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Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Practice Area: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialty: Commercial Litigation
Our client is seeking an Associate with 2-5 years of complex litigation experience, including managing all elements of case work-up and trial preparation such as drafting/reviewing discovery and motions, depositions, settlement negotiations, and court appearances. Candidates must have excellent academics, law firm experience, and writing skills. AZ bar admission required.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Area: Trusts & Estates
Title: Associate
Specialty: Tax, Trusts & Estates
Our client is seeking an Associate with 2 years of experience working with government agencies and 1 year of client interaction experience to join their Tax & Benefits team in DC. Responsibilities include advanced estate/tax planning, drafting documents, legal research, preparing gift/estate tax returns, and providing counsel on international estate planning aspects. JD or foreign equivalent and LLM in tax with estate planning focus required. DC bar membership or willingness to join necessary.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Practice Area: Trusts & Estates
Title: Associate
Specialty: Trusts & Estates, Tax
Our client, an Am Law 200 firm, is seeking an Associate with 2-5 years of wealth transfer planning experience to join their Private Wealth group in Atlanta. The national practice represents high net worth individuals in sophisticated planning and estate administration matters. Exceptional academic credentials required.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Title: Associate
Specialty: Patent Prosecution
Our client has an immediate opening for a Registered Patent Attorney with 4-8 years of patent prosecution experience and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry or related field. Must be able to interact with clients, think critically, understand new technologies quickly, and write well. Litigation/risk management experience beneficial. Will be responsible for drafting and globally prosecuting patents. USPTO registration required.
Location: Dallas, Texas
Practice Area: Health Care
Title: Associate
Specialty: Health Care Litigation
Our client is seeking a junior to mid-level Health Care Litigation Associate with 3+ years of experience, particularly with medical staff, guardianship, end of life, and/or hospital reimbursement litigation, to join their national health care practice in Dallas. Hospital experience strongly preferred. Must have persuasive writing experience with state/federal court pleadings and motions. Client interaction from the start on sophisticated matters. JD required, clerkship preferred.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialty: Product Liability Litigation, Class Actions
Our client's Product Liability & Mass Torts practice seeks an Associate with 3-5 years of litigation experience in Atlanta, NYC, Chicago or DC to handle significant individual, multidistrict, mass tort and class action lawsuits for product manufacturers across various industries and challenging jurisdictions. Outstanding academics, strong advocacy skills, and large firm/boutique discovery and trial prep experience required. Entrepreneurial mindset and local bar admission needed.
Location: MULTIPLE LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE
Practice Area: Trusts & Estates
Title: Associate/Counsel
Specialty: Trusts & Estates, Tax
Our client seeks an experienced Associate or Of Counsel with 5+ years of estate planning experience and an LLM in Tax to join their Trusts & Estates/Family Office/Tax practice in Memphis. Ideal candidate will participate in building the practice with significant client contact. Excellent academic credentials and writing skills required for this active practice. Seeking a bright, hardworking individual with good judgment.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Real Estate, Government
Title: Associate
Specialty: Economic Development
Our client seeks a mid-to-senior level Associate for their Economic Development team advising domestic and international companies on complex expansions and relocations for corporate HQs, manufacturing, data centers, distribution facilities, and large offices across the automotive, life sciences and aviation sectors. Apply online with resume and transcript. Salary range $310,000 - $420,000.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Practice Area: Labor & Employment
Title: Associate
Specialty: Labor & Employment Litigation, Counseling
Our client has an opening for a mid/senior level Associate with 4-7 years of experience in labor & employment law to handle litigation, administrative matters, and counseling in areas like wage & hour, ADA, ADEA, class actions, Title VII, and Title IX. Traditional labor experience helpful. Exceptional academics, work ethic, and research/writing skills required. PA bar admission necessary.
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Practice Area: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialty: Health Care Litigation
Our client has an immediate opening for a Healthcare Litigation Associate with 2-4 years of experience to gain hands-on experience with depositions and client contact on complex, high-stakes matters in Philadelphia. Professional liability, med mal and general liability experience preferred. Excellent academics, research/writing skills and PA bar required. NJ admission or eligibility to waive in also preferred.
