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Greenfire Law attorneys litigate to protect environmental rights on behalf of
nonprofit organizations, communities, and workers.

Environmental Law

The firm’s environmental practice includes litigation and counseling on
environmental, climate change, and natural resource management.

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Our attorneys have a strong understanding of major environmental statues and
regulatory programs and exemplary litigation experience bringing environmental
enforcement actions on behalf of citizens, including in the areas of state and
federal environmental law in all media, climate change, natural resource
management, and environmental policy. The firm’s depth of knowledge with complex
environmental laws includes working with the National Environmental Policy Act,
California Environmental Quality Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, California
Coastal Act, and California’s Proposition 65 (Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act), among others.

Land Use Law

Land use and zoning law is the regulation of the use and development of public
and private real estate.

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Zoning is the most common form of land-use regulation, used by municipalities to
control local property development. Other legal issues pertaining to land use
include easements, trespassing, and eminent domain. Our firm helps individuals
and citizen groups navigate the complex statutory and local regulatory schemes
involved when local governments consider development projects in their
jurisdictions. We have counseled clients in local cannabis regulation and
control, securing permits for the construction of accessory dwelling units,
ensuring a developer’s compliance with local affordable housing requirements,
and objecting to development projects that fail to comply with state and local
law..

Animal Law

Simply defined, animal law is the combination of statutory and case law that
relates to or has an impact on nonhuman animals.

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Our attorneys have a strong understanding of the timelines the goverment musIt
encompasses companion animals and wildlife as well as animals used in
entertainment, research, or raised for food. Animal law permeates and affects
most traditional areas of the law—including tort, food safety, consumer
protection, contract, constitutional, family, environmental, administrative, and
criminal law. In practice, our attorneys work diligently to identify
opportunities to advance the interests of animals in the law through policy or
litigation using myriad statutory and common law schemes, including the
Endangered Species Act, Administrative Procedures Act, public nuisance law, and
the public trust doctrine.

Public Records & Open Government

All 50 states and the federal government have public records laws which allow
members of the public to obtain documents and other public records from state
and local government bodies.

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The firm’s public records practice includes counseling clients through the
records request process, with advice on crafting targeted requests, seeking fee
waivers, filing and prosecuting administrative appeals, and litigation when
necessary.

Telecommunications Law

Telecommunications law pertains to the systems of electronic communications and
broadcasting across the United States.

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This area is heavily regulated by federal law and the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC). We represent citizens and non-profit groups interested in
strengthening local control over telecommunications regulation. Through
litigation and legislative assistance, we ensure public participation to the
maximum extent possible under federal law when local governments are forced to
deploy small cell wireless technology, known as 5G or Fifth Generation wireless
infrastructure, in their cities and counties.

Employment Law

California employers are bound to comply with the California Labor Code, one of
the most pro-worker employment laws in the country.

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Greenfire Law represents employees who have been mistreated by their employers.
Our attorneys handle both individual lawsuits and class actions against large
and small employers who have violated the Labor Code and California’s
anti-discrimination, harassment, and retaliation laws.

The Labor Code provides various protections for employees in the workplace to
ensure workers are treated fairly and compensated properly. When an employer
fails to comply with the Labor Code, aggrieved employees can sue for damages.
Examples of protections afforded to employees under the Labor Code include the
right to minimum wage, overtime compensation, meal and rest periods, and the
proper classification as employees versus independent contractors. Our attorneys
represent employees in lawsuits against employers who have violated the Labor
Code and help employees recover damages including unpaid balance of overtime
compensation withheld from employees, back pay and back wages, and penalties
provided for by the Labor Code.

California also has several laws that protect employees against discrimination,
harassment, and retaliation. Our lawyers help employees who have been subject to
unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation navigate exhaustion of
administrative remedies and pursue litigation when necessary.



Attorneys

At Greenfire Law, PC, you reach a team of skilled lawyers whose educational and
professional backgrounds make us uniquely qualified to provide strategic legal
counsel at an affordable rate.

Rachel S. Doughty, Founder and Shareholder

Rachel S. Doughty practices environmental and land use law. Rachel’s practice
includes advising clients and litigating under public land management and
environmental statutes and California Environmental Quality Act and National
Environmental Policy Act. She also helps clients gain access to information
using FOIA and California’s Public Records Act and assists with legislative and
regulatory drafting from time to time.

