Message from Stephen Brown

Hello Thelen survivors. For those of you still looking for work, Johnson Staffing have several openings (see below) you might be interested in. Leon Johnson has a successful recruiting agency, and is a pleasure to work with. I’d highly recommend his services. Good luck to you all!

Stephen Brown
(former Thelen Conflicts Analyst)

IP (Patent) Paralegal in Palo Alto $95K
Billing Coordinator in SF $65K
Records Clerk in SF $40K

JOHNSON STAFFING, LLC
111 Pine Street, Suite 1405
San Francisco, CA 94111-5616
T: 415.986.3378
F: 415.986.2282
www.johnsonstaffing.com

Job Posting: Records Coordinator – SF

Records Coordinator in San Francisco, CA $40K

The Records and Client Intake Department of established law firm needs Records Clerk opening in the San Francisco Office. The Records Center Clerk responsibilities include but are not limited to: Organizing, maintaining, and tracking all client and case files within the office; facilitating the organization and efficient tracking of the client intake process; reviewing incoming mail for calendar items and from the filing process; collecting documents with dates to be calendared and performing loose-leaf filing and other library maintenance. Qualifications: 3+ year’s legal records experience, excellent communication skills and professional demeanor. Calendaring and/or case clerk experience helpful.

JOHNSON STAFFING, LLC
111 Pine Street, Suite 1405
San Francisco, CA 94111-5616
T: 415.986.3378
F: 415.986.2282
www.johnsonstaffing.com

Job Posting: Billing Coordinator – SF

Billing Coordinator in San Francisco, CA $65K

We have an immediate opening for a Billing Assistant II. Our ideal candidate will have a four year college degree in Accounting, Finance, or Math, and a minimum of 5 plus years of work experience in a law firm or 10 plus years of work experience in other professional services environments. Must be proficient in the use of a 10 key calculator and possess a strong working knowledge of Lotus Notes, Excel and Word.

JOHNSON STAFFING, LLC
111 Pine Street, Suite 1405
San Francisco, CA 94111-5616
T: 415.986.3378
F: 415.986.2282
www.johnsonstaffing.com

Job Posting: IP Litigation Paralegal (Patent) – Palo Alto

IP Litigation Paralegal (Patent) in Palo Alto, CA $95K

We are seeking a professional with 10+ years of complex IP Litigation experience. Experience in the following areas required: managing large discovery, creating and managing databases, supervising teams, preparing for trial, and managing trial support. Qualifications include strong computer skills, excellent analytical and organization abilities, management skills, creativity, initiative, excellent communication skills, ability to manage team both upward and downward, calendaring and distribution. A bachelor?s degree is preferred. This position will include overtime to meet commitments and may involve travel.

JOHNSON STAFFING, LLC
111 Pine Street, Suite 1405
San Francisco, CA 94111-5616
T: 415.986.3378
F: 415.986.2282
www.johnsonstaffing.com

Thelen Reid Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

The filing was made Thursday evening, September 17, 2009 in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York.  See link to the filing below.

Thelen Reid Chapter 7 Petition

Thelen Staff Sue Ex-Partners

See the entire story on the LegalPad blog today:
Thelen Staff Sue Ex-Partners for $18M

Order Certifying Class

We’ve received a copy of the Joint Stipulation And Order To Certify Classes And Subclasses as filed in the United States District Court, Northern District of California.

The order can be viewed here:
order_certifying_class

Job Posting: Legal Products and Services Salesperson

Restructuring Concepts LLC, a San Francisco Bay area start-up, seeks an experienced legal products and services salesperson.  The company’s first product (and the product that the salesperson would be focused upon) is the netDockets Precedent Research System for corporate bankruptcy and restructuring professionals.  Launched in September 2008, the product has received rave reviews from its current base of users and the company is looking for an experienced salesperson to expand its user base, particularly at mid-size and large law firms with leading bankruptcy practices.  The company was founded by an experienced corporate restructuring professional (at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP) and the company’s products reflect a deep understanding of the market and its needs.

This is a great time for this product, as the corporate bankruptcy area is the busiest practice area for firms and our system offers an efficient and high-quality solution to a key research need.  This is also a great product to be selling in this market, as law firms can bill the expense of the product through to their clients.  The company offers firms the option to purchase access to the system on a transactional or subscription basis.

The ideal candidate will have experience selling legal research services and/or corporate bankruptcy products and services to mid-size and large law firms.  An established book of contacts would be an especially valuable resource.  We’re looking for an experienced and established self-starter who looks forward to the challenge of managing the sales efforts of a new and innovative product and wants to participate and share in our success. 

