Los Angeles:
Entertainment Finance Contract Attorney - Westside
Are you a seasoned corporate/finance attorney interested in an opportunity
to work on entertainment finance transactions? Or, are you an experienced entertainment
finance attorney? If so, Providus wants to hear from you. We are recruiting
corporate/finance or entertainment finance transactional attorneys for a large
firm on the Westside. Must have excellent academic credentials and large law
firm training. Please submit your resume to laresumes@ProvidusGroup.com and
reference “Entertainment/Finance” in the subject line.
Litigator (Financial Services) - Contract Position
Are you an experienced litigator (minimum of 5+ years of experience)
interested in a contract position at a boutique Los Angeles firm? Do you have
experience litigating in the financial services sector? If so, Providus wants
to hear from you. Providus is recruiting a seasoned litigator to join a boutique
firm's financial services litigation practice on a full-time contract basis.
Must have financial services litigation experience. Please submit your resume
to laresumes@ProvidusGroup.com and reference “Boutique Litigator”
in the subject line.
Attorneys or JDs with Engineering Background - Document
Review
Are you a JD or recently admitted attorney with an engineering background and/or
technical document review experience? Are you immediately available for a temporary
project (long-term potential) in downtown Los Angeles? If so, Providus wants
to hear from you! Providus is recruiting JDs or recently-admitted attorneys
for a project at a top downtown firm. Must have either technical document review
experience or an engineering background. Project is 40 hours per week and has
the possibility of going long-term. Must be able to work 40 hours per week at
our client's offices. For IMMEDIATE consideration, please send your resume in
Word format to laresumes@providusgroup.com and reference "Technical/Engineering
Document Review #3613".
Document
Review Project - Downtown Los Angeles
Are you an attorney barred in any state immediately available for a document
review project in downtown Los Angeles at a major international law firm? If
so, Providus wants to hear from you! Providus is currently recruiting several
attorneys for a document review project in downtown Los Angeles at a major international
law firm. New ACTIVE California bar (or other state bar) admittees are encouraged
to apply. Must be active and in good standing. This is a great opportunity to
gain experience at a prominent firm. Other pertinent details: All members of
the project will be paid $40 per hour (plus overtime in accordance with California
law) and parking will be paid. The project will start at 10 hours per day (2
hours of overtime paid at time and a half). The start date is IMMEDIATE upon
passing a background and conflicts check. The project should last at least 6
weeks (and possibly longer). For IMMEDIATE consideration, please send your resume
in Word format to laresumes@providusgroup.com reference "Downtown Document
Review Project #3724."
Temporary
Litigation Attorney (Long-Term Temporary Position)
Are you a litigator with a minimum of 3 years of experience as an associate
in a boutique or large law firm? Are you interested in a long-term arrangement
where you can handle sophisticated complex litigation? If so, Providus wants
to hear from you. Providus is recruiting a litigator (will consider full-time
or part-time) to join the litigation group of a top Westside law firm on a long-term
temporary basis. Candidates must have experience handling all aspects of litigation
at a large or mid-sized firm. Attorneys with document review experience only
unfortunately cannot be considered. For IMMEDIATE consideration, please send
your resume in Word format to laresumes@providusgroup.com and reference "Temporary
Litigation Attorney - Westside - Long-Term".
Paralegal/Legal Assistant Manager - Downtown
Are you a seasoned paralegal with supervisory experience interested in taking
the next step in your career as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant Manager? Or, alternatively
are you a Paralegal Manager interested in transitioning to a downtown law firm?
If so, Providus wants to hear from you. Providus is recruiting a seasoned paralegal
for a management position at a top downtown law firm. You will be responsible
for managing the department, including overseeing training, supervision and
development of legal assistants. This is a fantastic opportunity to utilize
your leadership and management skills. Your responsibilities will include: supervising,
training and evaluating legal assistant professionals, managing work flow of
assignments, monitoring productivity, ensuring compliance with operational procedures,
preparing and monitoring departmental budget, creating and implementing legal
assistant programs and initiatives and more. Ideal candidates have 5+ years
of paralegal/legal assistant experience at a top large law firm. Must have a
BA and prior management/supervisory experience. For IMMEDIATE consideration,
please send your resume in Word format to laresumes@ProvidusGroup.com and reference
"Paralegal/Legal Assistant Manager - Downtown".
Corporate/Real Estate Transactional:
Entertainment Paralegal
Providus is recruiting a seasoned entertainment paralegal with a minimum of
5 years of experience to join a top Westside law firm. Must have entertainment
finance experience and strong transactional/contract skills. Production company/studio
experience a plus. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment
and an opportunity to be given a lot of responsibility, similar to first year
associate work. Compensation and benefits is VERY competitive. Overtime is a
possibility. For IMMEDIATE consideration, please send resume in Word format
to laresumes@providusgroup.com and reference "Entertainment Finance Paralegal
- Westside".