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Before Greenfire Law, Rachel worked at Paul Hastings, LLP, Gary Davis and
Associates, and Wild Law. She earned her law degree from University of Virginia
and also has an M.S. in Natural Resources (with a minor concentration in
biogeochemistry) from Cornell University, and a B.S. in biochemistry from the
University of Tennessee. Prior to law school, she was a fellow at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency in the Wetlands Division.

In addition to her work as a litigator, Rachel is a policy advocate in the areas
of plastic pollution reduction and forest management.

Experience

 * Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP
 * Gary A. Davis & Associates
 * Wild Law
 * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Education

 * J.D., University of Virginia
 * M.S., Cornell University, Natural Resources
 * B.S., University of Tennessee, Biochemistry

Activities & Affiliations

 * City of Berkeley Zero Waste Commission
 * Sylvia Mendez School, Green Team Lead

Bar Admissions

 * State of California
 * State of North Carolina (Inactive)
 * U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
 * U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
 * U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
 * U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
 * U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
 * U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
 * U.S. District Court Washington, D.C.


Jessica L. Blome, Shareholder

Jessica L. Blome practices in the areas of animal, environmental, open
government, and land use law. Jessica represents clients in citizen suit
enforcement, climate change, and strategic impact litigation. Her practice
includes litigating and advising under NEPA, CEQA, the Administrative Procedure
Act, the Animal Welfare Act, the Endangered Species Act, FOIA, the California
Public Records Act, and the Brown Act. Jessica represents citizen groups and
individual plaintiffs in local, state, and federal tribunals in California and
across the country.

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Before Greenfire Law, Jessica worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the
Missouri Attorney General’s Agriculture & Environment Division, Senior Staff
Attorney for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and Deputy Director of the San
Francisco Ethics Commission.

For the Missouri Attorney General, Jessica represented the Missouri Departments
of Natural Resources and Agriculture in civil environmental, animal welfare, and
food safety litigation. She served as counsel to the Missouri Natural Resources
Trustee, leading negotiations on behalf of Missouri for multi-million-dollar
restoration projects on public lands contaminated by heavy metals mining. She
also prosecuted violations of the state Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water
Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Clean Air Act. Her most notable
cases involved an unpermitted organic composting operation located next to a
sensitive geologic area, a collapsed wastewater treatment impoundment, and a
landfill located in a residential area suffering from a “subsurface smoldering
event,” or underground landfill fire.

Jessica left Missouri for Sonoma County, California in 2013 to accept a position
as a Senior Staff Attorney with the non-profit Animal Legal Defense Fund. There,
she represented citizen plaintiffs and non-profit groups in strategic impact
litigation on behalf of domestic animals and wildlife. She led a team of
litigators to victory against a roadside zoo in Iowa, securing the first-ever
successful citizen prosecution of Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act
against the owner of captive-held endangered species. Jessica also led a
coalition of non-profit groups in the first-ever lawsuit striking down a federal
contract with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services
because it violated CEQA.

In 2016, Jessica became the Deputy Director of the San Francisco Ethics
Commission, where she was responsible for the investigation and enforcement of
the City’s campaign finance, government ethics, lobbying, and conflict of
interest laws.

Jessica joined Greenfire Law in March 2018. She now represents public interest
clients in environmental and animal welfare litigation. In 2019, she served as
lead counsel in an Iowa state-court nuisance action that permanently shut down a
roadside zoo. She is litigating an action against the City of Livermore for
failing to adequately assess whether the City should use environmental
mitigation funds to conserve sensitive alkaline wetland habitat, rather than
develop it.

Experience

 * San Francisco Ethics Commission
 * Animal Legal Defense Fund
 * Missouri Attorney General’s Office

Education

 * J.D., University of Iowa College of Law
 * B.A., University of Northern Iowa, Communications & Ethics

Activities & Affiliations

 * Missouri Bar, Environmental & Energy Law Committee
 * California Bar Association, Public Law Group
 * Alameda County Bar Association
 * City of Berkeley Campaign Finance Commission
 * City of Berkeley Open Government Commission
 * Rosa Parks Elementary School Read-a-Thon Committee
 * Animal Place, Board Member

Awards & Recognition

 * Missouri Up & Coming Lawyer Award
 * Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation Special Recognition
 * Missouri Attorney General’s Litigate Like a Champion Award
 * Missouri Attorney General’s Award for Extraordinary Contribution
 * Missouri Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Client Service

Bar Admissions

 * State of California
 * State of Missouri
 * Supreme Court of Missouri
 * U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
 * U.S. District Court of the Western District of Missouri
 * U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
 * U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
 * U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
 * Supreme Court of the United States


Susann M. Bradford, Associate

Susann Bradford’s work includes environmental, land use, and water law. She
represents citizens and organizations facing harm from poorly planned
developments and industrial pollution.