Initially, we are offering a very generous commission-based compensation structure (realistic six-figure potential for a successful salesperson).  For the right candidate, this could grow into a permanent place on our team as we grow our product offering.  Location is flexible, but New York, Chicago, Los Angeles or San Francisco would be ideal.

 If interested, please send your resume to rreese@netdockets.com. 

Job Posting: Associate Corporate Counsel

COMPANY INTRODUCTION:

3Degrees is a leading environmental commodity, renewable energy certificate (REC) and carbon offset (sometimes called Voluntary Emission Reductions, or VERs) trading and origination, marketing, and services firm, and is based in San Francisco’s Presidio. 3Degrees is also a leader in utility customer choice programs. 3Degrees also assists project sponsors in the financing, verification, registration, and commercialization of RECs and VERs.

3Degrees was named the #1 U.S. REC Dealer in Energy Risk’s 2008 Commodity Rankings and the 2008 Department of Energy’s Large Commercial Green Power Supplier of the Year.

3Degrees has played a leading role in developing markets for environmental commodities, and is in the process of maturing from a successful start-up to a business with appreciable day-today legal needs.

3Degrees is seeking a transactional/corporate counsel with an understanding of, and experience in, energy or financial asset trading as well as environmental laws and regulations for day-to-day support in its trading, origination, services and ordinary corporate functions. The candidate must be able to hit the ground running in a company that trades and renders services in environmental commodities.

The precise nature of the position will be tailored to fit the optimal candidate. Note: This is not intended to be a senior position, as the company does not have that need, but rather, this as an ideal opportunity for an associate-level attorney who can develop into a field of practice that will very shortly become an important part of the economy.

TITLE:

Associate Corporate Counsel

REPORTING:

Reports to the President

LOCATION:

San Francisco, CA (corporate headquarters in the Presidio)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Associate Corporate Counsel will provide general legal advice and support to assist company transaction teams and general management and business activities. The role will be principally focused on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts for the purchase and sale of RECs and VERs and other company agreements, interacting with outside counsel, and other corporate legal matters.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

The ideal candidate will have:

JD from a reputable law school, placing favorably in his/her class, with law review experience

Be a member of the Bar of the State of California or the Bar of the State of New York

3 to 8 years of experience as a transactional attorney (as counsel in mid-sized legal firm or internal legal counsel, preferably related to energy, commodities, and/or financial services)

Experience with environmental or energy regulation

Strong business sense with proven capacity to weave together legal experience with business judgment

Personal presence, communication skills and credibility necessary to effectively interact with company constituents and counterparties

Extensive contract evaluation and negotiation experience, including capacity to quickly read and draft an agreement with a complete understanding of risks, ramifications, interpretations, loopholes, and liabilities.

Self-motivated, enthusiastic and hard working.

Strong negotiating skills

Resourceful research skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Desire to meet the demands of a growth stage enterprise and ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Compensation commensurate with experience and skill set

Equity

Group medical and dental, 401(k)

Become part of a team of individuals equally committed to sustainability and renewable energy

APPLICATION PROCESS:

If you are interested in this position, please review the 3Degrees website for additional information about the organization at www.3degreesinc.com. To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to careers@3degreesinc.com. Please write “Counsel” in the subject heading, as only applications with this subject heading will be accepted. The position shall remain open until filled.

Job Posting: Civil Legal Secretary – Oakland

 

JOB SUMMARY:

This public sector legal department has approximately 50 employees and is located in Oakland.  Working a 37.5-hour week, you will be providing a wide range of civil legal secretary support activities in the areas of litigation and legal transactional matters.  Duties include civil legal document and correspondence preparation, calendaring, case/file management, court filings, and litigation activities.  You will be part of a team and working in a fast-paced environment.

 QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED:

- A minimum of 3 years experience as a litigation legal secretary for attorneys in a civil legal environment in the public or private sector.  Tort litigation is preferred. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in:  case management software applications; and preparing documents such as pleadings, briefs, legal memoranda, opinions and other documents containing extensive legal citations.

- Good knowledge of civil legal terminology, forms and documents; calendaring, indexing and file maintenance, and court filing procedures.

- Expertise in Microsoft Office Word (’03 or ’07)

- A minimum of 50 wpm typing speed

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Ability to work as part of a team.

 COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

- Salary range is from $58K – $62K with a full range of excellent (public sector) benefits.

How to Apply:

Please forward a resume to: Becky L. Taylor, President, BLT Associates, Legal and Executive Recruiters, Oakland, CA at BLTaylorAssoc@comcast.net or by fax at (510) 632-4754.