Careers

Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP is seeking an associate with 4+ years' experience in advising international clients with multi-generational succession, income tax planning, and trust planning.  Candidates must have at least 4 years of experience, strong academic background including an LLM in Estate Planning and previous law firm experience.  Fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese will be favorably considered.

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

Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP is seeking a junior level litigation associate with a minimum of 1-3 years 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.

Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP is seeking a Land Use and Zoning associate with 3+ years' experience.  Candidates must have strong academic credentials and at least 3 years of relevant experience, including (a) a strong understanding of the general principals of law relevant to land use and zoning; (b) experience preparing, filing, and processing applications for development approval; and (c) experience working with staff in connection with the review of applications.  Candidates with familiarity working with the staff in the jurisdictions of Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami, or the City of Miami Beach will be favorably considered.

 

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

 

Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP is seeking a mid-level litigation associate with a minimum of 3-6 years 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.

Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP is seeking a mid-level real estate associate with 3-6 years of sophisticated commercial real estate experience, including commercial leasing 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.

Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP is seeking a senior associate or junior partner with 5+ years of sophisticated international estate planning experience.

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

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a Client Account Coordinator (Legal Collector). The ideal candidate will have a minimum of four years of collection, accounting or customer service experience, preferably with a law firm.

Job responsibilities:
• Daily communication with clients to obtain payment statuses in order to properly manage the receivables
• Establishing and monitoring client payment arrangements for accounts with past due balances in consultation with the billing partners
• Assisting clients with all accounting related questions inclusive of but not limited to billing, trust activity, account reconciliations, etc.
• Partnering with supervisor and billing attorneys to discuss collection strategy for clients with past due balances and to establish action plans
• Monitoring high risk accounts and keeping client accounts supervisor and billing attorney updated on account activity on a weekly basis and continuously addressing strategies
• Preparing accounting and receivable reports for clients and attorneys upon request for their review
• Summarizing account activity and financial stats in the narrative field of our system for review and reporting to managing partner and executive administrator
• Coordinating with the various departments in accounting to research and resolve any accounting issues 

 Requirements:
• College degree in accounting, business or related field
• Collections and customer service experience
• Proficient with numbers
• Microsoft Excel and Word skills
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
• Proven problem solving ability
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Preferred:
• Legal industry or professional services firm experience
• Aderant (CMS) software experience
• ARCS 2G software experience

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

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a detail-oriented Events Specialist to support the Marketing team’s event function and special initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to participate in a collaborative team environment, be proactive in contributing new ideas, and provide strategic business development and marketing guidance related to event participation. Attention to detail and organization, including project management, are key attributes of this role.
 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to developing budgets, researching venues and vendors, managing the administrative support for all firm-wide events, tracking and reporting on ROI, maintaining the firm's intranet events calendar, and assisting with firm and practice group sponsorship deliverables. This role will also work closely with partners and other members of the Marketing team to support firm-hosted client events with a particular focus on strategic client targeting and project management throughout the event cycle.

 

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in event management and business development. A bachelor's degree in marketing, public relations, hospitality management, or communications is highly preferred. Flexible schedules and the ability to work afterhours or weekends is necessary.

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Identify/develop events and speaking opportunities that drive execution of practice group business plans.
• Coordinate participation of professional organization and bar-related conferences.
• Strategic fulfillment of table sponsorships.
• Track and report on event participation and ROI.
• Handle research and negotiations for event-related contracts, including food and beverage, audiovisual, signage, etc.
• Work closely with the InterAction and digital marketing teams to master use of CRM system and email marketing program
• Manage firm events from pre-planning (including project planning, venue selection, contract negotiation, budget, communication with key stakeholders, coordination of team members, invitee list) to execution and post-event responsibilities (including timely thank you communications, surveys, event recaps, processing invoices, updating CRM).

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

Bilzin Sumberg is seeking a floater secretary/document specialist for the morning shift (8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) M-F and that will be on-call for weekend rotation every few weeks. The qualified candidate will have 4+ years of experience as a legal secretary. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Worksite, conversion cleanup and styles; Acrobat Professional (advanced functions), Workshare Compare, numbering suite and TOC, Best Authority, Word's cross-referencing; Digital Dictaphone, and Outlook is required. Responsibilities include typing, editing and proofing legal documents. Must have the ability to multi-task, prioritize, be detail-oriented and organized in a professional office environment. Major law firm experience required.

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to Jackie Benito, 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 recruiting for a highly technical, motivated and responsible Librarian.
Reporting to the Chief Knowledge Officer, the successful candidate will conduct legal and due diligence research as well as advise and assist in developing and maintaining the Library's technology applications.

This position offers competitive salary and benefits package.

Functions
• Performing due diligence research on clients and potential clients
• Responding to patron requests by identifying and locating information to meet their needs, including analysis and synthesis of information to solve problems under tight deadlines and fluctuating work loads
• Assist with other research projects as needed
• Coordinating vendor trainings and demonstrations
• Performing and understanding all duties of the library, including Cataloging, Interlibrary loan, and Serials (EOS Library System)
• Assisting with the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for the library

Education and Experience
• Master's degree in Library and Information Science from a program accredited by the American Library Association
• Strong technology skills
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience and familiarity with use of document management systems and knowledge management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and SharePoint applications
• Experience in working in a law library/corporate library setting preferred

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

Bilzin Sumberg, a leading commercial law firm in Florida, is seeking a marketing coordinator. Reporting directly to the Chief Marketing Officer and working with other members of the marketing team and outside public relations firm, the right candidate will play an active role in the development and implementation of the firm's external brand messaging strategies. The candidate need be a strong writer, provide forward-thinking creative leadership and demonstrate the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders across practices and departments. Firm deadlines, quick turnaround times, and fluctuating workloads are common for this position; the ideal candidate will be able to handle these challenges with grace and confidence.

Tasks Performed:
•Develop and update website and pitch materials, including capabilities statements, brochures, and other web content.
•Develop client-specific presentations, proposals and pitch materials, practice descriptions and other client-facing materials.
•Collaborate with team members to design and execute email marketing campaigns.
•Draft public/media relations materials, including press releases, media pitches and talking points.
•Profile and draft transaction and case descriptions for use in proposals, on the website, and in experience database.
•Work alongside partners in the development of submissions and execution of strategy for awards.
•Manage new attorney promotion, including preparation of announcements, press releases and biographies.
•Serve as an InterAction super user, supporting various projects and on-going tasks such as developing practice, industry and event mailing lists.
•Assist marketing team with client and other marketing events.

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