P3/Project Finance Attorney with a minimum of 5 years of sophisticated project finance and project development experience, including the development and financing of public infrastructure projects in the United States. Experience with transportation infrastructure or social infrastructure preferred.  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.

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking an associate or partner with 5+ years' experience in CMBS securitizations, including the representation of issuers, B-piece pieces, negotiation of co-lender and intercreditor agreements.  Candidates must possess strong academic credentials.  Major law firm experience preferred.

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

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking an associate with experience in general corporate transactions to support the Capital Markets team.  Candidates with fund formation, including representation of sponsors in on-shore and off-shore funds, Investment Advisor Act compliance, and private equity and hedge funds preferred.  Candidates must possess strong academic credentials.  Major law firm experience preferred.

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

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a mid-level associate to junior partner level attorney for our corporate practice.  Candidates should have a minimum of 4 years of experience representing public and private companies in capital markets transactions, as well as in disclosure, periodic reporting and compliance matters.  Extensive experience representing public companies in public and private offerings, counseling public companies on disclosure, corporate governance, and SEC and stock exchange reporting and compliance matters, as well as preparation of Exchange Act filings, such as Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and proxy statements will be favorably considered.  Candidates will be provided with the opportunity to handle the day-to-day needs of clients and actively manage client relationships.  Candidates must possess strong academic credentials.  Major law firm experience preferred. 

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

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a mid-level associate to junior partner level attorney for our corporate practice.  Candidates should have a 3 - 7 years of experience representing lenders or borrowers in complex loan transactions, including credit facilities, term loans, mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, intercreditor agreements and secondary transactions.  Additional experience in providing support in M&A and/or joint venture transactions will be favorably considered.  Candidates must possess strong academic experience.  Major law firm experience preferred.  

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

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a mid-level associate to junior partner level attorney for our corporate practice.  Candidates should have a minimum of 4 years of experience with M&A transactions, corporate governance, and general corporate experience, including drafting and negotiating complex commercial transaction documentation.  Additional experience in joint venture transactions, and in venture capital and private equity, will be favorably considered.  Candidates will be provided with the opportunity to handle the day-to-day needs of clients and actively manage client relationships.  Candidates must possess strong academic credentials.  Major law firm experience preferred. 

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

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a mid-level associate to junior partner level attorney to assist in our tax and corporate practice groups.  Candidates should have a minimum of 4 years of experience representing clients with respect to federal income tax planning related to domestic and cross-border transactions, structuring partnerships and joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, capital markets transactions, real estate transactions, fund structures and cross-border business or investment in the US.  Candidates can expect to work closely with attorneys in our firm’s corporate department.  Experience with drafting relevant tax provisions in partnership and corporate documents, including in joint ventures  and M&A transactions, will be favorably considered.  Candidates must possess strong academic credentials, including an LLM.  Major law firm experience preferred. 

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

Reporting to the Chief Knowledge Officer, the Knowledge Management (KM) Attorney is responsible for educating the practice groups on effectively applying technology and KM best practices, promoting adoption of KM resources, and facilitating other KM-related projects as needed.

REQUIRED SKILLS
• Knowledge of legal documents and legal practices
• Outstanding communication, both written and verbal and the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• Passionate about the importance and relevance of knowledge management
• Ability to solve problems, both technical issues and situations involving collaboration with attorneys and non-legal staff/departments
• Fluency in standard MS Office applications and ability to quickly master new collaboration and similar software and tools
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Excellent project management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to translate information between technical personnel and attorneys
• Receptiveness to feedback and coaching; growth mindset

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Provide in-depth training on KM tools for lateral attorneys and new associates
• Provide ongoing individual, group lawyer and staff training on KM tools, resources, and best practices
• Help drive stakeholder engagement, learning/training, organizational change communications, deployment, and adoption measurement
• Collaborate with other attorneys and KM professionals on KM and innovation initiatives that span multiple practice groups
• Stay informed about market trends and technology developments applicable to the practice group
• Manage the change portfolio and communicate planned technology changes across the organization

KM CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
• Work with practice group committees and leadership to create and maintain a collection of practice-specific resources, such as templates, checklists, and other know-how, to facilitate knowledge reuse
• Identify, develop, test, and promote templates suitable for automation.
• Develop workflows leveraging practice group resources and technologies to promote
efficiency in common matter types
• Oversee KM projects delegated to associates and support staff
• Organize and curate practice sites on the firm intranet to promote and make accessible
the highest value content

PRACTICE GROUP OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
• Be an ambassador for the adoption of KM-oriented technologies to better integrate
technology into the practice
• Actively contribute to a culture of valuing and leveraging the firm’s knowledge.
• Assist practitioners in locating practice-related internal and external knowledge
resources and technologies
• Evaluate new and innovative workflow, technology, KM and research tools and
resources based on Practice Group needs; participate in technology pilots and
assessments

