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Chicago office of our client seeks corporate advisory attorney with 3-5 years of transactional experience focused in the Finance and Banking area. Legal

Excellent writing and analytical skills, along with a strong academic background is needed.

This firm is rapidly expanding into new locations and acquiring top talent. It is no longer just a Chicago-based firm, and instead has become an international law firm. It has a reputation as being a very profitable and busy firm. Its clients are the Who's Who of corporate America, as well as a slew of high technology companies. It is a full-service firm, and still has one of the best tax practices in the country. Other strong areas of the firm include corporate, real estate, intellectual property, and governmental affairs. The environment is not uptight, but you are expected to produce top-quality work. Most lawyers continue to support each other and are quite happy. Doors are open for lawyers interested in discussing both work-related and personal issues, and everyone seems to get along with one another. They are selective and would only hire the best and brightest, but candidates from top regional schools are welcome.

Chicago office of our client seeks bank finance attorney with 1-5 years of experience. Legal

A deal sheet is required (deal experience is as important as class year).

The Midwest law office started their legal practice thirty years ago. More than one-hundred skilled attorneys are on staff. Areas of specialization are transactional and litigation law. Practice areas are comprehensive. Asset-based lending, bank financing, benefits-compensation, capital markets, environmental litigation, securities litigation-professional liability and transactional tax are some of their practice disciplines. Hospitality, financial services, energy and healthcare are a few of their practice industries. The Midwest practice is known for their legal prowess in tax matters of renewable energy projects.

Chicago office of our client seeks commercial finance attorney with preferably 3-6 years of experience. The candidate must have lending experience plus general experience with a variety of financing transactions, including acquisition financing, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations. Legal

Excellent academic credentials, strong communication and analytical skills, and a client-team focused work ethic are required.

This is one of the youngest, as well as one of the most prestigious, of Chicago's major law firms. This firm has a strong entrepreneurial bent, and since its inception has grown tremendously with the explosive rise of startups and emerging technology companies. The firms and specializes in litigation, corporate, finance and real estate law. Instead of Fortune 500 companies as clients, the firm primarily relies on the historical base of entrepreneurial, diversified small clients that have grown quickly with the firm. Likewise, the slowdown of the high tech industry has constricted the firm's growth, and some say the growth will slow down, or perhaps decline, before the activity pick up again. But the firm is on solid ground and will once again ride the wave to greater success. Be assured that the firm does have its share of large corporate companies as clients. Because the partners are mostly younger than their counterparts at other firms, the place feels less institutional and hierarchal. Just about all associates bill over 2000 hours per year, but bonus is above 2200, to which the firm strictly adheres. Compensation is top market. Attorneys at the firms take the practice of law very seriously, and put out a great product for the clients. Accordingly, work is the primary focus of the lawyers at the firm, and the firm is not a place for the weak or timid, which is not to say people there are not nice. Both partners and associates leave their doors open and are approachable. You must have stellar academic credentials and meaningful law firm experience to work here. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to work hard, produce great work product, and get highly compensated in the process.

Chicago office of our client seeks commercial finance attorney with 2-4 years of experience. The candidate should have lending experience plus general experience with a variety of financing transactions, including acquisition financing, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations. Legal

Excellent academic credentials, strong communication and analytical skills, and a client-team focused work ethic are required.

This is one of the youngest, as well as one of the most prestigious, of Chicago's major law firms. This firm has a strong entrepreneurial bent, and since its inception has grown tremendously with the explosive rise of startups and emerging technology companies. The firms and specializes in litigation, corporate, finance and real estate law. Instead of Fortune 500 companies as clients, the firm primarily relies on the historical base of entrepreneurial, diversified small clients that have grown quickly with the firm. Likewise, the slowdown of the high tech industry has constricted the firm's growth, and some say the growth will slow down, or perhaps decline, before the activity pick up again. But the firm is on solid ground and will once again ride the wave to greater success. Be assured that the firm does have its share of large corporate companies as clients. Because the partners are mostly younger than their counterparts at other firms, the place feels less institutional and hierarchal. Just about all associates bill over 2000 hours per year, but bonus is above 2200, to which the firm strictly adheres. Compensation is top market. Attorneys at the firms take the practice of law very seriously, and put out a great product for the clients. Accordingly, work is the primary focus of the lawyers at the firm, and the firm is not a place for the weak or timid, which is not to say people there are not nice. Both partners and associates leave their doors open and are approachable. You must have stellar academic credentials and meaningful law firm experience to work here. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to work hard, produce great work product, and get highly compensated in the process.

