Counsel, Environmental

Job Description

To achieve our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, we need people to join us who are enthusiastic about creating safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around. This bold vision will not happen overnight, but just as we transformed how the world moved in the last century, we are committed to transforming how we move today and in the future.

Why Work with Us 

Our culture is focused on building inclusive teams, where differences and unique perspectives are embraced so you can contribute to your fullest potential as you pursue your career. Our locations feature a variety of work environments, including open workspaces and virtual connection platforms to inspire productivity and flexible collaboration. And we are proud to support our employees’ volunteer interests and make it a priority to join in efforts that give back to our communities.

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Job Overview

General Motors (GM) seeks an experienced environmental attorney with excellent judgment and personal integrity to join its Legal Staff. This role provides critical advice and counsel on mobile emissions and fuel economy matters and reports to the Lead Counsel for the Environmental practice area.
 

In this position, you’ll be a key business partner contributing to GM’s success by combining both legal and business expertise and understanding GM’s product, operations, and strategic goals. You must be a mature attorney who can provide a big-picture perspective while maintaining a hands-on role. You’ll manage multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively across internal functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise GM engineers, technical staff, government relations/public policy staff, and management on mobile source laws and regulations, including but not limited to Title II of the Clean Air Act and the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act;
• Represent GM before federal and state authorities, agencies, administrative tribunals, and courts in environmental and regulatory matters;
• Work closely with clients on internal compliance and strategy committees;
• Review proposed laws and regulations, and assist in drafting GM/industry comments and lobbying efforts;
• Support GM participation in trade association matters;
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal agreements;
• Maintain knowledge of relevant laws and regulations and regulatory agency policies and guidelines.

Qualifications

Required:

• J.D. from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials;
• Licensed to practice law as in-house counsel in Michigan or eligible for reciprocal admission;
• Minimum of 5-8 years of law firm, in-house, and/or government experience, with experience in environmental matters;
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of internal stakeholders and colleagues, outside counsel, and regulators;
• Ability to collaborate within a variety of legal groups and business functions and to demonstrate leadership through teamwork; and
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in automotive mobile source environmental matters.
• Experience in stationary air, water, and waste regulatory matters.
• Experience with sustainability and climate change matters.

Other Characteristics / Abilities:

• Good judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness;
• Ability to make independent decisions within the scope of assigned authority;
• High level of interpersonal organizational skills;
• High level of problem solving and analytical skills;
• High level of oral and written communication skills;
• Demonstrated leadership abilities;
• Demonstrated ability to manage outside counsel and budgets;
• Demonstrated level of creativity and ability to plan and execute special projects;
• Ability to work both independently, with minimal supervision, as well as in a team environment;
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, efficiently, and in a timely manner; and
• Ability to use MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and other applications and stay highly organized.

 

Location: This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of (Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Warren, Milford or Mountain View), you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum.

Compensation:

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws.

The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is $158,500 - $242,900. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

Relocation: This role MAY be eligible for relocation benefits
 

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM AS THE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYER OF RECORD ON A GOVERNMENT FORM, AND ANY WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIRING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

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Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)

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