Associate Corporate Counsel

Office: Seattle, WA or Arlington, VA

Amazon’s Kindle, Web Services, and Consumer/B2B retail businesses are seeking talented attorneys for Associate Corporate Counsel positions across our various teams. These attorneys will partner with the legal team and their business operations clients to achieve operational excellence, ensure compliance with state and federal regulators, consider legal issues of first impression and move strategic deals through to completion.

Amazon is a leader in global e-commerce. Our innovative technologies change the way people find, discover and buy products and services. Lawyers at Amazon are trusted members of the business. Our work is intellectually challenging and exciting. Developing innovative solutions to novel legal questions is part of our daily business.

Some travel, domestic and international, may be required.

Principal duties include:

• Structuring, drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including technology, distribution, licensing and marketing contracts
• Providing ongoing legal counseling in a wide range of legal areas, such as intellectual property, digital media and regulatory compliance
• Product or service counseling support
• Serving as lead counsel and directly advising business clients on strategic deals
• Resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries

This role may be based in any of the following locations: Seattle, WA or Arlington, VA

Basic Qualifications

• JD degree and membership in at least one state bar is required
• At least 2 full years of experience practicing law, preferably with some portion of that experience in technology and commercial transactions

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in a top national or international law firm
• In-house experience is a plus
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations
• Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlines

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $195,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let’s lead the way together.

Manager & Counsel – Global Commercial Services (GCS)

The Global Commercial Services (GCS) Legal Team is seeking a Manager & Counsel to support the U.S. Small Business Credit Card business. The position will work closely with business clients and legal professionals in the General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) to provide legal advice on a wide range of issues related to American Express’s proprietary and co-brand credit cards.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Provide legal advice on new product and feature development, credit card marketing, card member communications, and rewards programs
• Proactively collaborate with other stakeholders including Compliance, Privacy, Risk and Public Affairs/Brand to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and drive efficiencies in the delivery of legal services
• Participate as part of a team of seasoned attorneys and legal managers, offering thought leadership for practice group- and GCO-wide projects
• Provide primary legal support to business groups managing the Card Member Legal Disclosure (“CMLD”) process and billing statements in the United States
• Develop regulatory subject matter expertise, with a particular emphasis on Truth in Lending Act and UDAP

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant legal experience
• Bachelor’s degree & J.D.
• Admitted to New York Bar or eligibility to do so

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage and prioritize competing demands while maintaining high attention to detail and meeting deadlines
• Ability to generate creative and innovative solutions to client issues
• Ability to interpret and apply law and regulation in a practical, hands-on, commonsense manner
• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively, in both written and oral format
• Ability to build trusted relationships and partner with others to drive results
• Capacity to be agile and pivot appropriately when challenged with new information or evolving circumstances
• Strong process-management skills and ability to help identify and implement process enhancements
• Experience in development and marketing of financial products is a plus
• Experience applying UDAP and the Truth in Lending Act is a plus

Transactional Attorney

General Counsel’s Organization: Where great legal minds influence global business strategy.

Our mission is to protect and strengthen American Express through legal expertise and strategic advice that helps our business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the company’s promise of exceptional products and services. Given the dynamic nature of the global payments industry and the valued partnership between our team and the business, we see it as imperative to attract and develop talented people by:

• Providing rich work experiences and opportunities for professional development
• Recognizing and rewarding those who drive and deliver results
• Respecting and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability

