Premier Client Position #1

Practice: Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialties: Consumer Finance, Litigation, Real Estate
Location: Multiple US Locations
Description: Seeking an Attorney with 3-5 years of state and federal court litigation experience, particularly in mortgage litigation, auto finance litigation, and credit card litigation. Must have excellent academic and professional credentials, superior research and writing ability, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication skills. Clerkship experience preferred. Must be licensed and in good standing with the Florida bar. Will consider candidates resident in other states with Florida bar membership.

Premier Client Position #2

Practice: Labor & Employment
Title: Associate
Specialties: Litigation, Counseling, Class Action, EEOC
Location: Los Angeles, California
Description: Mid-level Associate to join Labor & Employment Department at AmLaw firm. Requires 3-5 years of relevant California L&E experience in top law firm setting, focusing on defense of wage and hour class actions and PAGA actions. Experience with single-plaintiff employment cases, taking/defending depositions, discovery, and drafting dispositive motions required. Must have strong academic background and legal research/writing abilities. California Bar required. Salary: $260,000-$355,000.

Premier Client Position #3

Practice: Real Estate
Title: Associate
Specialties: Commercial Real Estate
Location: Charleston or Greenville, SC
Description: AmLaw100 firm seeking Real Estate Associate with 1-4 years of meaningful commercial real estate experience, including acquisition, sale, leasing, and financing. Strong communication and analytical thinking skills required. Must thrive in collaborative environment. Admission to South Carolina Bar required or must be obtained. Candidates should submit cover letter, resume, and law school transcript.

Premier Client Position #4

Practice: Corporate
Title: Associate
Specialties: M&A, Private Equity
Location: New York City, New York
Description: Seeking associate with 3+ years of private equity transactional experience to join corporate M&A practice. Must have experience with acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, private equity funds and financial institutions. Strong academic credentials and critical reasoning skills required. Must be admitted or eligible for admission in New York. Salary: $260,000 plus bonus eligibility.

Premier Client Position #5

Practice: Energy
Title: Associate
Specialties: Project Development, Infrastructure, Transactional, Renewables
Location: Houston, Texas
Description: Mid-level Associate needed with experience in drafting and negotiating commercial and project development agreements (PPAs, VPPAs, LNG SPAs, etc.) to join EIPAF practice group. Must have outstanding academic credentials and strong analytical/drafting skills. Ideal candidate will be highly organized, deadline-focused, and able to manage multiple work streams. Good communication skills and teamwork orientation required.

Premier Client Position #6

Practice: Real Estate
Title: Associate
Specialties: P&S, Leasing
Location: New York City, New York
Description: Seeking real estate associate with 4-5 years of significant experience in drafting related to commercial real estate transactions, emphasizing office, retail, and industrial leases. Excellent writing, organizational and analytical skills required. Additional experience with acquisitions, dispositions, finance, and due diligence helpful. Data center leasing experience helpful but not required. Major law firm experience preferred. New York State Bar admission required. Salary: $280,000-$325,000.

Premier Client Position #7

Practice: Tax
Title: Associate
Specialties: SALT, Controversy
Location: District of Columbia
Description: Seeking junior to mid-level associate with 2-5 years of experience to support State and Local Tax practice. Work primarily includes audit defense, litigation, complex business restructuring, legislative guidance, planning and consulting. Requires strong law school academic credentials with relevant law firm or government experience. Salary: $235,000-$365,000 with comprehensive benefits.

Premier Client Position #8

Practice: Banking
Title: Associate
Specialties: Compliance/Regulatory
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Description: Seeking attorney with 1-5 years of relevant experience to join globally recognized financial regulatory practice. Focus on pure bank regulatory issues with sub-focus on regulatory compliance. Excellent written/verbal communication skills and academic credentials required. Prior experience with financial services firm, compliance firm, or regulator is of interest but not required. Position may involve working with international clients during their business hours.

Premier Client Position #9

Practice: Real Estate
Title: Associate
Specialties: P&S, Finance, Leasing, Development
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Description: AmLaw 200 firm seeking associate with 2-5 years of experience in commercial real estate, particularly representing developers, owners, and investors in complex real estate transactions. Requires strong understanding of real estate law, including financing, acquisitions, dispositions, and development transactions.

Premier Client Position #10

Practice: Government, Litigation
Title: Associate
Specialties: Contracts, False Claims Act, Government, Investigations
Location: District of Columbia
Description: Seeking associates from law school class years 2018-2020 to join nationally recognized Government Contracts practice. Broad experience required, with some experience in government contracts disputes, corporate transactions, suspension/debarment issues, and False Claims Act/internal investigation matters preferred. Bid protest experience not necessary. Compensation: $365,000-$420,000.

Premier Client Position #11

Practice: Real Estate
Title: Associate
Specialties: P&S, Development, Land Use, Zoning, Leasing
Location: Charleston, SC
Description: Seeking experienced commercial real estate attorney with minimum 3+ years of experience in commercial real estate transactions (representing lenders and borrowers), purchase/sale transactions, development, land use/zoning, leasing and commercial real estate lending. Excellent academic credentials, oral/writing skills required. Must be licensed in South Carolina.

