Our small, entrepreneurial labor & employment boutique client (under 6 attorneys) is seeking an associate who has, ideally, 4-7+ years of experience representing plaintiffs in employment law matters. The firm will consider management-side attorneys who want to transition to the plaintiffs' side. This attorney should have experience in many of the following practice areas: employment contracts; non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants; confidentiality agreements; executive compensation; severance package negotiation; unpaid wages and overtime claims; class actions and collective action law; FMLA; unlawful retaliation & whistleblower protection; Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX); federal False Claims Act (FCA); discrimination and harassment (sex; quid pro quo; race; national origin; religious; sexual orientation; disability; age; and genetic); and state and federal litigation. The billables are only 1,400-1,500. No travel. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic, well-regarded plaintiffs' labor & employment boutique, which enables its attorneys to have a balanced lifestyle.

The finance practice group at the Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking a well-credentialed associate who has 1-6 years of broad-based finance, lending and asset securitization experience. The ideal candidate will be working at a large firm representing lenders as well as investors and borrowers in various financing and securitization transactions. This is a great opportunity to be part of a close knit, well-respected Finance practice group.

The Chicago office of our national law firm client is seeking an environmental associate with, ideally, 3-5 years of experience. This attorney will work with a dynamic group of attorneys based in Chicago and other offices, and will handle a broad range of matters, including enforcement defense (air, water, land and chemical), OSHA defense/counseling, Brownfields, permitting (CWA, CAA, RCRA, ESA and NEPA), private party environmental litigation/toxic tort defense and energy (renewable focus). The environmental practice focuses on matters in Illinois and the Midwest, and deals with significant cases on the East and West coasts. This is a great opportunity to be part of a sophisticated, growing environmental practice. 

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client located in the Chicago loop is seeking an Illinois bar admitted class of 2013-2018 associate for their growing finance practice. This attorney must have previous banking experience, including executing financial transactions and credit arrangements. Strong academic credentials and law firm experience are preferred. 

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking an associate with at least two years of employment law experience to work in its Labor & Employment Group. This attorney should have experience in employment litigation, wage/hour; employee mobility; counseling; drafting and negotiating employment and retention agreements; advising on reductions in force and other employee terminations; drafting restrictive covenants; and conducting employment investigations. Any traditional labor law experience is a plus. 

Our Chicago-based litigation boutique (under 30 attorneys) is seeking a senior level attorney (associate or partner) who has 7-10+ years of experience in insurance defense litigation experience. Trial skills and case work up experience are required.  Any experience in product liability, construction law, aviation law and/or premises liability is strongly preferred, but not required. This attorney must have excellent research, writing, analytical, pre-trial discovery, and expert deposition skills. Portable business is not required, but is a plus. Some travel may be required. Realistic billables are 2,000. This is a geat opportunity to join a growing insurance defense litigation practice.

Our mid-size (under 40 attorneys) general practice firm is seeking an experienced commercial finance attorney to handle mortgage lending, asset based lending, mezzanine loans, seller financing in connection with equity buy-outs or asset sales, litigation financing and letter of credit matters. This attorney should be able to first chair such transactions, draft opinions and be well-versed with the UCC. The firm's finance clients include banks, insurance companies, and funds as lenders and developers as well as owners of office, multi-family, retail, restaurant, hotel, commercial parking and industrial facilities, other business entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals, as borrowers. Only 1,750-,1800 billables. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a collegial, entrepreneurial and growing Commercial Finance practice group.

The Chicago office of our Am Law 200 client is seeking a mid-level associate or staff attorney who has, ideally, 3-5 years of experience representing lenders in commercial lending transactions (e.g., secured and unsecured bank and private equity fund lending from origination through documentation) at a law firm, bank or finance company. This attorney should have experience with UCC Article 9 and mortgage or property law. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a dynamic and collegial commercial lending practice group.

