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Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks mid-level RECM corporate associate attorney with 2-4 years of experience. The candidate should have experience including drafting organizational and offering documents, along with significant experience with fund formations and joint ventures (real estate experience is preferred). Must preferably have specific expertise in tax or securities law. Legal

The candidate should have immediate transferable skills and strong academic backgrounds from nationally recognized law schools, as well as prior experience in a large law firm.

This Amlaw firm is best known for allowing its associates to find a balanced work load that best suites them. As a result, the company operates with an entrepreneurial culture, offers flexible face-time, and values diversity and a work space inclusive of everyone. This firm is also one that values pro-bono work?encouraging their associates to gain real-life experience and take charge of their own opportunities and success.

Corporate - General

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Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks corporate finance associate attorney with 3+ years of transaction experience with a primary focus on leveraged finance and experience in a nationally recognized law firm. Legal

The candidates must have excellent academic credentials and a can-do work ethic.

Associates say that this Vault 20 law firm offers consistently substantive work across all levels of seniority and a collegial atmosphere. The prestigious firm, which has offices located across the country, provides valuable training and abundant mentorship opportunities to its associates, as well as a partner-track atmosphere that strives for high associate retention. Associates also praise the firm for its generous pro-bono and face-time policies.

Corporate - General

Full-Time

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks mid-level to senior corporate attorney with 4-6 years of experience. The candidate will be producing acquisition, equity and related documents in a client-ready format and running key aspects of transactions, including supervising due diligence and more junior members of the deal team, coordinating specialty areas of a transaction, negotiating and revising key arguments, handling client communications, and generally working with partners as a key senior member of deal teams and client relationships. Should have focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity matters. Hands on drafting and negotiating experience for complex mergers and acquisitions transactions is required. Legal

The candidate must have strong oral and writing skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with clients, opposing counsel and others, as well as superior organizational skills.

This Chicago-based law firm with more than 100 lawyers has established itself as a great place to work for those who want to do quality work and, at the same time, give back to their community. Its lawyers come from Harvard, Northwestern, University of Illinois, as well as other regional law schools. The firm focuses on complex litigation matters and sophisticated business transactions, particularly litigation, business counseling for startups and other established companies, trusts and estates, and complex securities and finance matters. The firm has sophisticated clients, provides its associates with great opportunity to succeed, and provides a very collegial and supportive environment for all of its attorneys. Associates are hired in specific departments, but they are free to find their niche in a particular practice area or align themselves with a specific partner. This firm is the best place to work for someone who is looking for an alternative to the conservative and stodgy big-law firm environment. Compensation is tops for Chicago.

Corporate - General

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

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks mid-level corporate lending associate attorney with 3+ 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 significant portions 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. Admission 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

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks mid-level corporate financial services associate attorney with 3+ years of asset management experience. The candidate should have experience in advising clients on the formation, structuring and ongoing management of open end private investment funds (hedge funds) and other investment vehicles, as well as counseling clients on investment management and compliance matters. Familiarity with the Investment Advisers Act and exemptions under the Investment Company Act and the Commodity Exchange Act is essential. Experience with registered funds and the Investment Company Act is a plus. 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

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks corporate associate attorney with 3-5 years of experience in transactional work. The candidate should preferably have experience with general corporate contracts and mergers and acquisitions. Legal

The candidate must have exceptional academic achievement, excellent analytical and writing skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to function independently and within a team.

Law offices are located in Chicago, St. Louis, Southern Illinois and Washington, D.C. More than three-hundred and twenty-five talented attorneys are employed at the legal practice. They represent clients throughout the U.S. Practice areas and industries are all-inclusive. Admiralty-maritime, banking, health care and state-local government are some of their practice disciplines. Diversity in the labor force is supported at the firm. The law practice embraces community service involvement.

Corporate - General

Full-Time

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks mid-level corporate and transactional associate attorney with 3-5 years of experience. The candidate will be drafting and negotiating various types of transaction documents, advising clients directly on varied corporate law matters, performing due diligence and managing transactions, training junior members of the group, and participating in client development activities. Should preferably have middle market general corporate and mergers and acquisitions of experience in a mid-size or large law firm setting. Having securities experience is a plus. Must have Illinois Bar admission. Legal

The candidate should have strong academic record, drafting skills, and interpersonal skills. Attention to detail and accuracy in all aspects of performance is essential.