Corporate Paralegal
Are you a corporate/securities paralegal in a law firm and 2008 is the year
that you have decided to go in-house? If so, Providus wants to hear from you.
Providus is recruiting a mid-level corporate paralegal to join a corporation
in downtown Los Angeles. The paralegal will be primarily responsible for assisting
with and organizing private placement offerings including drafting agreements
& contacts, blue-sky research, maintaining files, preparing transfer documents
and maintaining various corporate databases and other paralegal duties as needed.
Should be familiar with regulatory filings and requirements (SEC, CFTC, International
Adviser Registrations, NASD) including corporate and regulatory reviews and
blue-sky laws. Should have strong math skills for preparation of reports and
charts. Should be familiar with Word, Excel, & Outlook. Knowledge of Visio
or charting software and Delta View desirable. Must have a BA/BS. Paralegal
certificate preferred.
Bankruptcy Paralegal - Downtown
Are you a mid-level bankruptcy paralegal interested in a new opportunity in
downtown Los Angeles? If so, Providus wants to hear from you. Providus is recruiting
a mid-level (3-5 years of experience) bankruptcy paralegal for an opportunity
in downtown Los Angeles. Must have a college degree and a paralegal certificate
from an ABA accredited school. Additional experience includes: electronic filing
in either PACER or EM/CF, searching for documents in PACER and cite checking.
Experience with bankruptcy pleadings - fee applications, employment applications,
notices, and motions as well as preparation of schedules and statements of financial
affairs, preparation of monthly operating reports and other U.S. Trustee compliance
materials. Review and analysis of proofs of claim, claim reconciliation, and
preparation of claim objections ballot tabulation. Some experience with litigation
activities, such as document productions and evidentiary hearings. Duties include:
drafting of form pleadings, preparation of pleadings for filing (assembly and
organization of pleadings, exhibits, certificates of service), filing pleadings
in various jurisdictions (mostly electronic, but some over the counter), service
of pleadings (email, mail, Fedex, fax, etc.), research and retrieval of pleadings,
documents, case law, etc. from case dockets, internet, internal records, etc.
and organization for review by attorneys, organization and some coding of documents
for records/ importing into databases, preparation of hearing binders and pleading/case
binders, calendaring various important case dates, some document review, cite
check/ quote check various pleadings, maintain creditor databases in Access,
daily retrieval of various case dockets and pleadings from dockets, periodically
arrange for service of subpoenas or other discovery documents on parties, ordering
of transcripts from various courts and court reporters, arranging for telephonic
appearances of attorneys at hearings, periodically retrieve SEC filings and
periodically retrieve UCC filings. Ideal candidates have experience with some
or all of the following software: PACER/ ECF, MS Word, MS Excel, Lexis/ Westlaw,
Access, Introspect, Acrobat, Hummingbird or Livenote.
Bankruptcy Paralegal - Westside
Are you a seasoned bankruptcy paralegal looking for a new opportunity on the
Westside? If so, Providus wants to hear from you. Providus is recruiting an
experienced bankruptcy paralegal for a bankruptcy boutique on the Westside.
Responsibilities will include preparing routine pleadings such as applications
to employ, fee applications, objections to claims, discovery, handling/organizing/charting
large scale claims objections and multi-party lawsuits, as applicable. Must
be extremely detail oriented and time efficient and have good writing and communication
skills.
Senior
Real Estate Paralegal
Providus is currently recruiting a Senior Real Estate Paralegal with 10+ years
of sophisticated real estate transactional experience in a mid-sized to large
firm. This is a fabulous opportunity for someone who is bright with a "Type
A" personality seeking an opportunity on the Westside. You will be working
on real estate acquisition/disposition, leasing, financing, development, construction,
joint venture structuring and land use matters. Must have extensive experience
with title & survey, due diligence review, drafting of closing documents,
attend closings and providing assistance as needed throughout transactions.
Will review purchase and sale agreements, leases and loan documents, organize
and manage acquisition/ disposition and financing transactions. Top Compensation
offered for the RIGHT candidates. For immediate consideration, please send your
resume in Word format and reference "Senior Real Estate Paralegal - Westside
#2981."
Real
Estate Paralegal - Century City
Providus is recruiting a real estate paralegal for a top large Century City
firm. This is a new position for the growing real estate finance/leasing practice.
Must have a minimum of 5 years of large firm experience in the real estate finance
and development areas, including title and survey review and reviewing and abstracting
leases. The firm is flexible on salary for the right person. For IMMEDIATE consideration,
please send your resume in Word format and reference "Real Estate Paralegal
- Century City #2916."