Our small, entrepreneurial Chicago-based law firm client (located in River North) is seeking a transactional associate to join their growing practice. Qualified candidates will have 3-4 years of corporate and real estate transactional experience, ideally, within a regulated area. This attorney will work one-on-one with the senior partner providing transactional services for beverage, alcohol and hospitality industry clients. Typical matters include representing buyers and sellers in commercial real estate closings; drafting and negotiating commercial leases; preparing distribution agreements for manufacturers and distributors; drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, including employment and management agreements; filing annual reports for corporations; and preparing trademark applications. Expected billables only 1,750. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded firm focusing on the hospitality industry.

Our Chicago based law firm client (located in Rivernorth) is seeking a transactional associate to join their growing practice. Qualified candidates will have 3-4 years of corporate and real estate transactional experience ideally within a regulated area. This role will work side by side with one of the senior partners handling trade practice counseling (including research projects & memo analysis) along with all transactional matters. This is an excellent opportunity to join a small but well-credentialed practice in the Chicago area with a growing book of business and room for advancement. 

Our small litigation boutique firm (under 25 attorneys) is seeking an associate with 3-5 years of nursing home, healthcare litigation, general liability, insurance defense or plaintiff's personal injury experience. The ideal candidate will have deposition, motion, discovery and courtroom experience. Candidates coming from the public/government sector with good hands-on litigation expeprience will be cosndiered. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing litigation practice.

Our small plaintiff’s consumer law/protection boutique is seeking an attorney with 2-10+ years of consumer law (preferably plaintiff’s, but open to defense side) experience. This attorney will file complaints in federal court alleging violations by debt collectors of certain federal statutes (e.g., Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Fair Credit Reporting Act) and then negotiate a settlement. A typical matter takes about 7-8 weeks to settle from the date it is filed. 

There is very little actual litigation as the firm has never had a trial and, in the course of a year, maybe 3-4 depositions will be taken. This is a high volume practice area, which focuses on strict liability matters, so the fees are usually guaranteed. The compensation package includes a base salary and percentage of net collections from every case the attorney settles, and there is no billable hours requirement. 

Our mid-sized IP boutique client is seeking a USPTO admitted attorney with 2-7 years of patent prosecution experience. An undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, computer science or computer engineering is required. You will handle patent prosecution, preparation, licensing and client counseling matters. This firm offers competitive compensation and sophisticated work with national and international clients. 

The Chicago office of our global law firm client is looking for a well-credentialed associate with at least three years of finance transaction and leveraged finance experience to join its growing Banking & Finance practice group. The ideal candidate will have worked at a large or mid-sized firm representing lenders and borrowers in large banking and other senior debt financing transactions. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing banking & finance practice at a preeminent firm.

The Chicago office of our AmLaw 100 law firm client is seeking a mid-level and a senior associate with 3-7+ years of substantive corporate lending experience, including working with 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.

Our Am Law 100 firm client is seeking a well-credentialed associate with, ideally, 3-5 years of bank finance experience dealing with investment banks, direct lenders, private equity firms and corporate borrowers. This firm will consider corporate associates who have some finance experience and are interesting in exclusively practicing in this area. This is a great opportunity to be part of a sophisticated, growing finance practice.

Our litigation boutique client (under 40 attorneys) is seeking an Illinois bar admitted, well-credentialed (prefer top 20 law schools with honors and Law Review or law journal) commercial litigation associate with 3-5 years of experience gained at a major law firm or litigation boutique. You will take, defend and attend depositions, write briefs, draft and argue motions, draft pleadings and be thoroughly involved in all aspects of your files. Typical cases involve partnership, D&O liability (both plaintiff and defense), bankruptcy, intellectual property and commercial litigation (i.e. breach of contract, breach of warranty, etc.). We have placed several associates with this firm.

Our expanding intellectual property boutique client is seeking a patent litigation attorney with 4-7 years of intellectual property litigation experience. No technical undergraduate degree is necessary. This attorney must have patent litigation experience, including taking depositions, arguing motions in court, writing briefs, preparing expert reports and handling trial preparation. This is a very collegial firm with realistic 1,900 billables. 

The Chicago office of our national law firm client is seeking an associate with 3-6 years of fund formation experience with private fund managers. This attorney should have experience working with both private equity groups and lenders regarding the documentation of syndicated and club transactions as well as senior and subordinated debt. This is a great opportunity to be part of a well-respected and growing fund formation practice group.