Premier Client Position #12

Practice: International Trade
Title: Associate
Specialties: Compliance/Regulatory
Location: District of Columbia
Description: Immediate opening for associate with 6-8 years of experience handling antidumping and countervailing duty investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission. Excellent academic credentials and strong research/writing skills required. Must be admitted to practice in Washington, DC. Salary: $245,000-$285,000.

Premier Client Position #13

Practice: Intellectual Property
Title: Associate
Specialties: Trademark
Location: Multiple Markets Nationwide
Description: Seeking senior Trademark Associate with 2-6 years of experience in trademark law. Responsibilities include brand counseling, trademark registration/prosecution, managing global trademark portfolio strategy, and trademark enforcement. Excellent analytical, research, and writing skills required. Must be able to manage multiple projects in fast-paced environment. Salary: $200,000-$250,000.

Premier Client Position #14

Practice: Real Estate
Title: Associate
Specialties: P&S, Finance, Leasing, Development
Location: New York City, New York
Description: Seeking midlevel associate to join Real Estate Practice. Work includes land use, zoning, acquisitions/dispositions, leasing, lending, development, construction, joint ventures, and real estate private equity. Ideal candidate is team-oriented with experience in AmLaw 100 firm or top real estate boutique. Knowledge of title and survey preferred; land use/development experience a plus. Excellent oral/written communication skills and outstanding academic record required. Salary: $225,000-$275,000.

Premier Client Position #15

Practice: Antitrust
Title: Associate
Specialties: M&A, FTC, DOJ, Litigation
Location: District of Columbia
Description: Junior Antitrust Associate with 1-3 years of experience in law firm, government agency, or corporate legal department, with minimum 2 years of antitrust experience. Work with clients before DOJ, FTC, state attorneys general, and foreign competition authorities. Gain experience on high-profile mergers, investigations, and litigation matters across various industries. Self-starter with strong academic credentials and communication skills required. Base compensation: $215,000-$300,000.

Premier Client Position #16

Practice: Intellectual Property
Title: Associate
Specialties: Litigation, Patent Litigation, Hatch Waxman
Location: Multiple Markets Nationwide
Description: Seeking midlevel IP associate with 2-4 years of patent litigation experience, preferably in life sciences representing pharmaceutical companies. Experience with legal research, drafting pleadings/motions, and conducting written/expert discovery required. Experience with hearings and depositions preferred. Degree in life science field or Patent Bar eligibility preferred. Base compensation: $225,000-$310,000.

Premier Client Position #17

Practice: Intellectual Property
Title: Associate
Specialties: Litigation, Patent Litigation, CR/TM Litigation
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Description: Mid-level intellectual property litigation associate with 3-5 years' post-JD IP litigation experience. Experience in patent, trade secret and other IP litigation required. Strong technical background in computer engineering, physics, electrical engineering, biomechanical or mechanical engineering preferred. Excellent academic credentials and strong analytical/communication skills required.

Premier Client Position #18

Practice: Corporate
Title: Associate
Specialties: M&A
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Description: Business/corporate attorney with 5+ years of relevant experience for market-leading Corporate practice. Experience with broad range of complex business/corporate matters including entity formation, operating agreements, debt/equity financing, M&A, commercial contracts, and serving as outside general counsel. NC Bar admission (or ability to waive in) preferred. Outstanding academics and excellent written/analytical/verbal skills required.

Premier Client Position #19

Practice: Antitrust
Title: Associate
Specialties: FTC, DOJ, M&A, Litigation, Investigations, Counseling
Location: New York City, New York
Description: Experienced mid to senior-level attorney with minimum 5 years' experience at large law firm, DOJ Antitrust Division, and/or FTC (combination of firm and government experience a plus). Experience with mergers/acquisitions, investigations, litigation, and compliance. Focus on transactional antitrust and litigation counseling. Salary: $365,000-$420,000+.

Premier Client Position #20

Practice: Tax
Title: Associate
Specialties: Funds
Location: New York City, New York
Description: Tax associate with 3-5 years of experience focusing on fund formation and asset management. Role includes secondment to London office to work with US partner, with further opportunities for periodic London travel. Experience with private credit, real estate, infrastructure, and private equity funds, fund structuring, asset manager compensation, and related tax issues required. Salary: $260,000-$390,000.

Premier Client Position #21

Practice: Corporate
Title: Associate
Specialties: M&A, Private Equity
Location: Multiple Markets Nationwide
Description: Midlevel Private Equity associate with 4-6 years of experience, including corporate aspects of acquisitions, dispositions, and portfolio company operations. J.D. degree required. Work with national/international clients across global platform. Must be able to work flexible hours. Self-starter who can work independently and in teams. Strong academic credentials and communication skills required. Base compensation: $235,000-$360,000.

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