Senior
Corporate/Real Estate Paralegal
- Downtown
Requires a minimum of 10 years of experience and corporate transactional experience,
including Blue Sky experience. Will provide support for large corporate transactions,
including due diligence, factual research, UCC searches, preparing closing documents
and assisting at closing. Position will also provide some support to the real
estate group, including reviewing leases. This is a great growing firm with
a solid national reputation. Please send your resume in Word format for immediate
consideration.
Corporate
Paralegal - Downtown
Requires a minimum of two years of experience in both public and private company
transactions. Will assist with state and federal securities filings, general
corporate housekeeping, closings and UCC searches. Please send your resume in
Word format for immediate consideration.
Corporate
Paralegals - Century City
Our client, a major law firm on the Westside, seeks two experienced Corporate
Paralegals. Must have a minimum of 7 years of experience at a medium or large
law firm. This is a great opportunity at a firm with a range of clients, including
clients in the centertainment industry. TOP compensation (up to $80,000+) and
benefits package. For immediate consideration, please email your resume in MS
Word and reference "Corporate Paralegal - Westside".
Entertainment
Paralegals
Experienced Paralegals needed for upcoming contract assignments with major
studios and entertainment companies. Ideal candidates will have some or all
of the following experience: drafting finance, production, licensing/distribution,
intellectual property, marketing/advertising and other entertainment contracts;
rights research and clearances; general corporate; and litigation. Paralegals
should have top academic credentials and solid work experience. E-mail resume
as an attachment in MS Word format only.
Litigation:
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Are you a seasoned litigation paralegal with large firm experience interested
in making a transition to a large downtown firm? If so, Providus wants to hear
from you. Providus is recruiting a seasoned litigation paralegal with a minimum
of 5-10 years of complex litigation experience for a large downtown Los Angeles
firm. You will have significant responsibility on complex litigation matters
working with a great group of partners. Must have strong database skills and
experience at a large law firm on sophisticated complex litigation matters.
Competitive compensation (base salary of $80,000+ and significant bonuses) and
excellent benefits (including 4 weeks vacation). For IMMEDIATE consideration,
please send your resume to laresumes@ProvidusGroup.com and reference "Senior
Litigation Paralegal - Downtown".
Intellectual Property:
Trademark
Paralegal - Westside
Providus is currently recruiting a Trademark Paralegal with significant domestic
and foreign trademark prosecution experience for a well-regarded intellectual
property boutique. Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience either in a
large firm or boutique practice. Top compensation offered for the right candidate.
For immediate consideration, please send your resume in Word format and reference
"Trademark Paralegal - Westside #2983."
In-House
Trademark/Corporate/Contracts Paralegal - Westside
Providus is currently recruiting a paralegal with 5+ years of trademark/corporate/contracts
experience to work at a Westside company. Ideal candidates will have experience
managing trademark/IP portfolios. IP litigation experience is a plus. This is
a great opportunity in an exciting industry! If you have been thinking about
going in-house, this is the position to apply for.
Trademark
Paralegal - Orange County
Trademark paralegal sought for Orange County firm. Will handle US and foreign
trademark prosecution. Requires either 4-year degree or paralegal certificate.
Please send resume as an attachment in MS Word and reference job #2539.
Legal Support and Other Job Postings:
Technology/Help Desk:
Legal
Technology Trainer
Are you a seasoned software trainer with experience legal software knowledge
and experience training in a law firm environment? If so, Providus wants to
hear from you. Providus is currently recruiting a seasoned software trainer
with legal software training experience and knowledge. You will be responsible
for providing training on various software packages to attorneys, secretaries,
legal assistants, administration and other support staff at a top large downtown
law firm. The firm is known for its collegial work environment and very little
turnover.
Main responsibilities will include:
- Delivering one-on-one and classroom software training for new and existing
personnel
- Delivering remote software training to Firm personnel across offices via WebEx
and any other distance learning applications the Firm may deploy
- Providing desk-side assistance and end-user support when required
- Assisting with development of standard technology training programs and materials
that meet the Firm’s needs and enable lawyers and staff to utilize the
Firm’s technology to the fullest
- Developing expertise in the use of the Firm’s core software as it is
used in the legal environment
- Conduct training needs assessments for the Office in which he or she resides
- Maintaining and distributing Firm standard training materials (i.e., booklets,
quick-reference guides, etc.)
- Maintaining and updating end-user training records
Education/Job Experience Requirements: Four year college degree or equivalent
in experience; minimum 2 years of training experience in a law firm or professional
services organization (law firm preferred); Microsoft Office Specialist, CTT+
or other training certifications a plus.
For IMMEDIATE consideration,
please send your resume in Word format and reference "Legal Technology
Trainer #3322".