Our real estate boutique client (under 10 attorneys; formerly practiced at Am Law 100 firms) based in Chicago is seeking a commercial real estate attorney with, ideally, 4+ years of experience. Office leasing experience is required. No portable business is required for senior level attorneys. The work includes acquisitions, sales, leasing, financing (debt and equity), development, workouts, tax deferred exchanges and ownership structuring on behalf of entrepreneurs, lenders, investment funds, developers, landlords, tenants, brokers, investors and small businesses both domestically and foreign. This is a great opportunity to be part of a small, sophisticated and growing commercial real estate boutique practice. Casual dress (jeans) and 1850 billables expected.

The growing Chicago office of our national law firm client is seeking an Illinois bar admitted associate with 3-5 years of labor law and employment litigation experience, including noncompetes and TROs. This is a great opportunity to be part of a preeminent and dynamic labor and employment law practice.

The Chicago office (under 40 attorneys) of our Am Law 100 firm client is seeking a patent attorney who has a chemical engineering undergraduate and/or advanced degree and 2+ years of patent prosecution experience. The practice involves risk assessment analyses, counseling and opinion work, portfolio management, patent mining and landscaping, and post-grant proceedings. This is a great opportunity to join the growing patent practice of a highly regarded national Intellectual Property practice group.

The growing real estate practice group of the Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking an associate who has 3-5 years of experience. This collegial group handles a broad range of real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, joint venture formations and leases. This is a great opportunity to practice commercial real estate in a well-respected practice group.

Our Am Law 100 law firm client is seeking a well-credentialed attorney who has, ideally, 1-6 years of IP and technology transactions or other relevant experience. Associates in the IP Transactional group have the opportunity to work on a wide range of the transactions, including outsourcing (ITO and BPO), strategic alliances, joint ventures, software and systems (development and licensing), R&D and technology transfer, licensing (patent, trademark and copyright), biotechnology, Internet and eCommerce, M&A, financing and restructuring. This is a great opportunity to handle complex, challenging and diverse IP transactions while being part of one of the firm's largest and most respected practice areas. 

Our litigation boutique client (under 20 attorneys) is seeking an Illinois bar admitted attorney with a minimum of five years of litigation experience dealing with commercial, real estate foreclosure, PI, declaratory judgment and/or equitable remedy matters in Cook County and the collar counties. This attorney will be representing financial institutions and investors. Excellent writing and oral advocacy skills are required. The expected billables are only 1800 and the base salary is $80k-$100k. There are also three types of bonuses (individual, department and firmwide performance-based). This is a wonderful opportunity to assume significant file and client responsibility at a small, growing law firm.

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 law firm client is seeking an Illinois bar admitted associate with 3-4 years of employee benefits and executive compensation experience. The ideal candidate will have experience with executive compensation issues (including Sections 409A and 280G of the Internal Revenue Code), SEC reporting requirements, welfare and qualified retirement plan issues, employment agreements, and executive compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions. 

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking an Illinois bar admitted attorney with 5-6 years of corporate transactional (M&A) and private equity experience. This attorney will be responsible for handling domestic and international transactions for public and privately held companies, financial institutions and private equity investment funds, which will involve due diligence, structuring and planning, financing, strategy and implementation, governance and integration issues. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing core corporate practice group.

Our small trusts & estates planning boutique client is seeking a well-credentialed associate with 3-8 years of sophisticated estate planning experience gained at a mid or large-size firm or highly regarded trusts & estates boutique. This attorney should be capable of assuming significant file and client responsibility. The annual billable hour expectations are realistically near 1,700. This is a great opportunity to be an integral part of a very sophisticated, quality-of-life Trusts & Estates practice.

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking an associate with, ideally, 3-5 years of corporate transactional experience with a focus on banking and finance. This is a great opportunity to join a growing Corporate Practice Group. 

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking attorneys with outstanding academic credentials to join their Employee Benefits group. The ideal candidate will have 0-4 years of experience. This firm will consider attorneys who are at an accounting firm as well as transition an attorney from another practice area who is interested in focusing in employee benefits and executive compensation.

