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Chicago office of our client seeks associate attorney with 1-3 years of toxic tort litigation experience. The candidate will research, analyze, and interpret law sources such as statutes, rules and regulations, ordinances, court decisions, and legal opinions. Will independently manage a litigation caseload, working cases from beginning to end. Monitor routine case files to ensure deadlines are maintained, investigate facts and legal matters to determine causes of action. Assist with document review. Conduct depositions. Attend court hearings in several different counties and courthouses. Deposition experience is preferred. Must be good standing with the Illinois Bar. Legal

The candidate should have strong writing skills. Strong research and analytical skills are needed.

Litigation - Product Liability and Mass Torts

Full-Time

Chicago office of our client seeks associate attorney with 2-4 years of experience in professional liability. The candidate will research, analyze, and interpret law sources such as statutes, rules and regulations, ordinances, court decisions, and legal opinions. Will independently manage a litigation caseload, working cases from beginning to end. Monitor routine case files to ensure deadlines are maintained, investigate facts and legal matters to determine causes of action. Assist with document review. Conduct depositions. Appear regularly in court. Assist with trial preparation and trial of professional liability cases. Must be in good standing with the Illinois Bar. Deposition experience is preferred. Legal

The candidate should have strong writing skills. Strong research and analytical skills are needed.

Litigation - General/Commercial

Full-Time

Chicago office of our client seeks patent litigation associate attorney with 4-7 years of experience. The candidate should have membership in good standing in one State Bar (IL preferred). Must have experience practicing, managing, or leading Intellectual Property litigation matters at a law firm, preferably patent litigation. Experience planning, drafting, and reviewing pleadings and written discovery is essential. Familiarity with managing electronic discovery, including managing document collections and vendors, is a plus. Experience with depositions, motion practice, and handling oral arguments is a strong plus. Trial experience is particularly beneficial. Technical degree is preferred. Legal

Excellent writing, research, and communication skills is needed. Outstanding academic credentials is essential.

Focused and determined, this intellectual property boutique has made a name for itself in the areas of IP protection, strategy, dispute resolution, and licensing. Associates wishing to perform complex, sophisticated trademark, copyright, and patent work and to learn from highly talented senior partners will find this firm an excellent match. With offices strategically placed in tech hubs across the nation, this firm provides an intimate, focused environment with excellent professional development opportunities.

IP - Patent General, IP - Litigation General

Full-Time

Chicago office of our client seeks attorney with 3-5 years of chemical, mechanical, or electrical engineering prosecution experience. The candidate will serve in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications and opinion work in their respective technological field. Must preferably have experience with the following: Inventor interviews; Prior art and clearance searches; Drafting applications and responses to office actions; Examiner interviews; Pre-appeal reviews; Appeal briefs; After final consideration requests; Post-grant procedures (inter partes review, reexamination, reissue); other tasks associated with patent prosecution and opinion work. Legal

Focused and determined, this intellectual property boutique has made a name for itself in the areas of IP protection, strategy, dispute resolution, and licensing. Associates wishing to perform complex, sophisticated trademark, copyright, and patent work and to learn from highly talented senior partners will find this firm an excellent match. With offices strategically placed in tech hubs across the nation, this firm provides an intimate, focused environment with excellent professional development opportunities.

IP - Patent - Chemistry, IP - Patent - Mechanical, IP - Patent - Electrical Engineering

Full-Time

Chicago office of our client seeks mid-level trusts and estates associate attorney with 3 -5 years of experience. The candidate will consult with and advise fiduciaries in probate and trust administration, work with clients in connection with contested trust and tax matters, review estate and gift tax returns (including complex reporting and valuation issues), and assist clients in the establishment of private foundations and other charitable vehicles. Must preferably have experience working with ultra high net-worth individuals in the design and drafting of their estate plans, including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, premarital agreements, and other estate planning documents. Should be experienced with family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, shareholder agreements, installment sales, and other related transactions. Admittance to the Illinois Bar is preferred. Legal

One of the nation's oldest, largest and hottest Chicago law firms, with offices in several of the major cities in the U.S. as well as the world. It has one of the best litigation practice groups in the country. The firm is a full service firm, meaning that it has respectable intellectual property, employee benefits, energy, corporate, securities, finance and other practice groups. It has grown tremendously through mergers with other firms, and lateral hires. The firm hires from the best regional law schools, as well as the well know national schools. It is not a law school snob at all, but requires superior grades. Client contact is early, and associates are given as much responsibility as they can handle. But client service is paramount and associates are expected to produce top quality work. Just because you are well compensated, you are not necessarily required to work on weekends, but most lawyers bill well over 2000 hours per year. The work is demanding, but you can feel assured that you are in one of the post prestigious litigation law firms in the country.

Trusts and Estates

Full-Time

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks real estate associate attorney with 2-6 years of experience, including significant experience with acquisitions, dispositions, borrower-side financing, joint ventures and lending matters. The candidate should preferably have admission to the Illinois Bar. Legal

One of the nation's oldest, largest and hottest Chicago law firms, with offices in several of the major cities in the U.S. as well as the world. It has one of the best litigation practice groups in the country. The firm is a full service firm, meaning that it has respectable intellectual property, employee benefits, energy, corporate, securities, finance and other practice groups. It has grown tremendously through mergers with other firms, and lateral hires. The firm hires from the best regional law schools, as well as the well know national schools. It is not a law school snob at all, but requires superior grades. Client contact is early, and associates are given as much responsibility as they can handle. But client service is paramount and associates are expected to produce top quality work. Just because you are well compensated, you are not necessarily required to work on weekends, but most lawyers bill well over 2000 hours per year. The work is demanding, but you can feel assured that you are in one of the post prestigious litigation law firms in the country.