The American Express General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) is looking for an experienced attorney to provide legal support to the [e.g., consumer / small business / commercial payments / merchant services / enterprise digital / corporate development / technologies] business. This business line engages in [e.g., marketing and issuance of payment products to consumers and delivering exceptional benefits and services]. The position will work closely with business clients and legal professionals in the GCO to provide legal advice on a wide range of issues that arise on a day-to-day basis, including negotiating various agreements relevant to [business unit], and providing marketing, product and regulatory support as needed.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Negotiate, draft, and ensure execution of complex agreements and work in close collaboration with other colleagues and subject matter experts across the GCO and the Company to ensure that issues are appropriately reviewed, such as privacy, compliance, bank regulatory, intellectual property, data security and consumer protection.
• Counsel business clients on product, marketing, regulatory issues, as well as development of customer facing communications, such as claims, disclosures and scripting, as needed.
• Conduct research and analysis of industry trends, with a particular focus on the areas in which the law intersects with business strategy.
• Effective, cost-conscious targeted engagements of outside counsel where necessary, with a highly disciplined approach to budget management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong experience involving contract and commercial law, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Self-motivated with capacity to be agile and pivot appropriately when challenged with new information or evolving circumstances.
• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and persuasively, in both written and oral format.
• Resourceful, “can-do” and independent attitude, and demonstrated personal excellence and accountability.
• Ability to anticipate needs and manage and prioritize competing demands while maintaining high attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to build relationships and partner with internal and external partners to drive results.
• Prudent judgment and the ability to balance risk and legal compliance and internal policy.
• JD required. Admitted to New York Bar or eligibility to do so; Member in good standing.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Regulatory Counsel

General Counsel’s Organization: Where great legal minds influence global business strategy.

Our mission is to protect and strengthen American Express through legal expertise and strategic advice that helps our business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the company’s promise of exceptional products and services. Given the dynamic nature of the global payments industry and the valued partnership between our team and the business, we see it as imperative to attract and develop talented people by:

• Providing rich work experiences and opportunities for professional development
• Recognizing and rewarding those who drive and deliver results
• Respecting and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability

The American Express General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) is looking for an experienced attorney to provide strategic [e.g., consumer finance / bank regulatory / sanctions / anti-money laundering / privacy / employment / immigration] regulatory support across a number of important regulations [e.g., Dodd-Frank; AML; UDAAP; TILA; FCRA] to the GCO’s U.S. legal team and to various divisions of American Express, including [e.g., consumer / small business / commercial payments / merchant services / enterprise digital / corporate development / technologies] business. This individual may also support [populate with additional information – for example the U.S. consumer co-brand and proprietary lending card portfolios, including product development, marketing, and new benefit constructs.]

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Regulatory subject matter expert, with a particular emphasis on U.S. regulations in the area of [e.g., consumer finance / bank regulatory / sanctions / anti-money laundering / privacy / employment / immigration].
• Act as a liaison with business teams on issues that may arise in the context of [e.g., consumer finance / bank regulatory / sanctions / anti-money laundering / privacy / employment / immigration] and other regulations to assist in the development and implementation of policies, procedures and practices that respond to such issues.
• Direct responsibility for providing legal advice on specific projects relating to support [populate with additional information relevant to the position – for example, the U.S. consumer co-brand and proprietary lending card portfolios.] Counsel business clients on product, marketing, regulatory issues, as well as development of customer facing communications, such as claims, disclosures and scripting, as needed.
• Role will require close coordination with GCO and Compliance colleagues with responsibility [e.g., card marketing initiatives and loyalty programs] as well as providing support to colleagues throughout GCO and Compliance on other US regulatory issues.
• Close collaboration with other practice groups and subject matter experts across the organization to ensure that issues are appropriately addressed across the organization, including privacy, compliance, bank regulatory, intellectual property, data security and consumer protection.
• Conduct research and analysis of industry trends, with a particular focus on the areas in which the law intersects with business strategy.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Financial regulatory experience with a large law firm, in-house law department or consumer regulatory agency.
• Strong preference for candidates with experience in [e.g., consumer finance / bank regulatory / sanctions / anti-money laundering / privacy / employment / immigration].
• Excellent communications skills, in particular the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and simply, and to present clear choices.
• Flexible, creative, able to manage ambiguity well, strategic thinker.
• Ability and desire to take on a demanding workload and to effectively prioritize.
• Ability to change leadership style to different situations and influence without direct authority.
• Strong work ethic and personal accountability.
• JD required. Admitted to New York Bar or eligibility to do so; Member in good standing.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Counsel, Associate

Location: McLean, Virginia, USA

Remote Work: No

The Opportunity:

Are you passionate about combining your legal expertise with big-picture business thinking to empower innovation, drive critical missions, and deliver enduring growth and value? As counsel, you know how to anticipate business needs and develop practical and innovative solutions to problems with agility and action. We need you to be part of our purpose-driven, forward-thinking team as we advance our clients’ missions.

