters.
• Draft and prepare patent applications in accordance with legal standards.
• Perform freedom to operate analyses and provide opinions.
• Conduct due diligence related to intellectual property issues.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to develop and implement effective patent strategies.
...

The Attorney Recruiting Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the associates and summer associates as well as the coordination the New York office’s summer associate program. This person will handle event planning and coordination for associate social and integration events and for a variety of recruiting functions organized by the Attorney Recruitment team.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the onboarding process for the New York office’s summer associates; processing and reviewing associate and summer associate applications
• Coordinating the on-campus and callback interview process
• Updating and maintaining electronic summer associate assignment and evaluation system; producing and distributing attorney recruiting reports, candidate interview information and summer associate assignment evaluation information
• Coordinating law school student outreach efforts
• Assisting Diversity & Inclusion, Career...

We are looking for exceptional candidates with environmental transactional and/or litigation experience to handle some of the country’s most significant environmental issues.

This position requires substantive familiarity with state or federal environmental and energy laws. The successful candidate must have experience in either litigation under state or federal environmental and energy laws, or advising corporate and/or public clients on renewable energy facilities, enforcement, asset transfers, siting, permitting, and/or hazardous waste cleanup. As a growing national firm, we’re seeking highly motivated, top-tier attorneys looking to grow their practice and work synergistically with our other lawyers’ practice areas.

At Marten, you will:

• Be part of an elite team of lawyers, focused exclusively on the environment, who push themselves to be the absolute best.
• Enjoy the independence and opportunity for serious advancement that exists when you are...

Marten Law is leading the charge as a national leader in environmental, natural resource and energy law. Our team of lawyers includes recognized authorities in alternative energy, climate change, air quality, hazardous and solid waste, water resources and water quality, fisheries, environmental review and permitting, and a host of other issues that our business and public clients confront every day. Unlike general practice firms, we focus on one practice area, so that we can be the best at it in the country. This has allowed our firm to represent clients in some of the most important energy and environmental matters nationally. Founded in 2002, Marten Law has increased the firm’s size by more than 50%, growing to more 20 attorneys. We are looking to continue on this trajectory by building a culture where the best environmental attorneys and legal staff can thrive.

Marten Law LLP seeks a partner-level attorney to work in our Washington D.C. office. The successful...