This is a large, prestigious full service firm based in Chicago, with offices in two of the major cities in the East Coast and the Midwest. Its strong suit is handling corporate and finance, litigation, intellectual property, trusts & estates, product liability, real estate, environmental, tax, labor and employment and construction matters. The firm has an interesting mix of clients, combining a good number of larger public and private companies with a fair number of mid-sized and smaller corporate clients. In addition, it represents a number of high-net worth individuals. One of the oldest law firm on Chicago, its overall atmosphere is friendly and down-to-earth. It hires the best and brightest attorneys from national and regional law schools, and the firm takes its business very seriously. This firm takes pride in its excellent formal training programs and feedback system and in the early responsibility that is given to associates. You are expected to produce excellent work product and are accordingly compensated for it. Its attorneys come from diverse background, and the attire in the office is largely casual. Some partners expect their associates to work hard and bill many hours, while others expect excellent work but value quality of life outside of the office. Great opportunities for spirited, superstar attorneys. Build your book of business with power-packed clients in the high-tech, e-commerce, sports, entertainment, corporate and financial worlds.

Corporate - General

Full-Time

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks corporate finance associate attorney with 1-5 years of experience representing banks, insurance companies, BDCs and/or other financial institutions in direct lending, secured and unsecured credit facilities, note purchases and debt private placements, including unitranche transactions. The ideal candidate must have solid transactional experience in a prominent finance group of a national law firm. Should be licensed and in good standing in Illinois. Legal

The candidate should have strong academic record and exceptional writing and oral communication skills.

This is a large, prestigious full service firm based in Chicago, with offices in two of the major cities in the East Coast and the Midwest. Its strong suit is handling corporate and finance, litigation, intellectual property, trusts & estates, product liability, real estate, environmental, tax, labor and employment and construction matters. The firm has an interesting mix of clients, combining a good number of larger public and private companies with a fair number of mid-sized and smaller corporate clients. In addition, it represents a number of high-net worth individuals. One of the oldest law firm on Chicago, its overall atmosphere is friendly and down-to-earth. It hires the best and brightest attorneys from national and regional law schools, and the firm takes its business very seriously. This firm takes pride in its excellent formal training programs and feedback system and in the early responsibility that is given to associates. You are expected to produce excellent work product and are accordingly compensated for it. Its attorneys come from diverse background, and the attire in the office is largely casual. Some partners expect their associates to work hard and bill many hours, while others expect excellent work but value quality of life outside of the office. Great opportunities for spirited, superstar attorneys. Build your book of business with power-packed clients in the high-tech, e-commerce, sports, entertainment, corporate and financial worlds.

Corporate - General

Full-Time

Chicago office of an AmLaw firm seeks business law senior counsel with ideally 5-10 years of experience in a large law firm environment as well as experience advising tax-exempt organizations on tax, corporate, or investment matters. The candidate will serve a wide array of prominent charities and foundations, providing top-notch, innovative client service in areas such as creation of new entities, board governance, international activities, investment reviews, unrelated business taxable income, charitable fundraising matters, and many more. Legal

This branch office of a mid-west firm is going places. Firm wide, this firm is considered a large firm. This office operates like a small law firm, and its quality of its attorneys and work is high. This is a busy office that represents a lot of the mid-west powerhouse companies in business transactions, intellectual property and litigation, such as commercial, securities, product liability, insurance coverage, and intellectual property matters. The firms' lawyers try cases all over the nations, and try more cases than most firms in the country. The firm hires the best and brightest from top national and regional law schools. The pay is average, but the billable requirement is reasonable. People work hard, but the firm realizes that quality of life is just as important. Associates who stay 7-8 years make partner. People really do get along with one another. This firm is always looking to find awesome, talented attorneys. Find your niche in business, real property, litigation, and intellectual property law within a relaxed yet highly professional atmosphere.

Corporate - General

Full-Time