CONTACT SEARCH About Us Attorneys Practice Areas News & Insights Careers share print pdf » Attorney Recruiting – Openings Candidates should possess superior academic credentials from nationally recognized law schools, as well as demonstrably superior legal writing skills. Successful attorneys can look forward to a rewarding practice where enthusiasm, exceptional client service, hard work, community involvement and legal acumen truly are appreciated. The firm offers a collegial, efficient, midsize firm platform with exceptional lawyers, sophisticated clients, and compensation competitive with larger firms. Currently, we have the following openings: FAMILY WEALTH PLANNING ASSOCIATE Shartsis Friese LLP is seeking a junior associate attorney with 2 to 4 years of estate planning experience to work in our Family Wealth Practice Group. The associate will represent high net worth individuals and multi-generational family groups with their estate planning, estate and trust administration, estate and gift taxation, and charitable gift planning. INVESTMENT FUNDS & ADVISERS GROUP ASSOCIATE Shartsis Friese LLP is seeking an associate attorney with approximately two to four years of solid corporate transactional and corporate securities law experience for a partnership track position in our top-rated and nationally prominent Investment Funds & Advisers Group. The Investment Funds & Advisers Group works with hundreds of private investment funds (primarily hedge funds, venture funds, private equity funds and credit funds but also funds using a variety of other strategies) and investment advisers in a cutting edge practice. Prior private fund experience or Investment Advisers Act experience is a plus, but not a prerequisite. Significant securities law experience is required. LITIGATION ASSOCIATE – ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION Shartsis Friese LLP is seeking an associate attorney with approximately three years of solid environmental litigation and counseling experience for a partnership track position in our Litigation Department. Candidates should have experience assisting clients in environmental matters involving state and federal environmental laws, including laws regulating hazardous and solid waste, water, air and endangered species, as well as California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issues. Experience with land use litigation is a plus. Work will include environmental litigation, administrative enforcement matters, and counseling regarding environmental permitting, due diligence and compliance. Successful candidates will have demonstrably superior legal writing skills and want to perform substantive legal work including drafting pleadings/motions, drafting and responding to written discovery, managing document discovery, taking/defending depositions, and arguing motions, in addition to counseling clients on environmental matters. REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATE (MINIMUM 5 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE) The Shartsis Friese Real Estate group is searching for an Associate attorney with a minimum of 5 years’ experience counseling clients in commercial leasing transactions. Successful candidates will have demonstrably superior legal writing skills and should possess exceptional academic credentials from nationally recognized law schools. The firm offers a collegial, efficient, midsize firm platform with exceptional lawyers, sophisticated clients, and compensation competitive with larger firms. This is a great opportunity for a qualified attorney to join a sophisticated, growing, and active Chambers-ranked practice. REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATE (2 TO 4 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE) The Shartsis Friese Real Estate Group is seeking an Associate attorney with 2 to 4 years’ experience counseling clients in the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of a broad range of real estate and finance transactions. Successful candidates will have demonstrably superior legal writing skills and should possess exceptional academic credentials from nationally recognized law schools. The firm offers a collegial, efficient, midsize firm platform with exceptional lawyers, sophisticated clients, and compensation competitive with larger firms. This is a great opportunity for a qualified attorney to join a sophisticated, growing, and active Chambers-ranked practice. Please submit candidate materials, including a resume and law school transcript to Jason White at jwhite@sflaw.com with a copy to Melissa Artola at martola@sflaw.com. CAREERS ATTORNEY RECRUITING STAFF RECRUITING Twitter Linkedin © 2021 Shartsis Friese LLP One Maritime Plaza, Eighteenth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 421-6500 Fax: (415) 421-2922 About Us Attorneys Practice Areas News & Insights Careers Contact Disclaimer Privacy Policy Cookie Policy