Litigation
Docket Specialist and IP Docket Specialist
Are you a litigation docket specialist or intellectual property docket specialist
interested in a new opportunity in downtown Los Angeles? If so, Providus wants
to hear from you! Providus is currently recruiting two docket specialists for
a downtown firm. The first position requires IP docket experience and the second
position requires litigation docket experience, including experience using Prolaw.
Must have a minimum of at leat 5 years of litigation docketing experience in
California, ideally in a large law firm environment. Must have knowledge of
California and Federal Rules of Procedure. You will be responsible for entering
docket dates into calendaring software, preparing customized reports, maintaining
Firm's docket in an up-to-date manner to ensure that court and/or filing dates
are not overlooked, tracking critical dates and related details and communicating
information to attorneys and/or staff, coordinating and participating in the
distribution of daily and weekly individual dockets to attorneys, paralegals
and/or assistants, maintaining and staying abreast of rule and/or procedural
changes and more. Salary for the IP Docket Specialist is up to $62,000 per year
depending upon experience and salary history and salary for the Litigation Docket
Specialist is up to $55,000 per year depending upon experience and salary history.
These are both excellent opportunities for the right candidate. For IMMEDIATE
consideration, please send resume in Word format to laresumes@providusgroup.com
and reference "IP Docket Specialist" or "Litigation Docket Specialist".
Network
Administrator
Providus'
client is a large law firm in downtown Los Angeles with a collegial work environment.
We are recruiting a Network Administrator who has significant tech support experience
ideally in a law firm environment. Following are the requirements for the position:
Minimum 2 years experience in Microsoft Active Directory network administration;
Minimum 2 years experience in Microsoft Exchange 2000 or 2003 administration;
Minimum 2 years experience in Level II or III help desk support in comparable
IT environment; Willing to work after-hours or on weekends if necessary; Willing
to be on-call 24x7. In addition to the above, prefer database administration
(DBA), SQL, Microsoft Access, Summation and Concordance experience; Interwoven
Mailsite Document Management System administration; administration of Cisco
switches, routers and PIX; MCSE, MCP, CCNA, or other certifications. Following
is the IT environment: Network Servers: HP Proliant; Network O/S: Windows Server
2003/AD; Storage Systems: EMC SAN/NAS; Messaging: Exchange/Outlook 2003; PDA
E-Mail Support: Blackberry Enterprise Server 4.0; Document Management: Interwoven
Mailsite; Database: SQL 2000, Access, Concordance, Summation; Remote Access
Servers: Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server; Network Topology: Cisco, 6500,
4500, 3700, 3500 Series Switches, 3660 Series Routers, PIX 515/525; Workstations:
Dell Optiplex, Windows XP Pro; Primary Desktop Applications: Microsoft Office
2003, Interwoven Mailsite; Accounting Software: Elite Enterprise, Sage Carpe
Diem; Switch: Nortel Option 81; Telephones: Nortel M3904. For IMMEDIATE consideration,
please send your resume in Word format.
Help
Desk Support - Law Firm
Providus is currently recruiting help desk professionals for two major law
firms in Downtown and Century City. Ideal candidates have prior help desk experience
in a large law firm environment. Please send your resume in Word format.
Marketing:
Human Resources:
Recruiting
Coordinator or Recruiting Assistant - Law Firm - Downtown
Are you a Recruiting Coordinator with experience in a law firm or professional
services firm looking for a new position in Downtown Los Angeles? Alternatively,
are you a Recruiting Assistant looking for that next step in your career where
there will be growth opportunities? If so, Providus wants to hear from you.
Providus is recruiting either a Recruiting Coordinator or a Recruiting Assistant
to work with the Senior Legal Recruiting Manager. Ideal candidates have 2-3
years of prior legal recruiting experience in a law firm, or alternatively,
recruiting experience in a professional services firm. Bachelors Degree required.
Our client will consider either a seasoned Recruiting Coordinator or a Recruiting
Assistant who is interested in being trained and developed. The responsibilities
of this position include coordinating and administering all aspects of attorney
recruiting, the summer associate program, and the development of programs for
the Los Angeles office; maintaining working relationships with law school career
service offices and legal search firms; assisting with planning and coordinating
local social activities; managing recruiting files, the recruiting database,
and candidate correspondence; assisting in the preparation of reports and statistics;
and tracking department expenses. Excellent compensation package and benefits.
For IMMEDIATE consideration, please send your resume in Word format and reference
"Recruiting Coordinator/Assistant - Downtown #3676."
Accounting/Billing:
Billing
Clerk -- Large Law Firm
Providus is currently recruiting an experienced (3+ years) billing clerk/coordinator
for a large firm in downtown Los Angeles. This is a great firm with a casual
environment. Top compensation (including salary and bonus) and benefits. For
immediate consideration, please send your resume in Word Format and reference
"Billing Clerk -- Large Law Firm".
Administrative/Legal Secretaries: