Litigation Secretary Positions

Denise Bottarini over at Landmark Legal has dropped us a quick note and wants to remind those looking for litigation secretary positions that they have several listings. If you have 3+ years of litigation secretarial experience that includes knowledge of court procedure, local rules, efiling and excellent document processing skills, please contact Denise today.

Landmark Legal Professionals is working with “best of the best” Bay Area law firms in their searches for litigation legal secretaries. Let Landmark be your guide on your path to a new “home”.
Landmark Legal Professionals was voted as the Bay Area’s #2 legal staffing service for 2007 by the subscribers to The Recorder. For more information about who we are and how we can be of assistance to you in your career search, please see: www.landmarklaw.com

Denise Bottarini
Managing Director, San Francisco
dbottarini@landmarklaw.com
415-621-5400

Job Posting: Various Positions – San Francisco

I’ve received a note from Human Resources at Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco about several staff positions available.  If you wish to review all the positions available at Kirkland & Ellis, please click here.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, founded almost 100 years ago, is a preeminent, full-service law firm with over 1,400 attorneys worldwide. Our San Francisco office, which opened in 2003, and our Palo Alto office, which opened in 2008, continues to experience rapid growth. Located in the heart of the financial district and Silicon Valley, we have created a professional office environment, where professionals thrive. We are seeking career oriented individuals to join our support team.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP offers a competitive base salary, bonus potential and benefits for its full-time employees. If you are a dedicated, hardworking, results-oriented individual, we invite you to submit your resume and cover letter (including salary expectations) to https://www.kirkland.com at our Staff Careers Page. Locals only. Principals only. Skills assessment test will be administered. Background checks will be conducted. Local Candidates only. EOE.

Corporate Legal Secretary (M&A)

Qualifications & Requirements

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of recent and direct corporate legal secretarial experience (preferably in a large law firm), excellent communication and organizational skills, customer service orientation, a proactive work ethic, attention to detail, the ability to work well under pressure and flexibility for overtime. Strong day-to-day organizational skills are essential, particularly with respect to file maintenance. Must have advanced proficiency working in MS Word 2000 and be proficient in formatting documents utilizing styles. A minimum typing speed of 55+ wpm is required. PowerPoint and Excel experience are also strongly preferred.

Essential Job Functions

Under general supervision, the Corporate Legal Secretary will provide support to attorneys in the areas of financing and secured transactions, leasing, structured financial workouts and reorganizations and general corporate practice. Duties include, but are not limited to, typing and formatting corporate legal documents, registration statements, SEC filings and other transactional filings with governing entities. Administrative duties include Dictaphone transcription, entering attorney time, making travel arrangements, interfacing with clients, calendar maintenance, filing and general secretarial duties as assigned. 

 

Calendar Court Services Coordinator

Qualifications & Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Experience: Required to have at least 4-7 years experience in the legal field.

Essential Job Functions

The Court Services Coordinator will work with the Records and CCS Manager and the Loss Prevention team in providing court services and support for the San Francisco and Palo Alto office. This position works closely with Court Services personnel in other domestic K&E offices as part of a team who assist and instruct attorneys, legal assistants and staff regarding court filing requirements, court rules, and processes and requirements of the judiciary. This position requires exceptional customer service skills. The CCSC will implement and oversee office-wide court filing and calendaring procedures. This position will work with management and the firmwide Court Services team in formulating and implementing policies, procedures and practices to fulfill court filing and calendaring functions that support the Firm’s Loss Prevention initiatives and policies.

Job Posting: Litigation Paralegal – Palo Alto

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s Palo Alto office has an opening for a mid-level litigation paralegal. Needs to have 4-6 years of experience with taking the lead on cases and experience with court filings.

Please contact:

Laura Knight
Office Manager
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
2550 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Tel: (650) 251-5174
Cell: (415) 509-6001
Fax: (650) 251-5002
lknight@stblaw.com

Getting Call Backs From Potential Employers

Over at Shifting Careers, which is the New York Times’ new work and career blog for the 21st century, author Michael Melcher has some great tips on how to ensure you’ll get call backs when in the middle of a job search.