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Before joining Greenfire Law, Susann was a Graduate Fellow at the Environmental
Law and Justice Clinic at Golden Gate University where she focused on
environmental justice and public interest law. Susann represented community and
public interest organizations in water quality litigation before the California
Court of Appeals and advocated for marginalized communities of color by
developing CEQA, Clean Air Act, and Title VI complaints. Prior to this, Susann
was a law clerk for Earthjustice and interned at the City Attorney of San
Francisco’s Office in the Energy Division.

During Law School Susann served as Editor in Chief of the Golden Gate University
Environmental Law Journal, volunteered for the California Water Law Symposium,
and competed in the 2020 National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.
Susann is also a Doctor of Education and taught community college at The
University of Montana for ten years prior to Law School. Before that she earned
a master’s degree in environmental studies and worked on projects in the
nonprofit sector as an advocate for ecological restoration, biodiversity
preservation, and inclusive decision-making.

Experience

 * Environmental Law and Justice Clinic
 * Earthjustice, California Regional Office
 * City Attorney of San Francisco, Energy Division

Education

 * J.D., Golden Gate University School of Law
 * Ed.D., University of Montana, Curriculum & Instruction
 * M.S., University of Montana, Environmental Studies
 * B.A., St. John’s College, Santa Fe

Awards & Recognition

 * Alameda County Bar Association
 * San Francisco Bar Association
 * Queen’s Bench Bar Association
 * California Women Lawyers
 * St. John’s College Alumni Association

Bar Admission

 * State of California


Christian R. Bucey, Associate

Christian R. Bucey's work focuses on environmental, land use, and animal law.
Christian’s current projects include assisting clients with claims under the
California Public Records Act, local nuisance ordinances, the National
Environmental Policy Act, and the California Environmental Quality Act.

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Before joining Greenfire Law, Christian worked as a Conduct Coordinator at the
University of California, Berkeley adjudicating student and organizational
misconduct cases including those involving physical abuse, harassment, and
alcohol & other drugs.

During law school, Christian earned the Wanda Nash Award from the State Bar of
Michigan’s Animal Law Section for excellence in animal law scholarship and
practice and served as a panelist on the State Bar of Michigan’s Animal Law
Section special program: “20th Anniversary: Past, Present & Future.” Christian
was a semifinalist in the Moot Court competition at the National Animal Law
Competitions at Harvard Law School and Overall Champion of the Burton D.
Wechsler National First Amendment Moot Court Competition at American University
Washington College of Law.

Christian clerked for the Animal Legal Defense Fund where he worked on both
state and federal animal law matters by drafting petitions for rulemaking,
investigating violations of federal law regarding the transportation of animals,
and enforcing animal cruelty through civil causes of action.

Experience

 * University of California, Berkeley
 * Animal Legal Defense Fund

Education

 * J.D., Michigan State University College of Law
 * B.B.A., Ohio University, Management & Strategic Leadership/Business Pre-Law
 * B.S.Sp.S., Ohio University, Sports Management

Bar Admission

   
 * State of California
 * State of Indiana
 * U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California


Rick Brody, Of Counsel

Rick Brody practices in the areas of complex civil litigation, products
liability, environmental and land use law. His experience includes trial, law
and motion, settlement negotiations, appellate practice, and bankruptcy.

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Rick was co-counsel of record in six published opinions, including two opinions
issued by the California Supreme Court. He has extensive experience prosecuting
and managing multi-party litigation.

Community service is important to Rick. He has served as a commissioner on the
City of Sebastopol Planning Commission and the City of Rohnert Park Rent Appeals
Board. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Gravenstein Unified
School District Magnet Program Foundation and the Rohnert Park Chamber of
Commerce.