At Booz Allen, you’ll join a global team of experts driven to excel and realize values-driven change for our clients, colleagues, and communities. You’ll help protect the organization’s legal interests and maintain its operations within the scope established by law. We bring bold thinking to complex challenges for a diverse base of public—and private-sector clients across many industries in the US and internationally.

On our team, you’ll build trusted partnerships and collaborate with fellow Legal, Ethics, and Compliance team members to protect and advance the company while navigating the complex, multifaceted, and often novel legal and compliance risks we face today. Guided by Booz Allen’s purpose and values, we’ll anticipate and proactively prepare for the issues we’ll encounter tomorrow together.

This position is an on-site role working at a Booz Allen office in the District of Columbia–Maryland–Virginia area.

Work with us as we empower the future.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• J.D. degree
• Member in good standing with a state bar, including the District of Columbia
• 3+ years of experience with practicing law in a law firm, corporate environment, or government environment
• Experience with managing and assisting with a variety of matters and briefing stakeholders on critical developments
• Ability to apply advanced consulting skills and/or extensive technical expertise
• Ability to work without considerable direction
• Ability to be highly responsive and organized
• Ability to execute against clear objectives, priorities, and success metrics or KPIs
• Ability to listen actively and ensure that the right questions are being asked and answered
• Ability to identify risk areas proactively and participate in developing training and policy or process enhancements
• Ability to identify and analyze legal issues, draft key documents, present clear recommendations, and ensure legal compliance
• Ability to advise senior management on a wide variety of legal matters, providing support on commercial concerns, negotiations, and regulatory issues across a broad range of legal subjects
• Ability to translate technical advice into succinct and direct business solutions
• Ability to oversee and ensure conformance with all regulatory compliance requirements

Nice If You Have:

• Full industry knowledge
• Experience with government contracting, including in a professional services firm
• Experience with mentoring and supervising team members
• Experience with handling sensitive, confidential, and classified matters
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to provide integrated and durable solutions
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize and manage the workload and simultaneous tasks, and meet deadlines in a changing, fast-paced environment

Create Your Career:

Grow With Us

Your growth matters to us—that’s why we offer a variety of ways for you to develop your career. With professional and leadership development opportunities like upskilling programs, tuition reimbursement, mentoring, and firm-sponsored networking, you can chart a unique and fulfilling career path on your own terms.

A Place Where You Belong

Diverse perspectives cultivate collective ingenuity. Booz Allen’s culture of respect, equity, and opportunity means that, here, you are free to bring your whole self to work. With an array of business resource groups and other opportunities for connection, you’ll build your community in no time.

Support Your Well-Being

Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs with HSA contributions, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a generous 401(k) match, and more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and remote and hybrid locations, we’ll support you as you pursue a balanced, fulfilling life—at work and at home.

Your Candidate Journey

At Booz Allen, we know our people are what propel us forward, and we value relationships most of all. Here, we’ve compiled a list of resources so you’ll know what to expect as we forge a connection with you during your journey as a candidate with us.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation for this position is $140,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

Counsel

Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR), and it works with companies and law firms around the world from its offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, Singapore, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Dubai.

The Firm has created a Counsel position to assist our global commercial underwriting team in assessing the merits of cases we are considering for funding. This role is a support role specifically designed for an experienced attorney who excels at high quality legal research and case analysis.

The base compensation range for this role is $225,000 – $250,000. Burford also offers a discretionary annual merit bonus. All new hires are awarded a welcome Restricted Stock Unit grant.