The Chicago office of our Am Law 200 law firm client is seeking an Illinois bar admitted attorney who has 5-8 years of construction litigation experience. Any general liability or trial experience is a plus. This attorney needs to have managed and been responsible for running litigation files, taken and defended depositions, drafted and argued motions, and handled court appearances. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a growing and dynamic construction litigation practice group.

Our small, entrepreneurial and quality of life Chicago-based law firm client (under 25 attorneys) is seeking a senior associate or income partner who has about $300k+ portable business (in the $275-$300/hr. billing rate range) in commercial litigation. The expected billables are only 1,800 hours. This is a great opportunity to be part of a well-established, growing law firm.

Our small, entrepreneurial and quality of life Chicago-based law firm client (under 25 attorneys) is seeking a senior associate or income partner who has about $200k+ portable business (in the $275-$300/hr. billing rate range) in estate planning. The expected billables are only 1,800 hours. This is a great opportunity to be part of a well-established, growing law firm.

Our small, entrepreneurial and quality of life Chicago-based law firm client (under 25 attorneys) is seeking a senior associate or income partner who has about $200k+ portable business (in the $275-$300/hr. billing rate range) in corporate or real estate transactions, estate planning or commercial litigation. The expected billables are only 1,800 hours. This is a great opportunity to be part of a well-established, growing law firm.

The Chicago office of our international law firm client is seeking an associate with 1-3 years of trademark, copyright and advertising experience, including: clearance, filing, prosecution and maintenance; agreements (sponsorship and promotional agreements, entertainment contracts, trademark licenses, M&A, credit agreements and due diligence); TTAB actions; Cease and Desist issuance and response; litigation; UDRP actions; securing GTLD and CCTLD domains; advertising review; claims and defense; and supervision of paralegals. This is a great opportunity to be part of a well-respected IP practice group that is growing.

The Chicago office of our mid-sized law firm client is seeking an Illinois and Wisconsin bar admitted attorney who has 2-5 years of worker’s compensation experience. This attorney should have experience interviewing clients, deposing parties, attending hearings and/or trials, presenting cases to arbitrators, and drafting opinion letters and settlement contracts.

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking an associate with, ideally, 3-5 years of technology transactions and privacy experience to join its growing Technology Practice Group. This attorney should have experience handling complex technology transactions such as licensing, cloud services and outsourcing, internet and e-commerce transactions, and IP issues regarding joint ventures, M&A, and financing transactions. This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of a close-knit, sophisticated Technology Transactions practice group that is growing.

Our national law firm client is seeking a well-credentialed associate with, ideally, 3-5 years of solid experience in secured and unsecured financing transactions for both borrowers and lenders, including senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions; acquisition financings; loan workouts and restructurings; and debtor-in-possession financings. Any experience with leveraged finance, especially dealing with mergers and acquisitions, is strongly preferred. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing, sophisticated finance practice group.

The Commercial Leasing practice group of our mid-sized law firm client is seeking to hire an attorney (full-time-1800 hours; non-partner track) with 3-15+ years of commercial leasing experience, preferably on both the landlord and tenant side. This attorney should have strong drafting and good communication skills as there is a lot of direct client contact, good negotiating experience, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. The firm will consider individuals who left a larger firm to start their own leasing practice as well as attorneys who are looking to re-enter practice after taking time off. This is a great opportunity to handle commercial leasing matters while working reduced hours.

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking a well-credentialed associate with 3-4 years of corporate transactional and private equity experience gained at a large law firm to join their growing corporate practice. You will handle complex debt finance transactions and be part of a close-knit team. 

The Chicago office of our national law firm client is seeking an attorney with, ideally, 4-6 years of health care regulatory experience to join its growing Health Care practice. Regulatory experience applicable to the life science industry, including FDA regulatory matters related to drug, biologicals, medical devices (including in vitro diagnostics), and/or combination products, such as premarket review issues, product jurisdiction questions, post-market CGMP compliance, advertising and promotion, and clinical research. This is a great opportunity to join a nationally recognized health care practice.

The Chicago office of our international law firm client is seeking an Illinois bar admitted attorney with, ideally, 2-4 years of experience in creditors' rights, bankruptcy and related litigation. The ideal candidate will have done loan workouts, receiverships, judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, and other remedies against commercial borrowers; be familiar with Chapter 11 on the debtor or creditor side, debtor in possession financing, and general bankruptcy law; and have had substantial motion and discovery practice experience. Any trial experience a plus. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing, collegial and well-respected bankruptcy practice group.

The Chicago office of our international law firm client is seeking a corporate transactional associate with, ideally, 3-6 years of experience handling mergers and acquisitions, securities and finance matters. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a well-respected and growing corporate practice.

The preeminent finance practice group of our national law firm client is seeking a mid to senior level associate who has, ideally, 3-8 years of sophisticated finance experience. This firm represents institutional investors, lenders and borrowers in various commercial debt and corporate finance matters. Your work will include handling mezzanine debt investment transactions, middle market loan transactions, private placement “pre-designated counsel” transactions and LBO and acquisition financing, drafting purchase agreements, loan agreements and related documentation, and dealing with UCC Article 8 and 9 matters. This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of highly respected finance practice group where you will be able to continue developing your expertise in finance law.

Our international law firm client is seeking to hire a Project Finance associate in their Chicago, New York City, Boston, San Francisco or Washington, D.C. office. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of law firm experience dealing with energy-related project finance  debt and M&A transactions on behalf of project developers, equity investors and financing parties. Any experience with PTC and ITC structures for renewable energy projects, private equity investor issues, and strategies and energy hedging is a plus.

The Employee Benefits practice group of our national law firm client is seeking associates with 3-4 and 4-6 years of general employee benefits experience gained at a major law firm, accounting firm or consulting firm. Executive Compensation experience is a plus. Candidates must possess legal experience with qualified retirement and welfare benefit plans. This group is very collegial and committed to maintaining a strong quality of life/work balance for its associates.

Our Chicago-based mid-sized law firm client (under 80 attorneys) is seeking an Illinois bar admitted junior level service partner with, ideally, 7-10 years of significant corporate experience who can independently run bank loan and M&A deals. The expected annual billables are 2000. No portable business is necessary.

Our prestigious estate planning boutique law firm client is seeking a well-credentialed attorney with a minimum of five years of sophisticated estate planning experience. No portable business is required. This is a great opportunity for an attorney to become an integral part of a well-respected and growing trusts & estates practice.

Our national law firm client is seeking a Patent Agent with, ideally, a degree in electrical engineering and at least 3 years of experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications, and preparing patentability, infringement and validity opinions. USPTO registration required.

The Chicago office of our international law firm client is seeking an attorney with at least two years of antitrust regulatory (not litigation) experience, including dealing with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (the “HSR Act”) and merger control compliance issues. This attorney should be able to assess HSR reportability, prepare HSR forms and manage filing preparation as well as handle substantive antitrust analysis of competitor transactions, Second Request responses and general antitrust counseling matters. Experience in HSR notification compliance and representing clients before the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division in merger clearance matters is essential and any corporate M&A or private equity fund experience is a plus. This practice group supports the corporate and private equity practices. 

The Chicago office of our national law firm is seeking a senior associate/junior partner with at least 7 years of commercial finance experience and either some portable business or the ability to develop and grow business. Transactional experience, including mezzanine and subordinated lending, real estate finance and hedge funds, is ideal. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing, smaller office's well-respected finance practice.

We are conducting an exclusive partner level search for the Chicago office of a highly regarded, Midwest-based law firm. Our client is seeking a corporate partner who has a minimum of $800K in portable business to assume a significant leadership role in this office. This is a great opportunity to become an integral member of a very profitable, collaborative firm that has been growing. This attorney will be well-compensated and offered the unique opportunity to head the Chicago office's corporate practice.

Our intellectual property boutique client is seeking an associate with 2-5 years of patent litigation experience and an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science. This firm offers excellent compensation and sophisticated work with national and international clients. 

The Chicago office of our national law firm client is seeking an associate with 3-5 years of experience advising private equity clients regarding sophisticated merger and acquisition transactions, including related securities law issues with respect to such transactions and related offerings, as well as general corporate matters. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing Chicago office and practice group.