Click here to read “They Never Write, They Never Call,” and learn more about various methods to use when conducting a job search.  One interesting concept, which I’ve whole-heartedly embraced is this:

“Make connections for other people. Whatever barriers you are facing in the employment markets, you are probably in a position to others in their job searches, whether through advice, referrals or just being a friend. Helping others make progress is a good way to remind yourself that you do have an impact on the world.”

I can say that on any given day, as I work with recruiters and my networking contacts in order to post available positions on Thelen The Pain and on Heller Highwater, there is no better high than seeing a colleague snag a new position based on a lead I sent their way.  It’s what I call “career karma” and not only does it keep me busy and networking while I am out of work, I know it will reap big rewards down the road.

Job Postings: Various Staff Positions – Bay Area

For all of these new positions, please contact:

Rachel Moran
Placement Director
LEGALHIRE
Integrity. Service. Results
Phone: 707.775.3000
Fax: 707.775.3399
Cell: 415.269.4633

San Francisco (by appt only)
Phone: 415.986.4323
Fax: 415.986.4321
www.legalhire.com

San Francisco

Human Resources/Attorney Recruiting Coordinator
Newly created position at top notch firm. 2 yrs. HR experience in law firm preferred.

Help Desk Analyst
Solid work experience as a help desk/IT team member. Knowledge of legal software applications.

In-House Litigation Paralegal
Great opportunity to join successful SF corporation.5-7 years of CA litigation experience, varied practice areas desired and excellent technical abilities.

Palo Alto

Sr. Level Corporate Paralegal
Law firm experience preferred and 7+ years of corporate transactional experience, preferably in M&A, Securities and Corporate Governance.

Sr. IP Litigation Paralegal
10 years of CA litigation experience (must meet ABA requirements), at least 5 in IP

Litigation Secretary
New position at growing Silicon Valley office. Must have solid CA litigation skills and work history.

Please forward resumes in Word format to jobs@legalhire.com
Ask about our referral and sign-on bonuses!
Website: www.legalhire.com

Job Postings: Patent Agents

For all these positions contact:

Craig Rofhok
craig@elite-searches.com
Elite Legal Search LLC
8305 Vickers Street, St 201
San Diego, CA 92037

 

Patent Agent – Sunnyvale CA Area

Our client, a large pharmaceutical company in San Diego is seeking a Patent Agent. The selected candidate will be responsible for patent prosecution of biotechnology and biological device inventions. The candidate may also assist in other IP functions, such as freedom to operate analysis and prior art analysis. As a member of the company’s intellectual property strategy team, the selected candidate will contribute to important strategic patent procurement and enforcement decisions. The patent agent may be responsible for a variety of technologies, including protein separation devices and methods, RNAi, cell biology transfection assays, and cell and biochemical drug discovery assays, depending on technical expertise. The patent agent will work on all aspects of patent prosecution including preparing responses and drafting patent applications, and will operate in a manner that both enables a full understanding of the business context of their efforts. The patent agent will work closely with business and R&D colleagues to protect inventions in a manner that is consistent with their technical merit and commercial value – drafting a professional work product that will stand up to judicial or licensee scrutiny.

Requirements:

We are looking for a person that has high technical ability, strong preference for an advanced degree in molecular biology, bioengineering, biotechnology, or biochemistry, and patent prosecution and drafting experience in biological devices, biotechnology and/or bioengineering. The right person will have exceptional communication skills, both written and interpersonal to communicate clearly and effectively with inventors, and to work with the manager and the R&D group to perform the day-to-day tasks required to advance the company’s biological research device, protein separation, and cell biology patent procurement and enforcement strategy.

More than 1 year of full – time experience required, in all aspects of molecular biology, biological devices, biotechnology, or biochemistry patent prosecution, including drafting patent applications and Office Action responses.

Please send your resume in MS Word format to Craig Rofhok at craig@elite-searches.com to be considered.

 

Patent Agent – In-House – EE

Elite Legal Search LLC is currently seeking a Patent Agent with at least two years experience drafting patent applications. Qualified applicant will manage a group of engineers located in Asia. This position is for a fabless semi-conductor. Candidates that speak Mandarin will be given special consideration, advanced degrees a plus. Minimum of two years drafting Patent Application in either a large law firm or in-house setting. Candidate must be a registered agent with the USPTO and have a degree in EE. CS or Computer Engineering.

Job Postings – Various Associate and Partner Positions – San Diego

For all these positions contact:

Craig Rofhok
craig@elite-searches.com
Elite Legal Search LLC
8305 Vickers Street, St 201
San Diego, CA 92037

 

In-Patent Attorney – EE, CS or CE – San Diego

Elite Legal Search LLC is seeking an In-House Patent Prosecution Attorney for a major technology company in San Diego, CA. The majority of time for a successful candidate is spent preparing and prosecuting patent applications as necessary. Additionally, they will be asked to conduct patent analysis, work with inventors, and advise on domestic and foreign filing strategies.

Skills/Experience

Must have at least three years of experience in patent preparation and prosecution. Telecommunications and semiconductor technology experience is major plus. Must also be an active and registered member of the U.S.P.T.O. A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science is required and advanced degreed individuals will be given preference. Knowledge and prior engineering experience in the field of wireless digital communications or digital signal processing theory is highly desired. However, consideration will be given to master level mathematics, physics, or other science degreed individuals when coupled to a minimum of four years applied experience in digital signal processing theory.

Additional Skills

A candidate’s ability to contribute as an individual as well as participate as an equal in a strong team environment is indispensable to excel at this position.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, JD, USPTO Required.

 

Director of Intellectual Property – San Diego

Our client, a US subsidiary of a multi-billion dollar eastern Pacific Rim based electronic components manufacturer currently seeks a Lead IP Counsel to define and implement IP strategy.
Responsible for patent prosecution, IP litigation, defending the company against third party IP, and licensing activities. Has overall control of planning, staffing, budgeting, managing expense priorities, and recommending and implementing changes to methods.

Requirements:

• Law School degree (J.D.) and Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent experience
• 10+ years related experience (preferably in wireless telecom industry), including strong litigation experience

Business Litigation Partners – San Diego

Partner and senior counsel level (portable business desirable) positions available for business / corporate litigation attorney. Litigation clients include publicly held corporations, privately owned companies and high net worth individuals in the general business, real estate and development, and intellectual property fields. Positions requires California bar admission, excellent academic credentials.

Qualifications

For all positions, California bar admission and excellent academic credentials are required. In addition, client is prepared to offer market condition compensation with bonus opportunities and an excellent benefits package.

 

Tax/Bond Attorney – San Diego

Elite Legal Search LLC is currently seeking a Tax Attorney for large regional firm in San Diego. Client seeks a tax attorney with seven to eight or more years experience with nonprofit and/or governmental finance and employee benefits. The ideal candidate would have experience with: (i) establishing and administering employee benefit and deferred compensation plans, including 403(b), 457 and PERS; (ii) advising lenders/issuers on tax aspects of tax exempt bonds, leases and notes, including conduit, general obligation and revenue bonds; and (iii) advising charitable organizations on corporate structure, obtaining and maintaining tax exempt status under state and federal laws. California bar admission and excellent academic credentials required.

Qualifications

For all positions, California bar admission and excellent academic credentials are required. In addition, client is prepared to offer market condition compensation with bonus opportunities and an excellent benefits package.

Job Posting: Corporate Paralegal – Los Angeles

Elite Legal Search is a full-service permanent and temporary search firm representing attorneys, paralegals and other legal support personnel in law firms and corporate legal departments. Here are some of the current positions that our office is recruiting for, to see a list of all of the positions that Elite Legal Search LLC is currently recruiting for; visit http://www.elite-searches.com

Corporate Paralegal – In-house – Down Town LA

Elite Legal Search LLC is currently seeking experienced Corporate Paralegal’s for an in-house position with a financial institution in the Downtown Los Angeles area. The Sr. Corporate Paralegal will provide paraprofessional support to in-house attorneys responsible for securities-related matters. The qualified applicant will assist in the preparation of SEC filings, board meeting materials, proxy statements, corporate records (including minute books) for the bank and subsidiaries and other corporate regulatory work. Researches and analyzes law sources to present to senior counsel and drafts legal documents. Interacts with Executive Management, Board of Directors and regulators as needed, as well as other duties as assigned. This position is located in downtown.

• *A minimum of 3 years of corporate paralegal experience with a corporate law firm, public reporting corporation, or financial services institution required.
• *At least 1 year of experience with SEC Filings, corporate records, or corporate governance required.
• Must be able to work accurately and effectively in a highly confidential, detail- and result-oriented environment.
• Effective interpersonal, customer service and communication skills to interact effectively with all levels of bank personnel and regulators.
• Must be self-motivated and be capable of working both independently as well as in a team.
• Effective project management, presentation and organizational skills.
• Strong computer proficiency (Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Undergraduate degree strongly preferred.

**Looking for a candidate with experience in SEC Filings and all securities work. 10K’s, Q’s, 8K’s, Section 16 (forms 3,4,5). Experiences with Proxies and anything securities related. Corporate reporting, Board of Directors and minute books. Project work. Self Starter, somebody who can make the department their own and make suggestions about way to do things better including systems. Smart, great attitude. Able to work with different types of personalities. Experience in dealing with Sr. level executives.

Contact: Craig Rofhok
craig@elite-searches.com
Elite Legal Search LLC
8305 Vickers Street, St 201
San Diego, CA 92037

Job Postings: Various Associate Positions

Thanks to MacDonald Legal Placement for these – check them out and if you know someone for whom these positions might be a good fit, let them know!

Macdonald Legal Placement is currently seeking candidates for the following openings:

BUSINESS AND FINANCE ASSOCIATE: Our client’s San Francisco office is seeking a 4-5 year business and finance associate with experience in any or all of the following types of transactions: lending/financing (including real estate/asset based/M&A), UCC Article 9, secured lending, bank regulatory, workouts, real or personal property foreclosure, and related areas. Large firm experience is a plus, but is not required. The essential requirement is solid experience in complex transactional matters as well as solid academic performance. This is an immediate need and our client seeks to fill it as soon as possible, so please submit your materials ASAP.

PRODUCT LIABILITY DEFENSE ASSOCIATE: This is an opportunity to join one of the highest quality products liability defense groups in the Bay Area. The firm represents well-known, highly respected manufacturers in products liability defense litigation. This is defense work at its highest, most complex level. Our client is searching for an excellent 2-4 year litigation associate. Excellent academic performance is required in addition to solid law firm experience. Associates with deposition experience are preferred. Any trial experience would be a major plus.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN ALASKA: Want to see Russia from your house? Commercial real estate may be suffering in the contiguous 48 states, but it’s booming in Alaska! Our client is seeking multiple commercial real estate associates. You do not have to be licensed in Alaska, but you must be willing to sit for the bar.

INSURANCE DEFENSE ASSOCIATE IN SACRAMENTO: If you’ve finally tired of the high cost of living in San Francisco, but want to stay in Northern California, you should consider our state’s capital. The Sacramento office of a Chicago-based law firm seeks an associate with 4 to 7 years experience in insurance defense work, including commercial casualty defense, insurance coverage and/or appellate experience. Solid academic credentials and excellent communication skills required.

For consideration for these and many other positions, please submit your resume and a copy of your law school transcript to the attention of Cara Lee Macdonald, Esq. at cmacdonald@macdonaldlegal.com.