Location: Los Angeles, California
Practice Area: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialty: Commercial Litigation
Our client's Business Litigation practice seeks a Commercial Litigation Associate to support their litigation and trial practices in LA. Will handle a range of high-stakes litigation for corporate clients. Outstanding academics, advocacy skills, and large firm/boutique discovery and trial prep experience required. Entrepreneurial mindset and CA bar needed. Salary range $260,000 - $365,000.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Banking
Title: Associate
Specialty: Structured Finance, Fund Finance, Debt Capital Markets
Our client is seeking an Associate with 3+ years of experience in collateralized fund obligations, private funds, debt capital markets, NAV facilities, and/or similar structured finance products. Candidates must have strong deal management skills and experience drafting primary deal documents. Ideal candidates will be driven self-starters ready to add immediate value in a dynamic, client-facing practice. Position can be based in Charlotte, New York, or DC. Salary range $260,000 - $435,000 based on experience.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Banking
Title: Associate
Specialty: Structured Finance, Secured Finance
Our client is seeking an Associate with 3+ years of securitization or structured finance experience to join their expanding Global Finance group. CLO or private credit experience a plus. Large law firm background strongly preferred. Counsel-level candidates also considered. Client base includes top asset managers, equity investors and CLO underwriters. Chambers and Legal 500 ranked practice. Salary $310,000+ based on experience.
Location: Los Angeles, California
Practice Area: Corporate
Title: Associate
Specialty: Emerging Growth, Venture Capital, M&A
Our client is seeking a mid-level Corporate Associate with experience advising emerging companies and venture capital investors on a wide range of matters, from formation to exit. Ideal candidates should have 4-6 years of experience drafting venture financing documents, providing guidance on corporate governance, supporting M&A and strategic transactions, conducting due diligence, and managing client relationships. Relevant transferable skills, strong academics, excellent drafting abilities, and California bar admission required. Century City is the preferred office location.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Banking
Title: Associate
Specialty: Secured Finance, Structured Finance
Our client is seeking a class of 2019-2021 Associate to join the Asset Finance & Securitization team. Candidates should have experience with RMBS (QM/non-QM, reverse mortgages, HELOCs, RPLs) and/or consumer ABS (marketplace loans, auto loans, credit cards, equipment loans). Additional asset class experience also helpful. Salary $260,000+ based on class year. Structured finance and securitization experience with emphasis on RMBS and consumer ABS required.
Location: Los Angeles, California
Practice Area: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialty: Toxic Tort Litigation
Our client seeks a Senior Litigation Associate with 6+ years of experience to primarily support toxic tort cases in their LA office. Must be highly organized, manage busy dockets, and able to make short notice court appearances. Strong California state court experience, writing and deposition skills required. Trial experience preferred. This is a part-time position.
Location: New York City, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C.
Practice Area: Corporate
Title: Associate
Specialty: Capital Markets, Securities, M&A, Life Sciences
Our client is seeking an Associate with 4-7 years of capital markets experience to join their recognized Corporate Finance and Capital Markets practice, which executes complex transactions globally across industries. The group has particular strengths in permanent capital raises, private equity portfolio company IPOs/debt offerings, life sciences, and sovereign bond offerings. Experience with public/private offerings, '33 and '34 Act compliance, and M&A required. Life sciences industry experience a plus. Large firm experience necessary. Salary $310,000+ based on class year.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Energy
Title: Associate
Specialty: Project Development, Renewables, M&A, Transactional
Our client is seeking a mid-level Associate with 4-6 years of renewable energy project development and M&A experience to join their Capital Projects + Infrastructure group in Atlanta, New York or DC. Must have strong drafting, negotiation and teamwork skills, and ability to independently manage deal components. Great opportunity for immediate sophisticated work and client contact in a national practice. Candidates need to be licensed in their state of practice. Salary range $275,000 - $330,000 based on experience.
Location: Washington, D.C.; Northern Virginia
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Title: Associate
Specialty: Technology Transactions, Outsourcing, Licensing
Our client seeks a mid-level Associate with 3-6 years of experience in complex technology/IP deals like software licensing, cloud services agreements, development contracts, e-commerce, outsourcing, and digital infrastructure matters to join their Technology Transactions and Sourcing practice in Northern VA or DC. Should also have IP diligence experience in M&A/financing transactions. Pharma/medical device, privacy/security, or government services experience welcome. Self-starters with excellent analytical, writing and project management skills needed. Current large firm experience and top academics required. Salary range $260,000 - $390,000.cription text goes here
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BlackByrd has access to a broad spectrum of firms and maintains a select roster of Premium Clients. These firms are vetted to ensure the value proposition they share aligns with the reality on the ground. We have direct lines to key decision-makers and are trusted partners in their firms' growth strategies. Below is the weekly sample of these top clients' high-priority searches nationwide. Please note that the provided job descriptions are concise summaries, and interested candidates should contact one of our consultants for comprehensive details.