This role is based in Burford’s New York office and will report to the Co-COO or her designee.

www.burfordcapital.com

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Burford Capital is the largest and most experienced provider of commercial finance to the legal sector in the world, with a core expertise in identifying and optimizing the value of legal assets for companies and law firms. Since its founding in 2009, Burford has worked with hundreds of law firms and corporations, including 93 of the AmLaw 100 and 89 of the Global 100 largest law firms. Our team has grown from five people at the end of 2009 to over 160 people today, including over 65 lawyers.

Burford possesses the resources and expertise of a large company while retaining the flexibility and creativity of a startup. Team members are smart, creative, collaborative, curious, and confident. Everyone rolls up their sleeves to perform and engage collectively for the overall success of the business. Burford values rigorous thinking, clear communication, and efficient execution. Burford is an “always on” environment in which everyone needs to be accessible by email when outside the office, including during evenings and weekends.

Burford pays base salaries consistent with the financial services industry and favors incentive compensation to reward performance. Burford provides competitive health care benefits and a 401k matching program. Burford Capital is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, whether or not they have a disability.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the US commercial underwriting team to review and analyze new matters
• Draft and edit memos designed to provide a clear and thorough analysis of the factual and legal bases for claims, strengths and weaknesses of a case, and a detailed recommendation about the strength of a case
• Legal research related to new areas of law we are exploring to assist the team in developing opportunities for business development outreach
• Legal research as needed to support ethics and policy team

SKILLS DESIRED

Qualifications & Experience

• Thoughtful litigator with an intuitive sense of the merit, value and risks of litigation;
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience as a litigator, preferably at a large law firm
• Licensed to practice law in any U.S. jurisdiction preferred

Core Competencies & Skills

• Excellent legal research written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Candidates must be capable of actively managing and prioritizing several projects concurrently and taking initiative
• Candidates must exhibit professional demeanor and ability to work collegially
• Team player who can work collegially with all members of the underwriting and business development teams across Burford’s global offices

OnRamp Fellow posting coming soon!

OnRamp Fellow

Office: Los Angeles or Newport Beach, California

Hueston Hennigan LLP is an elite national trial and litigation law firm that specializes in high-stakes business disputes. Our offices are located in Los Angeles and Newport Beach, California. Although we are based in Southern California, we are recognized across the country and internationally for our trial skills and creative problem-solving and for having achieved historical results in some of the most complex and challenging cases. Attorneys play a significant role in all stages of litigations and investigations, with responsibilities that include preparing research memoranda; drafting discovery documents, pleadings, correspondence, and motions; assisting with and attending witness interviews, client meetings, court hearings and meetings with government officials; and assisting with deposition and trial preparation.

We welcome OnRamp candidates for either our Los Angeles or Newport Beach offices. Many of our partners have young children, and we have, through traditional hiring, attorneys who work with us part-time and/or after returning from work for a hiatus. While we treasure our culture and hope that you can join us in the office to meet and form relationships with our attorneys, remote work is permitted.

Education and Experience:

• Admitted to practice in California
• Minimum 3 years of experience
• Excellent academic performance at top tier law school
• Business litigation experience and trial experience is a plus

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent writing and analytical skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Record of managing complex cases

We have a flexible work environment for our attorneys and provide support for them to work both in the office and remotely.

OnRamp Fellow posting coming soon!

OnRamp Fellow posting coming soon!

Trusts and Estates Fellow

Loeb & Loeb is seeking a skilled and experienced Trusts and Estates Fellow to work with our robust and expanding estate settlement practice as a member of our esteemed Trusts and Estates team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in post-mortem trust and estate settlement matters, including federal transfer taxes and California probate administration, and will be responsible for providing counsel and representation in such matters. The candidate will work closely with trustees, executors, beneficiaries, financial institutions, and other involved parties to provide guidance on proper tax reporting, administration and disposition of assets in accordance with the governing estate plan documents, relevant laws and regulations. The candidate will also work closely with the Firm’s attorneys and paralegals to advise clients through the trust and estate settlement process including gathering information on assets and liabilities, handling tax and other required filings, and navigating the complex legal, tax and financial aspects to settle a deceased person’s estate and trusts.

Diversity has long been a core value of Morrison & Foerster. We believe acquiring and developing diverse attorney talent enables us to offer a wide range of perspectives to provide exemplary services to our clients.

