PRACTICE: BANKING

Title: Associate
Specialties: Corporate Trust, Structured Finance
Location: Multiple Offices Nationwide
A law firm seeks a mid-level Associate (3-5 years experience) for their Finance & Banking Practice Group, specifically the Corporate Trust Subgroup. Preference for candidates with structured finance background, particularly in representing trustees and/or collateral agents. Position involves representing clients in structured finance transactions, providing legal advice, drafting/reviewing/negotiating transaction documents, and collaborating across teams. Candidates must be licensed and in good standing in their state of practice. Salary range: $250,000-$305,000.

Title: Associate
Specialties: Structured Finance, Secured Finance, Lending, Leveraged Finance, Debt Capital Markets
Location: New York City, New York
A law firm seeks mid-level and senior associate/counsel for its structured finance team. Ideal candidates should have experience representing financial institutions in various asset-backed securitization and structured lending transactions. General capital markets and/or leveraged finance experience with interest in esoteric securitization also considered. Practice focuses on esoteric capital markets securitization and structured private credit facilities. Superior academic credentials and previous large law firm experience required. Salary range: $235,000-$420,000+.

PRACTICE: BANKRUPTCY/LITIGATION

Title: Associate
Specialties: Litigation, Real Estate, Commercial, Bankruptcy
Location: Multiple Offices Nationwide
A law firm's bankruptcy practice seeks a litigation associate with 4-6 years experience handling commercial foreclosures, receiverships, real estate-related litigation, and bankruptcies, including motion practice, discovery, and courtroom experience. Experience with commercial landlord-tenant litigation preferred. Candidates must be licensed and in good standing in their state of practice. Salary range: $275,000-$350,000.

PRACTICE: CORPORATE

Title: Associate
Specialties: Investment Funds, Investment Management, Fund Formation
Location: Multiple Offices Nationwide
A law firm seeks a senior-mid-level associate with substantive asset management experience. Candidate should have experience advising clients on investment management and compliance matters, and with the formation, structuring, and ongoing management of private investment funds. Position requires familiarity with the Investment Advisers Act. Preference for New York or Chicago office, but other locations considered. Active law license required.

Title: Associate
Specialties: M&A, Private Equity
Location: New York City, New York
A law firm seeks a corporate associate with at least four years of M&A and/or private equity transactional experience from a top-tier law firm. Ideal candidates will have experience representing financial sponsors and strategic buyers/sellers in leveraged buyouts, sell-side transactions, growth equity and minority investments, and related strategic transactions. New York Bar admission required.

Title: Associate
Specialties: Investment Funds, Fund Formation, Compliance/Regulatory
Location: New York City, New York; Boston, Massachusetts
A law firm seeks an associate for their private investment funds practice with at least four years of experience advising institutional investors and fund managers of private investment funds and regulatory compliance matters. Experience drafting fund-related documentation and familiarity with regulatory issues such as Investment Adviser Act compliance required. JD or LLM from an ABA-accredited law school and admission or eligibility for admission in New York or Massachusetts required. Salary: $310,000 plus bonus eligibility.

Title: Associate
Specialties: M&A, Private Equity
Location: New York City, New York
A law firm seeks an associate with 3+ years of private equity transactional experience for their corporate M&A practice. Candidates must have experience with acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, private equity funds, and financial institutions. Strong academic credentials, excellent critical reasoning skills, and the ability to communicate complex legal concepts required. New York Bar admission or eligibility required. Salary: $260,000 plus bonus eligibility.

PRACTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL

Title: Associate
Specialties: Land Use, CERCLA, Compliance/Regulatory
Location: District of Columbia
A law firm seeks an Environmental & Land Use associate with 5-7 years' experience focusing on environmental regulatory matters, including CERCLA and RCRA compliance and enforcement. Experience with hazardous, solid, medical, pharmaceutical, and/or controlled substance waste matters preferred. Excellent writing skills, work experience, academic credentials, and interpersonal skills required.

PRACTICE: GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS/LITIGATION

Title: Associate
Specialties: Contracts, False Claims Act, Government, Investigations
Location: District of Columbia
A law firm seeks associates (class years 2018-2020) for their Government Contracts practice. Candidates should have broad experience in government contracts, including litigation of government contracts disputes, supporting corporate transactions, addressing suspension and debarment issues, and working on False Claims Act/internal investigation matters. Bid protest experience not necessary. Salary range: $365,000-$420,000 plus benefits.

PRACTICE: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Title: Associate
Specialties: Trademark, CR/TM Litigation, Litigation
Location: New York City, New York
A law firm seeks associates with 3-5 years' experience interested in transitioning from trademark/copyright litigation to a practice incorporating both counseling and contentious work. Position involves handling trademark searching, clearance, prosecution, infringement litigation, TTAB proceedings, and other counseling matters. Strong writing, analytical, and organizational skills required. Salary: $260,000+ based on class year and experience.