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Practice Area: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialty: Commercial Litigation
Our client is seeking an Associate with 2-5 years of complex litigation experience, including managing all elements of case work-up and trial preparation such as drafting/reviewing discovery and motions, depositions, settlement negotiations, and court appearances. Candidates must have excellent academics, law firm experience, and writing skills. AZ bar admission required.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Area: Trusts & Estates
Title: Associate
Specialty: Tax, Trusts & Estates
Our client is seeking an Associate with 2 years of experience working with government agencies and 1 year of client interaction experience to join their Tax & Benefits team in DC. Responsibilities include advanced estate/tax planning, drafting documents, legal research, preparing gift/estate tax returns, and providing counsel on international estate planning aspects. JD or foreign equivalent and LLM in tax with estate planning focus required. DC bar membership or willingness to join necessary.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Practice Area: Trusts & Estates
Title: Associate
Specialty: Trusts & Estates, Tax
Our client, an Am Law 200 firm, is seeking an Associate with 2-5 years of wealth transfer planning experience to join their Private Wealth group in Atlanta. The national practice represents high net worth individuals in sophisticated planning and estate administration matters. Exceptional academic credentials required.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Title: Associate
Specialty: Patent Prosecution
Our client has an immediate opening for a Registered Patent Attorney with 4-8 years of patent prosecution experience and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry or related field. Must be able to interact with clients, think critically, understand new technologies quickly, and write well. Litigation/risk management experience beneficial. Will be responsible for drafting and globally prosecuting patents. USPTO registration required.
Location: Dallas, Texas
Practice Area: Health Care
Title: Associate
Specialty: Health Care Litigation
Our client is seeking a junior to mid-level Health Care Litigation Associate with 3+ years of experience, particularly with medical staff, guardianship, end of life, and/or hospital reimbursement litigation, to join their national health care practice in Dallas. Hospital experience strongly preferred. Must have persuasive writing experience with state/federal court pleadings and motions. Client interaction from the start on sophisticated matters. JD required, clerkship preferred.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialty: Product Liability Litigation, Class Actions
Our client's Product Liability & Mass Torts practice seeks an Associate with 3-5 years of litigation experience in Atlanta, NYC, Chicago or DC to handle significant individual, multidistrict, mass tort and class action lawsuits for product manufacturers across various industries and challenging jurisdictions. Outstanding academics, strong advocacy skills, and large firm/boutique discovery and trial prep experience required. Entrepreneurial mindset and local bar admission needed.
Location: MULTIPLE LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE
Practice Area: Trusts & Estates
Title: Associate/Counsel
Specialty: Trusts & Estates, Tax
Our client seeks an experienced Associate or Of Counsel with 5+ years of estate planning experience and an LLM in Tax to join their Trusts & Estates/Family Office/Tax practice in Memphis. Ideal candidate will participate in building the practice with significant client contact. Excellent academic credentials and writing skills required for this active practice. Seeking a bright, hardworking individual with good judgment.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Real Estate, Government
Title: Associate
Specialty: Economic Development
Our client seeks a mid-to-senior level Associate for their Economic Development team advising domestic and international companies on complex expansions and relocations for corporate HQs, manufacturing, data centers, distribution facilities, and large offices across the automotive, life sciences and aviation sectors. Apply online with resume and transcript. Salary range $310,000 - $420,000.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Practice Area: Labor & Employment
Title: Associate
Specialty: Labor & Employment Litigation, Counseling
Our client has an opening for a mid/senior level Associate with 4-7 years of experience in labor & employment law to handle litigation, administrative matters, and counseling in areas like wage & hour, ADA, ADEA, class actions, Title VII, and Title IX. Traditional labor experience helpful. Exceptional academics, work ethic, and research/writing skills required. PA bar admission necessary.
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Practice Area: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialty: Health Care Litigation
Our client has an immediate opening for a Healthcare Litigation Associate with 2-4 years of experience to gain hands-on experience with depositions and client contact on complex, high-stakes matters in Philadelphia. Professional liability, med mal and general liability experience preferred. Excellent academics, research/writing skills and PA bar required. NJ admission or eligibility to waive in also preferred.