In partnership with the OnRamp 200 Program, Morrison & Foerster hopes to recruit two OnRamp Fellows for the 2024-2025 cohort. Fellows will receive formal and informal mentoring throughout their one-year fellowship.

Fellowship Opportunity:

Office: Washington, DC (open to other MoFo locations)

Position: Employment and Labor Associate Attorney

Candidates will have familiarity with and knowledge of the following:

• OFCCP compliance and audit defense.
• Conducting pay equity studies and defending pay equity litigation and government enforcement actions.
• Litigating employment claims, with a preference for litigating discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, employee mobility/trade secret, and executive disputes.
• Drafting standard employment agreements, offer letters, executive employment agreements, separation agreements, non-competes, non-solicits, nondisclosure, IP assignment.
• Advising on various day-to-day employment law compliance and HR issues, including in the context of executive and Board of Director issues.
• Handling workplace investigations of employment complaints, including harassment, whistleblower, and discrimination complaints.
• Handling the employment dimensions of various corporate transactions.

Professional skills highly desired include:

• Outstanding research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Ability to exercise sound legal and business knowledge and judgment in working on a broad spectrum of cases and counseling clients with respect to ongoing matters.
• Strong case management skills, including ability and initiative to lead and own matters, keeping ahead of deadlines and executing on next steps.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to attentively listen, actively engage and quickly respond, and concisely and effectively communicate complex matters.
• A strong work ethic and action-oriented interest in taking on increased levels of responsibility for client matters to add to the success of the team.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Team-oriented attitude.
• Strong academic credentials are highly valued.
• Bar Admission in Washington, D.C. is preferred but not required for applying to the position.

Fellowship candidate submissions should include a resume, cover letter, writing sample, copies of all academic transcripts (unofficial copies accepted), and a copy of the OnRamp Program’s proficiency-based testing results.

Office + Practice Group Overview:

Our Washington, D.C. office is home to 160+ attorneys. Practice groups include litigation (such as securities litigation and employment & labor), corporate, agency finance, and financial services practices, including several practices that interact with the federal government (antitrust, appellate, government contracts, investigations + white collar, IP litigation, life sciences + healthcare, national security, and patent prosecution). Our attorneys counsel on behalf of financial institutions, investors, entrepreneurs, and Fortune 500 and technology companies.

Morrison & Foerster is consistently ranked for its litigation capabilities throughout the United States, Asia and Europe. We regularly work on complex, high stakes and bet-the-company disputes. Our clients, whether they are Fortune 100 multinationals or early-stage tech companies, turn to us for help with their most difficult legal issues. We work closely with them to understand their businesses, identify potential areas of legal exposure, devise strategies to manage risk, and, where appropriate, resolve disputes short of trial. If it comes to trial, Morrison & Foerster litigators win.

Our firm has a long-standing commitment to our culture and diversity. We encourage you to learn more about who we are, and what we do. Should you find you are ready to do the best legal work of your life, we encourage you to let us know!

Fellowship Opportunity:

Office: Los Angeles, Palo Alto, San Diego or San Francisco

Position: IP Litigation Associate Attorney

Candidates will have familiarity with and knowledge of the following:

• Experience with intellectual property litigation matters, including patent and/or trade secret litigation.
• Strong experience in managing discovery and writing briefs.
• Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science is preferred. We may consider other related technical degrees.

Professional skills highly desired include:

• Exercising sound legal and business knowledge in working on a broad spectrum of cases and counseling clients with respect to ongoing matters.
• Excellent communication skills are key: ability to attentively listen, actively engage, and concisely and effectively communicate complex matters in oral and written form.
• A strong work ethic, excellent leadership skills, and action-oriented interest in taking on increased levels of responsibility for client matters will add to your success on our team.

