New York City Available Legal Staffing Positions

Providus seeks attorneys, paralegals and legal support personnel for our expanding New York office.  Attorneys and Paralegals with experience in various practice areas, document review, or with foreign language skills are welcome to apply.  Providus partners with law firms and corporate legal departments to fulfill their hiring needs.  Interested candidates should apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com.

Providus (www.ProvidusGroup.com) is seeking a Director of Placement for our expanding New York office.  This opportunity is designed for the person who understands the New York legal landscape, and has a strong desire to be a big part of our company’s growth strategy. 

Providus is a boutique legal staffing firm with a strong national footprint, having offices in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C.  Our clients include Am Law 100 firms, boutique firms, and Fortune 500 companies.  We are a preferred provider for 3 of the top 5 companies in the world.  We were recognized by Inc. Magazine as the “57^th Fastest Growing Private Company in the U.S.” and are a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise.

The Director of Placement is a key position within our organization and focuses on recruiting, interviewing, relationship building and placing attorneys and paralegals in contract and permanent positions for law firms and Fortune 500 companies.  The Director of Placement is also responsible for quality assurance which involves follow-up with our clients at law firms and corporations to ensure optimum client satisfaction with our placement services and to provide support to the sales and marketing team.  Requirements include:  4-year College Degree.  JD is a plus; direct experience in a legal staffing firm; excellent communication, organization and MS office skills; and high integrity and commitment to delivering exceptional service. Compensation consists of a salary plus commission, expected to exceed $100K after the first 12 months. 

If you would like to be considered, please submit your resume in confidence to Jill Brown, jbrown@providusgroup.com. 

Providus is seeking an attorney with 3-5 years of experience ideally from a major international law firm or a boutique mutual fund firm.  This candidate MUST have experience with international work and specifically “Global Mutual Fund Distribution Contracts.”  This position requires someone with an entrepreneurial spirit and who is easy going.  This is a small firm with enormous growth in the near future – a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.  Please apply online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Attorney-Asset Management.

Our client, a midtown law firm, seeks a very experienced attorney with significant experience negotiating and drafting EPC (Engineering, Procurement, & Construction) contracts to work on a contract basis.  This is a great position for an EPC Specialist who wants flexible hours – number of hours week to week will be flexible – opportunity for travel.  Qualified candidates must have at least 10 years of experience drafting and negotiating EPC contracts.  Large law firm experience is preferred.  Ideal for a retiree or professor.  Immediate opportunity.  Qualified candidates, please apply online at http://eresume.providusgroup.com and reference EPC Attorney.

Providus has an immediate opening at a Plaintiff Litigation Firm in Midtown for a personal injury paralegal with 10+ years of experience in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Must be familiar with all phases of discovery and preparation of pleadings. Strong writing skills, 4-year college degree. Must have State Court (supreme and superior) experience and working knowledge of CPLR. Spanish and medical malpractice experience is a plus. Experience can be on defense or plaintiff side. Salary commensurate with experience. Please apply online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference PI Paralegal.

Providus has an immediate need for a Legal Nurse Consultant. Prior legal nurse consultant/nurse paralegal experience is required, a clinical background with at least 10 years in critical care and/or emergency room experience. Candidates with a J.D. and similar experience will be considered. Job duties will include: fielding and troubleshooting daily record collection issues; providing medical issue support for national discovery teams that don't have nurse support; advising national discovery team on what records are relevant and what are not; medical research and analysis; review and input of information into master database to analyze criteria and trends across the national litigation; review medical records and draft summaries and chronologies; coordinate review of medical records and case preparation in advance of depositions; analysis of product identification; special case related projects; manage own case load and other duties as assigned. Please apply online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com/ and reference Legal Nurse Consultant.

This position requires being in the office full-time and flexibility to overtime as needed.

Providus is seeking attorneys for a litigation document review. MUST have prior electronic privilege and relevancy review experience and hold an active bar license in good standing from any state. Project slated to begin within the next 2 weeks!  Your resume MUST reference the various databases you have experience with and the state in which you are licensed to practice. Please apply online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference job

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