Attorney

Overview

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM) seeks a senior staff attorney to provide legal support for operations‑critical work, including negotiating environmental enforcement cases, drafting legal contracts, environmental covenants, and other agreements.

• Draft and negotiate enforcement‑related documents, including environmental covenants and access agreements.
• Conduct legal research and provide legal advice to staff and senior management, and support rule making and legislation related to Ohio’s solid waste laws.
• Review public records for confidentiality and public disclosure, and review and draft contracts, grants, access agreements and environmental covenants.
• Provide legal advice on procedural requirements related to permitting or licensing activities, and negotiate environmental enforcement cases.

• Admission to Ohio Bar pursuant to Section 4705.01 of Revised Code.
• Minimum 12 months experience as licensed attorney.
• Minimum 6 months experience in employee training and development.

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) and Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law, and any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices.

Employment practices are any employment related decisions including, but not limited to hiring, layoff, transfer, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline, rate of compensation, eligibility for in‑service training programs, or terms and conditions of employment.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at 614‑644‑2100 prior to testing or interviewing.