Practice Group Overview:

As a patent litigation powerhouse, Morrison & Foerster represents clients in their highest-profile and most complex patent disputes in the tech, life sciences, and the consumer products industries. Although we are capable of resolving matters before trial, the prowess of our courtroom litigators is second to none. We stand out for our superb knowledge of patent law, experience with judges in high-volume patent venues, and facility with explaining cutting-edge technologies to juries. The practice group is led by Bita Rahebi, Mark Whitaker, Brian Nash, and Tim Saulsbury.

Over the last five years alone, we have litigated more than 300 patent disputes in the most active district courts in the nation, including the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the District of Delaware, and the Northern and Central Districts of California. We regularly appear before agencies and tribunals such as the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). And when IP cases make their way to the Federal Circuit or Supreme Court, our experienced bench of appellate lawyers can help clients successfully navigate the appellate process. We also have significant experience litigating in global forums, including in Japan and Germany.

In general, Morrison & Foerster is consistently ranked for its litigation capabilities throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. We regularly work on complex, high-stakes, and bet-the-company disputes. Our clients, whether they are Fortune 100 multinationals or early-stage tech companies, turn to us for help with their most difficult legal issues. We work closely with them to understand their businesses, identify potential areas of legal exposure, devise strategies to manage risk, and, where appropriate, resolve disputes short of trial. If it comes to trial, Morrison & Foerster litigators win.

Our firm has a long-standing commitment to our culture and diversity. We encourage you to learn more about who we are, and what we do. Should you find you are ready to do the best legal work of your life, we encourage you to let us know!

At Nixon Peabody, our priority is to attract, retain, and promote talented individuals from a wide range of racial, ethnic, social, economic, religious, and personal backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations. Therefore, we encourage talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.

A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s a chance to use your knowledge to shape what’s ahead, to innovate, to learn at a firm that taps into the power of collaboration and collective thinking.

Corporate Trust Team – Global Finance Practice Group

We are seeking a highly motivated Fellow to join our Corporate Trust Team in our Global Finance Practice Group to be based in Boston.

Qualified candidates will have two to five years of experience in corporate, real estate or commercial finance, securities, public finance, or a combination of one or more of those areas. Strong financial, analytical, drafting and negotiation skills and an ability to work independently, with direct client contact, are important.

The successful candidate will be involved in a varied and dynamic practice, ranging from new origination of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and other asset-backed securities, corporate bonds, specialty finance to resolution of distressed transactions. Qualified candidates will have strong academic credentials, superb judgment and communication skills, and a commitment to providing excellent client services.

Nixon Peabody’s Corporate Trust Team is involved in some of the most innovative financial products, and some of the most publicized litigation and bankruptcies, in the securitization and bond markets. Our core team knows this business inside out, with a full support team of litigation, bankruptcy, securities and tax attorneys who are experienced in corporate trust, finance and securitization.

Global Finance Practice Group

Our Global Finance Practice Group is seeking to hire a Fellow in Boston.

The ideal candidate will have approximately three to five years’ experience in a dedicated finance practice group at an Am Law 100 firm representing domestic and international banks and other financial institutions in a wide range of leveraged transactions and/or large or middle market companies or funds in their financing needs. Strong financial, analytical, drafting and negotiation skills and an ability to work independently, with direct client contact, is important.

Our Global Finance group is distinguished by its broad range of capabilities, solid understanding of our clients’ objectives and practical approach to issues as they arise. We advise clients on all types of leveraged financings, from lower middle-market to multi-billion dollar facilities. We represent commercial and investment banks, institutional lenders, private equity sponsors, venture capital funds, mutual funds, hedge funds and corporate borrowers in secured and unsecured financings, cash flow and asset-based financings, subscription facilities and many other specialized credit arrangements.

Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do.

Private Clients Associate

Our Private Clients Practice Group is seeking to hire a Fellow with approximately five to seven years of experience to join our growing team in our Boston, MA office.

The ideal candidate will have approximately five to seven years’ experience in estate planning for high net worth clients, representing individuals, trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations with respect to estate, income, and gift tax planning matters, as well as trust and estate administration. An L.L.M. degree in taxation is a plus, but a solid foundation in gift, estate and income tax planning is a necessity. Qualified candidates will be motivated self-starters with stellar academic credentials, superb judgement and communication skills, a commitment to excellence and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Our nationally recognized Private Clients lawyers partner with individuals, families and business owners to craft their estate plans and achieve their management goals. The team develops and implements practical planning solutions geared to protect our clients, minimize taxes and preserve business and wealth through multiple generations.

Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do.

OnRamp Fellow posting coming soon!

OnRamp Fellow posting coming soon!

About Silver Golub & Teitell:

For over 50 years, Silver Golub & Teitell has positively impacted our community by representing plaintiffs in complex litigation and trials involving serious personal and financial injuries, including catastrophic medical malpractice, product liability, class actions, and other sophisticated civil cases. Although SGT is a firm with deep Connecticut roots, the cases it litigates have national implications. For example, SGT’s trial lawyers have represented victims of sexual abuse and assault, including numerous former participants in the Boy Scouts of America; SGT won a $12 million jury verdict on behalf a former Boy Scout. SGT also served as lead private counsel for the State of Connecticut from 1996-98 in its action against the American tobacco industry as part of the nationwide litigation, resulting in Connecticut receiving a $3.6 billion share of the $246 billion settlement, as well as a $370 million bonus attributable to SGT’s work. State of Connecticut v. Philip Morris, Inc., et al., No. X02-CV-960148414S. SGT also represented over 70 Connecticut municipalities that lost money as a result of the Enron scandal in Town of New Hartford, et al v. Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, No. UWY-CV-04-0185580S, and has represented the retirement funds of the employees of the Town of Fairfield, Connecticut in actions seeking to cover investment losses suffered in connection with the Bernie Madoff fraud.

SGT’s commitment to helping families in cases involving birth injuries, failure to diagnose illness, wrongful death, and other catastrophic events, and the pursuit of accountability that goes with it, has resulted in significant monetary and emotional relief for our clients. As one of the leading trial firms in Connecticut, respected by defendants, plaintiffs, and judges, SGT has the luxury of carefully vetting each case before committing the Firm’s time, resources, and reputation. SGT is a small firm that does big things.

We are delighted to be participating with OnRamp for the first time. The qualities that we are looking for in a candidate include:

• Strong desire to represent people facing difficult challenges – not corporations or insurance companies – in the context of high stakes litigation involving catastrophic events and other complex litigation
• Strong academic background
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• At least 3 years of complex litigation experience, not necessarily in this field of practice
• If no prior experience in this field, a strong desire and commitment to learn
• Ability to stay organized, multi-task, and work independently

Depending on circumstances, this job can be partly remote. The firm’s headquarters is in downtown Stamford, CT, a short walk from the MetroNorth station. The firm also maintains offices in New Haven and Hartford.

OnRamp Fellow posting coming soon!

Counsel, US Commercial Contracting

Department: Head Counsel, U.S. Corporate and Commercial Contracting

Office: Boston or Chicago

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

Assist the Head Counsel, US Commercial Contracting in providing practical, timely, high quality legal services in support of Commercial Contracting for the US Business Unit.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Assist senior attorneys in providing legal support to the US Business Unit and other designated functions on a wide variety of commercial contracts, including services agreements, supply agreements, software license agreements, confidentiality agreements and other commercial contracting matters
• Develop a thorough understanding of the company’s business and operations, including its personnel, products, markets, facilities and customers
• Establish rapport and a working relationship with business unit management and personnel at all levels to encourage and continue the proactive use of in-house legal counsel
• May assist in the identification, development and presentation of training materials on relevant laws and legal/business issues.
• Proactively review, analyze and remain current on a broad range of federal and state legal matters and disseminate information appropriately
• Perform special assignments or projects, with supervision, as assigned by senior attorneys
• Additional duties as assigned

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Juris Doctor
• Licensed to practice law
• A minimum of 1 year of experience in one of the following: paralegal, law firm, corporate legal department or government agency or other relevant experience
• Ability to use sound judgment to integrate business and legal objectives
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills and ability to work in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Desire and ability to be a “hands-on” contributor who is customer service-oriented