PREFERRED SKILLS
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and productive relationships
across the firm
• Ability to analyze a problem/project quickly and accurately and to develop creative
solutions
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Exhibit high degree of initiative in managing multiple priorities simultaneously in a fastpaced,
deadline-driven, detail-oriented work environment
• Dependable team player with high energy, creativity and vision who works
collaboratively and cooperatively with others in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to quickly learn new skills and technologies and apply existing knowledge to new
problems
• Knowledge of legal concepts related to the business of the firm and the legal industry
• Knowledge of current legal technology trends and industry demands
• Proficiency in legal software and applications such as iManage and document
automation platforms
• Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization
• Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project
lifecycle
• Demonstrated good business judgments and analytical skills

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

 

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking an experienced, professional, top-notch secretary with 7+ years' of commercial litigation experience. Qualified candidates must be knowledgeable in calendaring pleadings and related motions for state and federal courts, very organized, proficient in MSWord, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and able to work in a multi-task environment. Major law firm experience preferred.

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

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a Staff Accountant. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of accounting experience doing routine accounting functions, as well as financial reporting. This position reports to the Accounting Manager.

Job responsibilities:

• Manage QuickBooks for PA operating accounts
• Balance cash daily: receipts and disbursements 
• Prepare and post all journal entries to the general ledger
• Assist with preparation of monthly management reports
• Reconcile various Firm related and other partnership investment accounts on a monthly basis and post reconciling entries to general ledger
• Prepare monthly/quarterly balance sheet account reconciliations
• Maintain and balance subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, and resolving discrepancies
• Assist in the preparation of year-end schedules
• Assist with the preparation of ad-hoc reports and special projects
• Assist with new process and system implementations; testing, pilot administration, training, procedure documentation, and go live roll out and post implementation review
• Backup personnel for Trust transactions
• Manage the recording and tracking of all fixed asset purchases and depreciation
• Reconcile petty cash monthly
• Back up for preparing weekly time reports, monitor and track late/missing time
• Assist Accounting Manager with recording, daily recap review, and other responsibilities

Education/Skill Requirements:

• Accounting or Finance degree
• Proficiency in Excel
• Multi-tasker
• Experience working with G/L and posting J/E's
• Proven problem solving skills
• Accuracy and highly detail oriented
• Good written and oral communications skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Aderant or equivalent experience 
• Law firm or professional services firm experience preferred

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

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a Conflicts Attorney with a minimum of two (2) years law firm experience clearing and resolving conflict issues.  The position will work closely with our Firm's General Counsel and Conflicts team in managing, researching and monitoring potential conflicts of interest and risk management issues to avoid possible legal conflicts and business issues.

Responsibilities:
• Review and analysis of new matters to identify potential conflicts of interest, interface with professionals, secretaries and other Firm personnel to gather pertinent information and viewpoints, and apply Florida Rules of Professional Conduct, other applicable rules, and Firm policies and procedures to analyze whether a proposed matter presents conflict(s) of interest and, if so, potential permitted resolutions of such conflict(s), if any, though waivers or other alternatives.
• Communicate with and advise professionals, secretaries and other Firm personnel on established Firm policies and Procedures related to conflicts.
• Consult with the Conflicts Manager on procedural issues concerning Firm policies that affect the Conflicts Department.
• Draft and review consents, engagement letters, termination letters, and disclosures.
• Assist with the onboarding new hires, including reviewing conflict reports, working with candidate to obtain additional information as needed, communicating with appropriate practice group leaders  and the General Counsel regarding conflict issues, waivers and ethical walls.
• Confirm need for, and coordinate with General Counsel to create, ethical walls to screen individuals from particular clients and matters as part of conflict clearing process.
• Prioritize requests and coordinate with other team members as appropriate to maintain appropriate flow of priority requests.
• Advise Firm attorneys and incoming professionals on resolution of conflicts of interest issues; and, possess and maintain knowledge of conflicts of interest rules.
• Assist General Counsel with other projects as needed.

Qualifications:
• JD degree required
• Member of the Florida Bar in good standing
• Strong Outlook, Excel and Word skills required
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be extremely detail oriented, organized and have great follow through skills
• Must be able to learn new software programs as needed
• Must have the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Must be able to juggle and prioritize multiple projects
• Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Must be flexible in order to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands
• Experience with Intapp is a plus

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

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 Application Developer position. 
The Application 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 and internal dashboards to increase productivity and efficiency throughout the Firm; and, assist with the planning, design, development, testing and implementation of new applications (70%) or maintenance on existing applications (30%) for legal line of business functions. The Application Developer will perform data movement and transformation between systems; develop 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 testing of developed applications and QA testing of custom applications. The Application 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 and administration of custom libraries, lists, views and workflows using SharePoint 2013
• Assist in management of ongoing projects including SharePoint (Handshake),  Enterprise Search and other Knowledge Management initiatives

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