Careers

Real Estate/P3 Attorney with a minimum of 5 years of sophisticated transactional experience which may include commercial, transactional real estate experience focused on a combination of ground lease and development related practices.  This candidate would be able to support a robust, complex Public Private Partnership practice with transactions involving governmental entities. Candidates must possess strong academic credentials. Major law firm or related public sector experience preferred.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Jessica Buchsbaum, Chief Legal Talent Officer.

HUD Associate with 3+ years' experience on mixed-finance transactions and all aspects of public housing redevelopment.  Ideal candidates have familiarity with to project-based vouchers, Section 8 project-based rental assistance, and the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Jessica Buchsbaum, Chief Legal Talent Officer.

Litigation Associate with a minimum of 3 years of sophisticated commercial litigation experience.  Candidates must possess strong academic credentials.  Major law firm experience preferred.

 

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Jessica Buchsbaum, Chief Legal Talent Officer.

Real Estate Finance Associate or Partner with 7+ years' experience in a commercial transactional real estate practice with a focus on real estate finance, including intercreditor agreements and co-lender agreements.  Ideal candidates will possess experience with loan documents, mortgages, and leases as well as knowledge of leases, SNDAs, and hotel franchise agreements. 

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Jessica Buchsbaum, Chief Legal Talent Officer.

Corporate Associate or Partner with 5+ years' experience in either CMBS securitizations, including the representation of issuers, B-piece pieces, negotiation of co-lender and intercreditor agreements; or fund formation, including representation of sponsors in on-shore and off-shore funds, Investment Advisor Act experience, private equity and hedge funds preferred.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Jessica Buchsbaum, Chief Legal Talent Officer.

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a back-up receptionist with 2+ years' experience. This position entails greeting clients, answering and forwarding calls from the main switchboard, scheduling conference rooms, general administrative work, and maintain security awareness. This position will also assist the HR department with administrative tasks.  As such, candidates must have strong computer skills.  Professional appearance, strong customer service, organizational, and communication skills are required. The candidate must be dependable, articulate and personable.  Bilingual (English/Spanish) is also required.

Interested candidates should submit a resume to Jackie F. Gallego, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a commercial real estate paralegal with a minimum of 10 years' experience. The ideal candidate will be experienced in working on commercial and residential transactions from beginning to end, including but not limited to, reviewing title and survey; preparing conveyance documents; preparing and managing closing checklists; coordinating due diligence; preparing escrow instructions and coordinating the execution and delivery of closing documents; preparing and reviewing closing statements; coordinating and attending closings; and handling post-closing matters such as review of title policies and preparation of closing binders. Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel and Adobe and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work in a multi-task environment. Major law firm experience preferred.

Interested candidates should submit a resume to Jackie Gallego, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a Litigation Support Clerk. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years' experience (Relativity or Nuix Discover, Westlaw Case Notebook, Citrix Sharefile, Adobe Acrobat, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint and some trial preparation). This position will provide routine assistance to the eDiscovery team as well as interface with attorneys and paralegals to complete projects. Daily responsibilities will include downloading and virus checking of incoming data, processing of ESI, managing transcripts and exhibits, providing FTP access and download links, providing review database support, etc. Excellent organizational and communication skills are required.

Interested candidates should submit a resume to Jackie Gallego, Chief Human Resources Officer, at jgallego@bilzin.com.

Bilzin Sumberg is dedicated to the efficient delivery of quality legal services through Knowledge Management, Legal Project Management and the use of data for competitive intelligence and legal research. In support of those goals, Bilzin Sumberg is seeking an energetic, positive and customer focused individual for the Applications Developer position. 
The Applications Developer will assist other team members to gather business requirements and design application solutions. The role will include developing and implementing custom web-based applications to increase productivity and efficiency throughout the Firm; and, assisting with the planning, design, development, testing and implementation of new applications or maintenance on existing applications for legal line of business functions. The Applications Developer will perform data movement and transformation between systems; participate with other team members on developing solutions for end-user requirements, including the creation and support of SQL, and Web Services application development; create thorough documentation for all developed applications, including diagrams for data flow; perform unit testing of developed applications and assist others with QA testing of custom applications. The Applications Developer will have other duties as assigned.