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

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.

Chicago office of our client seeks transactional attorney with 3-8 years of prior law firm experience and familiarity working on complex housing finance and community development projects. The candidate should preferably have experience involving tax credit syndication and government finance. FHA lending/HUD experience is a plus. Legal

Applicants will possess strong academic credentials.

Chicago office of our client seeks senior banking counsel/attorney with 3-7 years of experience practicing transactional law at a large or medium size firm. The candidate should have experience preparing reimbursement agreements, letters of credit and liquidity facilities utilized in connection with public finance transactions. Must have familiarity with municipal finance, banking, corporate finance and securities underwriting, including bond issuance, municipal general obligation and revenue bonds, tax and revenue anticipation notes and municipal lease obligations. Should have understanding of the legal complexities of letters of credit and liquidity facilities in support of publicly issued municipal securities. Specific experience dealing with some number of the following will be beneficial: nonprofit hospitals, nursing homes, universities and cultural institutions, exempt facility bonds financing housing, airports, utilities, solid waste and resource recovery facilities, student loan bonds, small issue industrial development bonds and commercial paper programs. Experience in commercial lending transactions is needed. Must be current members in good standing of the Illinois Bar. Legal

The ideal candidate also should possess impressive academic credentials; the ability to simultaneously negotiate and handle multiple transactions; strong interpersonal, analytical and writing skills as well as superior negotiating skills.

This diversified corporate and financial firm has more than 90 years of experience in developing innovative and practical legal solutions for complex finance problems. It has represented market participants in all aspects of banking, corporate finance and securities, and public finance transactions since its inception. The firm's other practice areas include bankruptcy, corporate law, civil litigation, environmental law, real estate, regulatory law, sports finance, trusts and estates, and taxation. Given the sophistication of its clients and the legal services they require, the firm hires a team of professionals with an effective combination of legal knowledge and the ability to seamlessly work in cross-disciplinary teams.

Chicago office of our client seeks mid to senior-level bank regulatory attorney with 3-7 years of experience. The candidate will assist with a broad variety of bank regulatory work, including supervisory relationships with the principal federal prudential regulators, bank regulatory questions relating to bank powers and limits on bank activities, preparing and shepherding applications, and structuring partnerships with fintech and other entities. Legal

Must have superior academic performance and strong writing skills.

This reputed law firm specializes in financial services law and has three offices in Washington, D.C.; California; and New York. A few of its key areas of concentration are banking, consumer finance, and mortgages. The firm has earned top honors for its outstanding legal work and is dedicated to maintaining diversity at the workplace.

Chicago office of our client seeks counsel-level attorney with substantial bank regulatory experience. The candidate will assist with a broad variety of bank regulatory work, including supervisory relationships with the principal federal prudential regulators, bank regulatory questions relating to bank powers and limits on bank activities, preparing and shepherding applications, and structuring partnerships with fintech and other entities. Experience as a bank regulator, or transferable business or strong business generation leads, is a plus. Legal

Must have superior academic performance and strong writing skills.

This reputed law firm specializes in financial services law and has three offices in Washington, D.C.; California; and New York. A few of its key areas of concentration are banking, consumer finance, and mortgages. The firm has earned top honors for its outstanding legal work and is dedicated to maintaining diversity at the workplace.

Chicago office of our client seeks mid-level corporate financial services attorney with 3+ years of substantive 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. Must have familiarity with the Investment Advisers Act and exemptions under the Investment Company Act and the Commodity Exchange Act. 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.