
Lawyer – Public Construction & Planning Law, Environmental Law
Dentons
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Berlin • Germany
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About the role
- Advising clients on public law and regulatory matters
- Transactional advisory support in construction, planning, environmental and other public law matters
- Handling construction and emissions-protection permitting procedures for development projects, participation in zoning plan (local development plan) procedures, and related issues
- Advising companies and investors on property- and facility-related environmental law issues
- Interdisciplinary collaboration across offices and countries
Requirements
- Excellent legal expertise, evidenced by two top-graded state law examinations (Prädikatsexamina)
- Ideally 2 years of professional experience in the described field
- Demonstrated strong interest in public law, e.g., through previous internships, an academic focus, a public-law emphasis during the Referendariat (legal traineeship), or similar
- Business-fluent English, written and spoken
- Commercial and creative mindset
- Passion, commitment and team spirit
Benefits
- Exciting international mandates
- Cross-office collaboration with colleagues from a wide range of practice areas
- Dentons Legal Academy for professional development and soft-skills training
- Training in and use of cutting-edge legal-tech software (Noxtua and Legora) as well as an in-house AI tool
- Transparent performance review process
- Option for mobile/remote work
- 30 days of vacation (based on a five-day work week) plus additional days off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
- Corporate benefits
- Stay fit on the move: bike leasing for cycling enthusiasts
- Regular employee events, professional language courses, and a variety of fitness and sports offerings (Urban Sports or Fitness First membership, sports groups, digital yoga classes, and more)
- Dedicated occupational health team and additional health-management offerings such as workstation glasses, mindfulness sessions, and a Europe-wide Healthy Challenge
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
public lawregulatory matterstransactional advisoryconstruction permittingemissions-protection permittingzoning plan proceduresenvironmental lawproperty lawfacility-related environmental issueslegal expertise
Soft Skills
excellent legal expertisestrong interest in public lawbusiness-fluent Englishcommercial mindsetcreative mindsetpassioncommitmentteam spirit
Certifications
Prädikatsexamina