Job Responsibilities 

• Design and build analytics dashboards using presentation layer controls and data class queries
• Assist in the development of custom libraries, lists, views and workflows
• Assist in management of ongoing projects including SharePoint (Handshake),  Enterprise Search and other Knowledge Management initiatives

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Team player with excellent communication and creative problem-solving skills
• Thorough understanding and experience with Microsoft SQL (2008 – 2019), including creation of database schemas, stored procedures, views and building complex SQL statements
• Experience with PowerShell, writing scripts and cmdlets
• Experience developing workflows and forms
• Experience with Handshake frameworks (SQL classes & skins)
• Ability to analyze, design, configure, develop and implement solutions to meet business needs and objectives
• Work with product managers, business owners, DBA(s) and vendors to create integration both to/from vendors
• Experience with front-end customization using HTML and CSS
• Effective verbal and written technical communication skills
• Ability to produce technical documentation
• Effective self-organization and planning skills
• Must be able to adjust when there is a shift in priorities
• Ability to act proactively and make productive decisions
• Maintain up-to-date awareness of current and future directions of business industry and associated technologies

Interested candidates should submit a resume to Jackie F. Gallego, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a Document Production Specialist, M-F (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.) and must be available for on-call weekend rotation.  The qualified candidate will have 5+ years of experience as a document production specialist in a legal services organization.  Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat Professional (advanced functions), and Workshare Compare. Advanced level production capabilities are an essential requirement for this position and include PDF to Word conversions, document clean-up, formatting, styles, pagination, applying automated numbering outlines, TOC, TOA, Word's cross-referencing and track changes, completing advanced-level projects in Excel and PowerPoint, PDF assembly and bookmarking, insertion of exhibits, graphics and images into documents. Excellent communication and language skills including reading, grammar, spelling and vocabulary are essential. Knowledge of legal terminology, familiarity with iManage, Worksite, Best Authority, PDF Docs and Digital Dictaphone are a plus. Responsibilities include creating, editing and formatting legal documents to firm specifications, proofing legal documents, digital audio transcriptions, time entry and troubleshooting problem documents.  The ideal candidate must be flexible, detail-oriented, able to multi-task, interact effectively and work in a team environment with a strong customer service demeanor.  Major law firm experience preferred.

Interested candidates should submit a resume to Jackie F. Gallego, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a highly skilled Tax Trust and Estate Secretary with at least 5 years of experience.  International TTE experience preferred.  The candidate will be providing administrative support including initiating, editing, and finalizing correspondence, reports, and/or other materials as requested; preparing engagement letters; opening and maintaining client files; proofreading all work including correspondence and other legal documents; calendaring and travel; screening incoming calls, recording messages; establishing and maintaining calendar and deadline reminder systems, preparing files to be closed, processing bills, proofing billing entries, and reviewing and editing bills. 

Interested candidates should submit a resume to Jackie F. Gallego, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking an experienced Marketing Technology Specialist whose primary responsibility include , support and administration of marketing platforms, and supporting the marketing team by troubleshooting technology questions regarding the website, email marketing system, CRM, experience database, and data analytics. The Marketing Technology Specialist must understand the firm's marketing technology ecosystem. The Marketing Technology Specialist is also responsible for documenting technology-related policies and procedures in the form of quick reference guides and online help.

Other essential responsibilities/specific duties include, but are not limited to:
• Create and maintain custom email marketing templates, Word bio and proposal templates in Foundation, webpages, snippets and other HTML customization requests needed by the Marketing team.
• Assist Marketing team in email campaign setup, scheduling, tracking, testing and deployment. Assist in analyzing campaign results and make recommendations based on campaign performance insights to aid in department’s strategic plan.
• Run regular reports on analytics, analyze data for key trends, and provide interpretation and suggestions to CMO for various purposes, including but not limited to practice group updates, traditional and digital media campaign effectiveness, audience statistics, accessibility compliance, and more.
• Support ongoing maintenance of the firm's CRM system alongside the KM team by ensuring data integrity by verifying, researching and validating data changes, and communicating with attorneys and staff regarding data quality standards. Monitor email marketing mailings and manage bounce backs and contact clean-up in our CRM system, InterAction.
• Provide user training and support within the law firm, and serve as the liaison with tech support for the various software, website, app and other technology programs we use. Develop platform “best practices guides” for the Marketing and Knowledge Management (KM) teams.
• Coordinate with KM and IT teams and outside vendors to troubleshoot issues and apply software upgrades and patches.
• Assist Marketing team with the department's use of the SharePoint intranet site. Make content updates as provided by other members of the department and the firm.
• Research and identify current trends and third-party social media and content marketing platforms.

Interested candidates should submit a resume to Jackie Gallego, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a highly skilled individual to coordinate and execute all steps of the matter and file closing process. The duties include monitoring and organizing various requests, preparing close out letters and completing data entry tasks in the financial system. Responsibilities include ensuring firm protocol is being followed and assisting with other tasks and projects as needed. The position also entails closely communicating with attorneys and other administrative departments within the firm.

Candidates must have excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs and exceptional time management skills are required. Attention to detail, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and an ability to work under pressure is imperative. Major law firm experience preferred.

Interested candidates should submit a resume to Jackie Gallego, Chief Human Resources Officer.