Job Openings
ATTORNEY OPENINGS - LOS ANGELES
Associate - Immigration
Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp LLP, a law firm in Los Angeles, is seeking a mid-level Associate with 3-4 years of immigration experience for the Los Angeles office. We are seeking those with business immigration experience with an emphasis on the preparation, review and analysis of non-immigrant visa petitions and/or PERM. Knowledge of immigration law and procedures required. Qualified candidates will be highly organized, have meticulous attention-to-detail and have strong interpersonal skills to provide clients with immigration solutions. Excellent written and oral communication skills along with outstanding academic credentials are required.
Associate – Labor & Employment
We are seeking a mid to senior- level Labor and Employment Associate with 3-5 years of employment and traditional labor experience for the Los Angeles office. Our Labor and Employment Department consists of over 20 full time Labor and Employment attorneys. The successful candidate must have excellent analytical and writing skills, substantial experience handling employment litigation, including single-plaintiff and class action cases, and experience advising clients on day-to-day employment issues. Outstanding academic credentials are required.
Associate - Corporate
MSK’s Corporate Department is seeking an associate in its New York or Los Angeles office with 7-10 years of corporate and securities law experience. Candidates should have substantial experience in connection with 1933 and 1934 Act compliance, including the annual proxy statement, registration statements, Form 8-Ks and annual and quarterly reports, Section 16 filings, quarterly earnings releases, analyst call scripts and Regulation FD issues. Candidates should also have experience with registered offerings of debt securities and securities offerings pursuant to exemptions from registration. Candidates must have strong drafting skills, a desire for client contact, an aptitude for managing securities offerings and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced securities practice.
attorney openings - NEW YORK
Associate - Corporate
MSK’s Corporate Department is seeking an associate in its New York or Los Angeles office with 7-10 years of corporate and securities law experience. Candidates should have substantial experience in connection with 1933 and 1934 Act compliance, including the annual proxy statement, registration statements, Form 8-Ks and annual and quarterly reports, Section 16 filings, quarterly earnings releases, analyst call scripts and Regulation FD issues. Candidates should also have experience with registered offerings of debt securities and securities offerings pursuant to exemptions from registration. Candidates must have strong drafting skills, a desire for client contact, an aptitude for managing securities offerings and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced securities practice.
attorney openings - Washington, dc
MSK offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. If you are looking for an opportunity with a growing, collaborative firm, please apply to recruits@msk.com.
EOE
STAFF OPPORTUNITIES - LOS ANGELES
Business Immigration Paralegal
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, a mid-sized law firm on the west side of Los Angeles, seeks an experienced Business Immigration Paralegal to join our team.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- A minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Business Immigration Paralegal, including arts and entertainment visa petitions.
- Must include significant experience preparing and processing applications for O-1 visas OR significant experience with analysis and preparation of PERM applications.
- Experience preparing E, H, L, O, P filings is a plus.
- Certificate of completion from an ABA approved paralegal program or a B.A. or advanced degree plus an Attorney Attestation of completion of law-related experience (Business & Professions Code Section 6450 et seq.).
Qualifications:
- Excellent analytical, research, oral and written communication skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite
- Customer service skills, teamwork, leadership and reliability
Project Manager
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, a mid-sized law firm on the west side of Los Angeles, seeks an experienced Project Manager to join our team.
The Project Manager works closely with all leadership within the Firm, as well as various users across the Firm. The Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, management, and execution of largescale, complex technical Firm-wide projects and initiatives. The Project Manager keeps abreast of new technologies to be able to effectively and successfully manage Firm projects. The Project Manager will report to the Chief Operating Officer.
Job Functions:
Description of Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Firm leadership to develop comprehensive project plans.
- Responsible for the life cycle development and implementation plan of Firmwide deployment and implementation of business systems including but not limited to scope, cost, schedule, participants, resources, vendors, and deliverables.
- Assist in the development and definition of goals, project plans, and initiative in order to improve processes and leverage technology.
- Partner and collaborate with leadership to identify, document, develop, and implement process improvement opportunities.
- Present formal, engaging, informative, well-organized project presentations, proposals, plans, and status updates.
- Evaluate vendor proposals related to projects, and successfully manage and maintain vendor relationships.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications;
- Four year college degree or equivalent experience.
- Current project management certification is required. Examples include PMP, Six Sigma, and CAPM.
- Minimum 5 years of experience running large scale projects with business-wide impacts.
- Knowledge of law firm operations preferred
- Background in consulting or software development preferred.
- Experience with process change management. Ability to successfully manage, organize, prioritize, and execute multiple projects to meet time-sensitive deadlines.
- Expert knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Excellent and strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively and professionally communicate with all levels of management, staff, and a variety of external entities including vendors and clients.
- Experience redesigning workflow with program management and tracking process and tools.
- Ability to read and comprehend complex technical material.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Paralegal
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, a mid-sized law firm with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington D.C., is seeking an experienced Paralegal to complement our Litigation and Labor teams.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage a case from inception to conclusion and anticipate case/counsel needs.
- Work with counsel and Litigation Support on collection, processing, review and production of electronic data/files.
- Maintain electronic case databases (e.g., Summation, Relativity), run searches on databases.
- Manage document productions, including document review under the supervision of an attorney, redactions, endorsements and preparation of document productions for service.
- Establish, organize and maintain case files, both electronic and paper.
- Research and cull information from resources such as websites, periodicals, trade associations, Federal, State and local government agencies.
- Prepare, serve and manage document and deposition subpoenas.
- Depositions: Under attorney supervision, gather and prepare documents relevant to the deponent, organize exhibits, take notes and handle exhibits during the deposition, secure depositions transcripts from reporting services and distribute copies as needed.
- Assist in preparation of motions and other Court filings, including assembly of motion papers, declarations and exhibits, proofread and citation check, and create appendices.
- Assist in the filing and service of Federal and State Court documents.
- Assist counsel in trial/arbitration/mediation: create exhibit list and prepare exhibits; prepare witnesses; coordinate logistics such as courtroom technician and other technology needs; liaison between counsel and court staff; assist counsel at hearing.
Qualifications
- Strong management, organizational, communication and writing skills.
- Time management skills to handle multiple tasks efficiently and accurately.
- Team-oriented mindset and strong work ethic.
- Ability to efficiently gather, maintain and organize voluminous data/documents.
- Minimum education - Bachelor's degree preferred
- Minimum of 5 years working as a litigation or labor paralegal at a law firm or assisting company in-house counsel.
- Certificate from accredited paralegal school preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Strong experience in eDiscovery.
- Experienced in: Eclipse (or like database); Relativity; Westlaw Research (including public records); Lexis CaseMap and TextMap; PACER.
The Firm offers competitive compensation and benefits.
EOE
Please submit resume to staffrecruits@msk.com
www.msk.com
staff opportunities - NEW YORK
The Firm offers competitive compensation and benefits.
EOE
Please submit resume to staffrecruits@msk.com
www.msk.com
staff opportunities - washington, dc
The Firm offers competitive compensation and benefits.
EOE
Please submit resume to staffrecruits@msk.com
www.msk.com
For all attorney positions, please submit resume, transcripts and writing sample to recruits@msk.com
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