Experience

 * Shingler Law
 * Brent Coon & Associates
 * The Wartnick Law Firm
 * Casey, Gerry, Reed & Schenk
 * Brayton Purcell

Education

 * J.D., U.C.L.A. School of Law
 * B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, Religious Studies

Activities & Affiliations

 * Consumer Attorneys of California
 * Sonoma County Bar Association Intellectual Property and Technology Law
   Section (1997 to 1998), Fee Arbitrator (1993)
 * Sonoma County Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem, Settlement Conference Program
   (2002 to 2004)
 * Marin County Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem, Settlement Conference Program
   (1997)
 * City of Sebastopol Planning Commission, Commissioner (1999 to 2003),
   Chairperson (2002-2003)
 * Street Smart Sebastopol Committee (2000 to 2003), Street Smart Sebastopol
   Symposium, Participant (2000), Sebastopol Commons, Participant (1999)
 * Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce (1998 to 2015)
 * City of Rohnert Park Rent Appeals Board, Commissioner (1991 to 1995),
   Chairperson (1993 to 1994)
 * Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (1996 to 1998),
   Governmental Affairs Committee (1996 to 1997)
 * Leadership Rohnert Park, Chairperson (1996 to 1998), Graduate (1993),
   Coordinator, History and Government Day (1996); Transportation, Public Safety
   and Criminal Justice Day (1994)
 * Leadership Rohnert Park Alumni Association, Vice-Chairperson (1995 to 1996)
 * Rohnert Park Community Summit, Participant (1997)
 * Gravenstein Unified School District, Magnet Program Foundation, Board of
   Directors (2016-2019)
 * Featured Speaker, West Coast Asbestos Litigation Crash Course Seminar (HB
   Litigation Courses), Effective Deposition Practices, December 7, 2010
 * Moderator, A.M. Rohnert Park Candidates and Issues Forum (November 2000)
 * Guest speaker, Year 2000 Legal Issues, Intellectual Property and Legal Issues
   for Graphic Artists

Bar Admission

 * State of California
 * U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
 * U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
 * U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
 * U.S. District Court for the Central District of California


Alexandra J. Monson, Of Counsel

Alexandra J. Monson is an experienced animal, environmental, and open government
attorney. Alexandra represents organizations and individuals harmed by
governmental mismanagement of animals and the environment.

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Photo courtesy ALDF

Alexandra was previously a Litigation Fellow and Clerk for the Animal Legal
Defense Fund where she developed and litigated a wide variety of cases that
sought to improve the welfare of animals and advance their interests in the
legal system. Most notably, Alexandra spearheaded a lawsuit using a novel
litigation theory which ultimately resulted in a court order requiring a
California puppy mill to close its doors and relinquish its dogs. She also
developed and managed an organizational campaign opposing hunting permits for
international trophy and domestic captive hunting operations. During her years
at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Alexandra gained extensive experience with the
Endangered Species Act, Animal Welfare Act, National Environmental Policy Act,
Administrative Procedure Act, Freedom of Information Act, and various other
state and local laws.

During law school, Alexandra earned second place in the 2018 Student Writing
Competition hosted by the New York State Bar Association Committee on Animals
and the Law for her article titled A Case for Animal Welfare Act (“AWA”)
Regulation of Captive Hunt Facilities. Alexandra served as the President of
Emory Law’s Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter for two consecutive years
and was a member of the Emory Law Mock Trial Society. During law school,
Alexandra was a legal intern at Mercy For Animals where she made recommendations
for future undercover investigations by researching and analyzing state laws,
cases, and secondary sources regarding animal cruelty and investigations.

Prior to completing law school, Alexandra worked as an engineer ensuring
environmental compliance for over 20 manufacturing facilities in New York.

Experience

 * Animal Legal Defense Fund
 * Mercy For Animals

Education

 * J.D., Emory University School of Law
 * B.S., Villanova University, Chemical Engineering

Bar Admission

 * State of California
 * State of New York
 * U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California


Ariel Strauss, Of Counsel

Ariel Strauss is an experienced public law and real estate attorney. Ariel
represents community groups and individuals in connection with land use
entitlements, California Public Utility Commission regulatory proceedings, and
wireless facility siting and policy issues.

