The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking an Illinois bar admitted attorney with at least four years of legal experience to be its Pro Bono Counsel and manage the firm’s pro bono practice. This attorney will assist with and develop the firm's pro bono activities, recruit firm attorneys to accept pro bono work, identify high quality pro bono opportunities for attorneys in all practice groups, help develop and maintain relationships with outside public interest law organizations to sustain and develop referral opportunities, serve as a resource to firm volunteers, and organize and manage pro bono training, clinics and other internal programs. This is a wonderful opportunity to lead the pro bono efforts of an international law firm.

The Investment Funds practice group of the Chicago office of our Am Law 100 firm client is seeking an associate with at least three years of investment management experience, including familiarity with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940. Any private equity and hedge fund formation experience is helpful. This attorney will act as counsel for investment managers around the world, including private equity fund managers, hedge fund managers, real estate fund managers and various other investment advisers, and be involved with SEC examinations and investigations while working closely with the firm's litigation department in these matters. This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of a growing, dynamic and sophisticated investment funds practice.

The Chicago office of our national law firm client (eight offices with under 80 total attorneys) is seeking an associate who has 3-6 years of insurance coverage litigation experience, including managing cases, drafting and arguing motions, handling discovery, taking and defending depositions, and handling court proceedings. Any construction or property insurance coverage litigation experience is a plus. The firm offers excellent benefits, including paying 75% of your health care plan (medical, dental and vision) premiums. This is a great opportunity to join the growing insurance coverage litigation practice of a small, collegial office of a national law firm.

The Chicago office of our Am Law 200 client is seeking a staff attorney who has 2-5 years of experience to join their expanding Immigration Group. Candidates must have business immigration experience, including PERM applications, H-1 Bs, and L-1s. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic, highly regarded immigration practice.

The Chicago offices of two of our Am Law 100 clients are seeking an Illinois bar admitted Staff Attorney with 2-5 years of e-discovery experience, including substantial document review experience at all levels and phases of a project. Experience working with and leveraging Relativity and other e-discovery technology tools to better manage, organize, and review data is required. Any experience conducting corporate M&A transactional due diligence reviews (including identifying confidentiality provisions, option-triggering events, restrictive covenants, assignment, and change of control restrictions in the healthcare and life sciences) or working with TAR and other AI applications preferred, but not required.

The expanding commercial finance practice group of our Am Law 100 firm client is seeking an associate who has 2-3 years of experience in acquisition financing, secured lending, cash flow lending, asset-based lending, and/or agented syndicated secured financings (with a good familiarity of Article 9 of the UCC). Clients include issuers, underwriters, venture capital firms, registered broker-dealers, investment advisory firms and selling shareholders. Associates are given significant responsibility in this collegial practice group.

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking an attorney with 1-3 years of experience to join their Investment Funds group. Corporate and transactional attorneys who are interested in switching their practice area to investment funds will be considered. Any familiarity with the Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Advisors Act of 1940 and Securities Act of 1933 is a plus, but not required. This is a great opportunity to join a highly regarded and growing Investment Funds practice group. 

The Chicago office of our national law firm client is seeking an associate with 3-8 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.

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.

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking a full-time, permanent Trademark Staff Attorney to provide support to attorneys regarding domestic and foreign trademarks. This attorney's responsibilities will include preparing new trademark, domain and copyright applications, and other trademark prosecution documents for filing at appropriate trademark offices; preparing arguments in response to official correspondence from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign trademark offices for trademark applications; providing assistance in litigation and enforcement matters in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions; drafting license agreements, assignments and other trademark-related transactional documents; and revising intellectual property provisions in agreements (e.g., purchase agreements and service agreements). The expected annual billables are only 1,800. This is a great opportunity to practice trademark law at a dynamic and highly regarded intellectual property law practice group.

The Chicago office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking an associate with 4-7 years of corporate securities experience, including Exchange Act reporting, public and private debt and equity offerings, and advising clients on day-to-day corporate governance matters (SEC and stock exchange compliance, public company disclosure obligations, and other business and transactional matters.) This is a wonderful opportunity to join a highly regarded and growing corporate securities practice group.

Our small (under 25 attorneys) Chicago-based law firm client is seeking an insurance defense litigation associate with 5-10+ years of experience. This associate should have experience with general liability, professional liability, construction and/or transportation issues. Deposition, motion practice, trial/trial prep and discovery experience is required. 2000 billables. This is a great opportunity to have significant file responsibility and client interaction at a small firm.

Our mid-size, entrepreneurial law firm client is seeking an attorney who has 8-10+ years of commercial real estate experience and the ability to “first chair” significant deals from start to finish with minimal supervision. This attorney should have sophisticated transactional experience, including negotiating purchase and sale contracts, and representing borrowers in complex non-recourse mortgage financing transactions. Portable business is not required, however, this attorney should be committed to fostering and expanding existing client relationships and developing business in the future. 

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 Chicago office of our Am Law 200 client is seeking an associate to join its corporate transactional practice. A solid 3-5 years of general corporate and M&A experience is required. This is a great opportunity to handle sophisticated deals in a growing corporate practice group.

The Chicago office of our national law firm client is seeking an associate with 3-5 years of commercial real estate finance experience, including drafting and negotiating loan documents and closing commercial and real estate loan transactions. This attorney should be able to take a lead role in transactions, work directly with clients and negotiate with opposing counsel, title companies and other parties to commercial and real estate finance transactions.

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. 

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.

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 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. 

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 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 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.

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.

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 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 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 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.