Title: Associate
Specialties: Litigation, Patent Litigation
Location: Multiple Offices Nationwide
A law firm's Litigation & Trial Department seeks an associate with a minimum of three years of patent litigation experience. Undergraduate and/or advanced degree in engineering, computer science, chemistry, biology, physics, or similar field preferred. Multiple office locations available.

Title: Associate
Specialties: Patent Litigation, Litigation
Location: Boston, Massachusetts; District of Columbia; Atlanta, Georgia
A law firm's Intellectual Property practice group seeks a mid-level Associate with 4+ years of substantive intellectual property litigation experience. Technical degree in electrical engineering desirable, and PTAB experience strongly preferred. Salary range: $275,000-$305,000 depending on experience.

Title: Associate
Specialties: Patent Litigation, Litigation, ITC
Location: Multiple Offices Nationwide
A law firm seeks an associate with 3+ years of patent litigation experience and a technology or life sciences background. Responsibilities include preparation and trial of patent matters, Markman hearings, technical analysis of products and patents, discovery management, working with experts, conducting depositions, and drafting pleadings and motions.

PRACTICE: LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Title: Associate
Specialties: Litigation, Counseling, Wage & Hour
Location: San Diego, California
A law firm seeks an associate with 2+ years of employment law experience. Responsibilities include working on all aspects of employment litigation (discrimination, leave, wage and hour, non-compete, breach of contract), employment and HR-related counseling, drafting policies and agreements, and conducting investigations and trainings. California Bar admission required or eligibility for admission.

PRACTICE: LITIGATION

Title: Associate
Specialties: Consumer Finance, Litigation, Real Estate
Location: Multiple US Locations
A law firm seeks an Attorney with 3-5 years of state and federal court litigation experience, particularly in mortgage litigation, auto finance litigation, and credit card litigation. Candidates must be barred in Florida, have excellent academic and professional credentials, superior research and writing ability, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication skills. Clerkship experience preferred. Firm will consider candidates resident in other states with Florida bar membership.

Title: Associate
Specialties: Securities
Location: Silicon Valley, California
A law firm's Civil Litigation group seeks an associate with 2-6 years of litigation experience, including meaningful exposure to civil securities litigation defense work. High academic achievement and solid law firm experience preferred. Salary range: $235,000-$390,000.

Title: Associate
Specialties: Commercial
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
A law firm's Business Litigation practice group seeks an associate with 2-5 years of litigation experience, including handling filings, drafting pleadings, and preparing for/participating in depositions and court appearances. Familiarity with Delaware Court of Chancery, Superior Court of Delaware, and District of Delaware procedures strongly preferred. Delaware Bar admission required. Judicial clerkship experience preferred. Salary range: $235,000-$305,000.

Title: Associate
Specialties: Health Care, Coverage, Unfair Competition
Location: Multiple Offices Nationwide
A law firm seeks a California-barred attorney for their Health Care practice within their Consumer Financial Services group. The position focuses on complex health care litigation, including ERISA benefits actions, payor-provider contract disputes, out-of-network reimbursement actions, regulatory compliance, and consumer coverage litigation. State and federal court experience required. Clerkship experience preferred. Salary range: $235,000-$275,000.

PRACTICE: REAL ESTATE

Title: Associate
Specialties: P&S, Finance, Leasing, Development
Location: New York City, New York
A law firm's real estate practice seeks associates to represent domestic and international clients in sophisticated real estate transactions. The practice represents Fortune 50-500 companies, landlords and tenants, corporate/institutional/family office and individual owners, investors, and developers of multifamily, industrial, office, retail, data center, and other commercial projects nationwide.

Title: Associate
Specialties: Construction, Development
Location: New York City, New York
A law firm's nationally recognized Construction practice group seeks an associate with 3-4 years of relevant experience in construction infrastructure, project development, or real estate. Prior transactional experience preferred. The practice represents real estate developers in contract negotiations and dispute resolution for major projects including airports, sports stadiums, hospitals, high-rise construction, energy infrastructure, and other developments. New York State bar admission required. Salary range: $250,000-$275,000.

Title: Associate
Specialties: Finance, Debt Finance, Lending, Real Estate
Location: New York City, New York
A law firm seeks a mid- to senior-level real estate finance associate with a minimum of three years of experience representing lenders in debt financing transactions secured by commercial real estate. Superior academic credentials and excellent drafting, analytical, and communication skills required. Salary range: $260,000-$420,000+.

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