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Ariel previously assisted owners, operators, and lenders navigate HUD
regulations and close over $500m in affordable, elderly, Section 8, and
multifamily real estate transactions. Ariel also served as assistant general and
special counsel to several cities and districts in the areas of municipal law,
real estate, zoning and public contracting. In 2014, Ariel clerked for Justice
Uzi Vogelman of the Supreme Court of Israel and during law school externed for
Judge Kim M. Wardlaw of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Experience

 * Small Business Utility Advocates
 * Levy, Levy & Levy, P.C.
 * Justice Uzi Vogelman, Supreme Court of Israel
 * Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson, P.L.C.
 * Integrated Recovery Network
 * Los Angeles City Attorney, Airports Division
 * Los Angeles County Counsel, Real Property Division
 * Judge Kim M. Wardlaw, U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

 * J.D., UCLA School of Law
 * M.A., UCLA School of Public Affairs, Urban Planning
 * B.A., Brandeis University

Bar Admission

 * State of California
 * State of New York
 * State of Washington


Staff

Carla Barraez, Executive Assistant

Carla Barraez is a remote administrative assistant at Greenfire Law. Her work
involves business administration as well as general firm management.

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Carla holds a BA in Photography and a Minor in Art History from Florida
International University. Carla has worked in a variety of fields she's
passionate about including education, film, and law. Her main area of
environmental concern is ocean conservation and is passionate about policy that
protects the ocean from pollutants like plastic. She is aiming to earn an MA in
Global Affairs.


Erica Plasencia, Legal Assistant

Erica Plasencia (she/her/ella) graduated from Chico State University with her BA
in Liberal Studies and received her Master's in Higher Education from the
University of Denver.

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Erica has always had a passion for education, specifically dismantling
inequities that impact access and retention for communities of color. Her
passion for social and racial justice has led her to a career change in law. Her
specific interests are employment discrimination and civil rights.





About Us

Greenfire Law was created to provide the highest quality legal representation to
assist our clients in advancing matters of important public policy. The firm’s
lawyers hail from prominent national law firms, government agencies, and
respected advocacy groups, combining decades of top-level litigation and
transactional experience with an unwavering dedication to the firm’s clients and
to advancing their causes.

Our ethic of respecting the wisdom and mystery of the natural world is the
driving force behind Greenfire Law’s work. The great Aldo Leopold, upon turning
away from his job as a trapper for the federal government, once observed:

> We reached the old wolf in time to watch  a fierce green fire  dying in her
> eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new
> to me in those eyes—something known only to her and to the mountain. I was
> young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves
> meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing
> the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed
> with such a view.
> 
> — Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac



Greenfire in the News

"State Supreme Court move could make cities’ environmental reviews of housing
projects more difficult"
San Francisco Chronicle

"Court: Amazon customers can sue over lack of toxic warnings"
Yahoo! Finance

"Plastic pollution policy: California leads, but the crisis requires national
and international action"
American Bar Association Trends

"Judge issues injunction blocking Wisconsin fall wolf hunt."
AP News

"Contra Costa County sued over controversial open-space housing plan."
The Mercury News

"Appeals court sides with judge who ordered animals rescued from Cricket Hollow
Zoo."
Des Moines Register

"Court Rejects USDA’s Attempt to Kill Lawsuit Challenging Weakened Pig-Slaughter
Rules."
The Center for Biological Diversity

"Cannabis in Mendocino County: Planning Commission hears from the public."
The Willits News

"Groundbreaking Court Case Argues U.S. Climate Denial Policy Violates Americans’
Right to Be Free."
EcoWatch

"A Battle To Protect The Environment When Housing Is In High Demand"
KoriSuzki.com (for KALW Radio)

"Settlement Ends Nestlé’s Expired 'Zombie' Permit to Siphon Water From San
Bernardino National Forest."
The Center for Biological Diversity

"It's taken seven years, but California is finally cleaning up microbead
pollution."
The Guardian

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Careers

Greenfire is looking to hire an Associate Attorney with 4-8 years of experience.

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Job Description: Greenfire Law, PC is an environmental law firm representing
non-profit environmental and recreational groups, labor organizations, and
neighborhood associations in their efforts to create and protect livable
neighborhoods and cities, clean up air and water pollution, protect endangered
species, ensure animal rights, protect open spaces, reduce exposures to toxic
pollutants, and champion civil rights. We are seeking an environmental attorney
to help us manage our growing docket of California Environmental Quality Act and
land use cases. See www.greenfirelaw.com for representative list of cases and
clients.