Location: Los Angeles, California
Practice Area: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialty: Commercial Litigation
Our client's Business Litigation practice seeks a Commercial Litigation Associate to support their litigation and trial practices in LA. Will handle a range of high-stakes litigation for corporate clients. Outstanding academics, advocacy skills, and large firm/boutique discovery and trial prep experience required. Entrepreneurial mindset and CA bar needed. Salary range $260,000 - $365,000.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Banking
Title: Associate
Specialty: Structured Finance, Fund Finance, Debt Capital Markets
Our client is seeking an Associate with 3+ years of experience in collateralized fund obligations, private funds, debt capital markets, NAV facilities, and/or similar structured finance products. Candidates must have strong deal management skills and experience drafting primary deal documents. Ideal candidates will be driven self-starters ready to add immediate value in a dynamic, client-facing practice. Position can be based in Charlotte, New York, or DC. Salary range $260,000 - $435,000 based on experience.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Banking
Title: Associate
Specialty: Structured Finance, Secured Finance
Our client is seeking an Associate with 3+ years of securitization or structured finance experience to join their expanding Global Finance group. CLO or private credit experience a plus. Large law firm background strongly preferred. Counsel-level candidates also considered. Client base includes top asset managers, equity investors and CLO underwriters. Chambers and Legal 500 ranked practice. Salary $310,000+ based on experience.
Location: Los Angeles, California
Practice Area: Corporate
Title: Associate
Specialty: Emerging Growth, Venture Capital, M&A
Our client is seeking a mid-level Corporate Associate with experience advising emerging companies and venture capital investors on a wide range of matters, from formation to exit. Ideal candidates should have 4-6 years of experience drafting venture financing documents, providing guidance on corporate governance, supporting M&A and strategic transactions, conducting due diligence, and managing client relationships. Relevant transferable skills, strong academics, excellent drafting abilities, and California bar admission required. Century City is the preferred office location.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Banking
Title: Associate
Specialty: Secured Finance, Structured Finance
Our client is seeking a class of 2019-2021 Associate to join the Asset Finance & Securitization team. Candidates should have experience with RMBS (QM/non-QM, reverse mortgages, HELOCs, RPLs) and/or consumer ABS (marketplace loans, auto loans, credit cards, equipment loans). Additional asset class experience also helpful. Salary $260,000+ based on class year. Structured finance and securitization experience with emphasis on RMBS and consumer ABS required.
Location: Los Angeles, California
Practice Area: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialty: Toxic Tort Litigation
Our client seeks a Senior Litigation Associate with 6+ years of experience to primarily support toxic tort cases in their LA office. Must be highly organized, manage busy dockets, and able to make short notice court appearances. Strong California state court experience, writing and deposition skills required. Trial experience preferred. This is a part-time position.
Location: New York City, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C.
Practice Area: Corporate
Title: Associate
Specialty: Capital Markets, Securities, M&A, Life Sciences
Our client is seeking an Associate with 4-7 years of capital markets experience to join their recognized Corporate Finance and Capital Markets practice, which executes complex transactions globally across industries. The group has particular strengths in permanent capital raises, private equity portfolio company IPOs/debt offerings, life sciences, and sovereign bond offerings. Experience with public/private offerings, '33 and '34 Act compliance, and M&A required. Life sciences industry experience a plus. Large firm experience necessary. Salary $310,000+ based on class year.
Location: Multiple Locations Nationwide
Practice Area: Energy
Title: Associate
Specialty: Project Development, Renewables, M&A, Transactional
Our client is seeking a mid-level Associate with 4-6 years of renewable energy project development and M&A experience to join their Capital Projects + Infrastructure group in Atlanta, New York or DC. Must have strong drafting, negotiation and teamwork skills, and ability to independently manage deal components. Great opportunity for immediate sophisticated work and client contact in a national practice. Candidates need to be licensed in their state of practice. Salary range $275,000 - $330,000 based on experience.
Location: Washington, D.C.; Northern Virginia
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Title: Associate
Specialty: Technology Transactions, Outsourcing, Licensing
Our client seeks a mid-level Associate with 3-6 years of experience in complex technology/IP deals like software licensing, cloud services agreements, development contracts, e-commerce, outsourcing, and digital infrastructure matters to join their Technology Transactions and Sourcing practice in Northern VA or DC. Should also have IP diligence experience in M&A/financing transactions. Pharma/medical device, privacy/security, or government services experience welcome. Self-starters with excellent analytical, writing and project management skills needed. Current large firm experience and top academics required. Salary range $260,000 - $390,000.