Real Estate

Full-Time

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks fund formation/investment fund corporate associate attorney with 3-5 years of experience in private equity fund formation and related matters. The candidate should preferably have experience (preferably at a large law firm or, in special circumstances, an in-house setting), in assisting private equity fund sponsors on fund formation matters, including the preparation and negotiation of fund private placement memoranda, partnership agreements and related ancillary agreements, reviewing fund documentation on behalf of institutional investors and the related negotiation of fund terms, and/or structuring and drafting governing documents pertaining to private equity fund management companies and general partners. Should have a working knowledge of relevant securities rules and regulations, including the Investment Advisers Act. Experience with private equity "secondary" transactions would also be helpful. Admittance to the Illinois Bar is preferred. Legal

One of the nation's oldest, largest and hottest Chicago law firms, with offices in several of the major cities in the U.S. as well as the world. It has one of the best litigation practice groups in the country. The firm is a full service firm, meaning that it has respectable intellectual property, employee benefits, energy, corporate, securities, finance and other practice groups. It has grown tremendously through mergers with other firms, and lateral hires. The firm hires from the best regional law schools, as well as the well know national schools. It is not a law school snob at all, but requires superior grades. Client contact is early, and associates are given as much responsibility as they can handle. But client service is paramount and associates are expected to produce top quality work. Just because you are well compensated, you are not necessarily required to work on weekends, but most lawyers bill well over 2000 hours per year. The work is demanding, but you can feel assured that you are in one of the post prestigious litigation law firms in the country.

Corporate - Securities and Capital Markets, Corporate - Private Equity

Full-Time

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks fund formation associate attorney with ideally 3-8 years of experience with private fund managers. The candidate should have experience drafting or reviewing private offering materials. Admittance in Illinois is preferred. Legal

The candidate will work in a busy group, be a self-starter and seeks direct client contact.

One of the nation's oldest, largest and hottest Chicago law firms, with offices in several of the major cities in the U.S. as well as the world. It has one of the best litigation practice groups in the country. The firm is a full service firm, meaning that it has respectable intellectual property, employee benefits, energy, corporate, securities, finance and other practice groups. It has grown tremendously through mergers with other firms, and lateral hires. The firm hires from the best regional law schools, as well as the well know national schools. It is not a law school snob at all, but requires superior grades. Client contact is early, and associates are given as much responsibility as they can handle. But client service is paramount and associates are expected to produce top quality work. Just because you are well compensated, you are not necessarily required to work on weekends, but most lawyers bill well over 2000 hours per year. The work is demanding, but you can feel assured that you are in one of the post prestigious litigation law firms in the country.

Corporate - Private Equity

Full-Time

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks employee benefits/ERISA associate with 3-4 years of experience. The ideal candidate should have strong experience with qualified retirement plan issues. Experience with compliance matters is preferred. Experience in health and welfare plan issues and executive compensation issues is also helpful. Admittance to the Illinois Bar is preferred. Legal

One of the nation's oldest, largest and hottest Chicago law firms, with offices in several of the major cities in the U.S. as well as the world. It has one of the best litigation practice groups in the country. The firm is a full service firm, meaning that it has respectable intellectual property, employee benefits, energy, corporate, securities, finance and other practice groups. It has grown tremendously through mergers with other firms, and lateral hires. The firm hires from the best regional law schools, as well as the well know national schools. It is not a law school snob at all, but requires superior grades. Client contact is early, and associates are given as much responsibility as they can handle. But client service is paramount and associates are expected to produce top quality work. Just because you are well compensated, you are not necessarily required to work on weekends, but most lawyers bill well over 2000 hours per year. The work is demanding, but you can feel assured that you are in one of the post prestigious litigation law firms in the country.

ERISA/Executive Compensation

Full-Time

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks senior corporate lending associate attorney with 6+ years of experience. The candidate should preferably have experience working with a broad spectrum of bank and non-bank financial institutions in syndicated and club transactions, both senior and subordinated, involving domestic and international credit facilities for direct and sponsored transactions and leading (with minimal partner supervision) the material aspects of those transactions. Strong deal experience at a large law firm with a particular focus of asset based, commercial and cash flow lending is preferred. Admittance to the Illinois Bar is preferred. Legal

One of the nation's oldest, largest and hottest Chicago law firms, with offices in several of the major cities in the U.S. as well as the world. It has one of the best litigation practice groups in the country. The firm is a full service firm, meaning that it has respectable intellectual property, employee benefits, energy, corporate, securities, finance and other practice groups. It has grown tremendously through mergers with other firms, and lateral hires. The firm hires from the best regional law schools, as well as the well know national schools. It is not a law school snob at all, but requires superior grades. Client contact is early, and associates are given as much responsibility as they can handle. But client service is paramount and associates are expected to produce top quality work. Just because you are well compensated, you are not necessarily required to work on weekends, but most lawyers bill well over 2000 hours per year. The work is demanding, but you can feel assured that you are in one of the post prestigious litigation law firms in the country.

Corporate - General

Full-Time