Position Summary: In conjunction with one of the firm’s partners, the Associate
Attorney will handle all aspects of state and federal administrative proceedings
and federal and state court litigation. The Associate Attorney will be
responsible for calendaring all deadlines in his/her assigned cases; preparing
comment letters on proposed agency actions; preparing pleadings; conducting
discovery for non-record review matters; overseeing the preparation of
administrative records; and appearing before city departments, state agencies
and, in coordination with the partners, agency and court hearings, which will
require occasional overnight travel once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

The Associate Attorney will also be responsible for handling individual legal
research or investigation assignments on a case-by-case basis as requested by
the partners. The Associate Attorney must be comfortable with sharing and
adjusting workloads and assignments on short notice in order to assure the
efficient handling by the firm of all matters on the docket. The Associate
Attorney also will be called on from time-to-time to assist with administrative
matters, including office-related tasks, updates to the firm’s web site, and
production of documents.

Required Skills

 * JD and admission to California Bar
 * Exceptional legal writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills
 * A demonstrated commitment to public interest or environmental litigation
 * Capacity to work intensively, efficiently, and independently
 * Capacity to manage multiple proceedings
 * Capacity to work under pressure of deadlines and work overtime when necessary
 * Willingness to travel, including overnight trips
 * Ability to understand and communicate complex legal and technical concepts
 * Affinity for creative, aggressive, and strategic advocacy
 * Strong interpersonal skills

Greenfire Law is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. Greenfire Law
is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or
employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender,
marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any
other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Greenfire Law
offers competitive salaries, benefits, and a pleasant (though sometimes hectic)
working environment. Salary is commensurate with experience.

To apply, email rdoughty@greenfirelaw.com. Please include a resume, cover
letter, and writing sample. No phone calls please.


Greenfire is looking to hire a Senior Legal Assistant/Paralegal with 2-3 years
of experience.

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Job Description: A boutique plaintiff-side law firm located in Berkeley, CA
seeks a paralegal or highly skilled legal assistant. Responsibilities include
assisting lead attorney in all aspects of litigation in state and federal court,
policy review and analysis, and legislative/regulatory drafting and lobbying.
Paralegal will be expected to manage the practice’s calendar, track FOIA and
Public Records Act requests and responses, build and index large administrative
records for CEQA cases, coordinate client contacts in lobbying matters, and
manage routine correspondence. Our clients are primarily tribes and small
environmental groups. Areas of law: tribal, public lands management (National
Parks and Forest, federal Refuges), CEQA and NEPA, Proposition 65, Clean Water
Act, Clean Air Act, Energy and Utilities Law, Public Records Act, and FOIA.

Meticulous attention to detail, excellent time management, critical thinking,
and research and writing skills are required. As this hire will be publicly
representing the firm, a pleasant personality, great character, excellent work
ethic, and passion for the work are necessary qualities and attributes. A
science or policy background (particularly environmental) a plus; minimum
experience of two to three years as a litigation paralegal or legal assistant in
a litigation practice required (will consider less with exceptional alternative
experience).

Must be excellent in the use of Word (including formatting and building tables
of authority and contents), Adobe Acrobat (including bates numbering,
bookmarking, and linking files), and Excel, and be willing to keep meticulous
track of time for billing purposes. Experience with Quickbooks and e-discovery
software preferred. This office uses Clio practice management software. We
maintain a paperless practice to the extent possible.

Examples of Essential Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

 * Cite checking.
 * Performs factual research, including analysis of public records and secondary
   sources to support attorneys handling complex litigation.
 * Prepares initial drafts of pleading and discovery templates.
 * Filing pleadings in various tribunals, including in person and electronic
   filing.
 * Assists with locating and contacting witnesses, arranges for the interview
   and evaluation of witnesses, drafts witness declarations in proceedings and
   pretrial statements and assists with the preparation of witness testimony.
 * Compiles and organizes trial notebooks, exhibits, files and other materials
   and documents.
 * Coordinates the scheduling of witnesses, answers witness questions,
   communicates with witnesses regarding the status of their case/trial,
   coordinates witness travel and expenses, and assists with witness issues,
   exhibits and note taking.
 * Monitors and tracks criminal and civil cases in California and other
   jurisdictions; and investigates, gathers and reviews case documentation and
   information.
 * Performs a number of other similar or related duties, which may not be
   specifically included within this job description, but which are consistent
   with the general level of the job and the responsibilities described.

Greenfire Law offers a competitive salary, 401(k) matching plan, health
insurance, and paid time off.

Send cover letter, reference list, and resume or CV to
administrative@greenfirelaw.com. Applications without a cover letter will not be
considered.


Greenfire Law, PC
P.O. Box 8055
Berkeley CA 94707

510.900.9502
administrative@greenfirelaw.com

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