Complex Corporate Transactional Attorney

The Firm:

Rose Law Firm is a boutique law firm in beautiful Lake Oswego that offers bigfirm quality with smallfirm customer service. Our firm offers a wide range of services both as transactional lawyers and as litigators within the practice areas of business transitions and succession planning corporate real estate executive compensation tax and estate planning.

We strive to provide excellent service to our clients and provide a collaborative and respectful work environment for all our team members. We like to say that we take our work very seriously but we try not to take ourselves too seriously. We welcome all applicants and strive to provide a workplace in which all employees feel included respected and valued.

Overview of the Position:

We are seeking an attorney with 612 years of experience in a wide range of business law practice areas including M&A corporate business succession planning and/or commercial transactions. This position is ideal for someone wanting to transition away from the billable hour demands of a larger firm but still interested in maintaining a sophisticated practice and collaborating with a team of likeminded professionals.

This position requires someone with strong experience and a solid corporate skillset especially in areas like corporate structuring commercial agreements shareholder agreements divestitures mergers and acquisitions joint venture management internal ownership succession events coordinating on tax issues litigation support etc.

The ideal candidate will have excellent file management and team management skills and be willing to consult with other subject matter attorneys who are members of Rose Law Firm extended network and have additional skill sets that may be required by the client. This position will be expected to help develop enhance and promote the firms infrastructure for serving clients and providing excellent substantive service to support and promote Rose Law Firm brand in Oregon Washington and nationally.

Responsibilities:

• Take complete responsibility and ownership for of all aspects of managing client engagements (both substantive and administrative) including but not limited to:
• Meet with new client for introductory meetings
• Assess and determine scope of representation (in consultation with client)
• Manage invoicing on client files
• Manage compliance with all ethical requirements (e.g. the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct and Oregon Formal Ethics Opinions)
• Manage the completion of all substantive aspects of the file
• Manage associate attorneys and coordinate with Of Counsel
• Manage client relationships communication and followup
• Consistently demonstrate ownership mentality for assigned client files/practice areas/projects/tasks/
• Draft update and/or manage the development legal content and work product
• Perform and/or manage online and general research such as legal research and legislative history research; cite checks relevant cases; able to analyze and summarize information obtained into a coherent written memorandum or brief for submission to other attorneys clients and/or third parties
• Prepare factual summaries of client or file including caserelated documents
• Review analyze organize index and manage client files; files consist of but are not limited to pleadings memoranda research correspondence and depositions; document production; deposition arbitration hearing and trial notebooks; transaction and minute books or other corporate records
• Analyze and summarize complicated legal documents including contracts and suggesting alterations to those documents
• Anticipate and mitigate potential legal problems within the law firm or for a client and developing strategies to avoid costly litigation and reduce potential areas of risk
• Perform due diligence in legal matters concerning contracts agreements and mergers and acquisitions
• Keep abreast of changes in the law
• Supervise and mentor junior associates and support staff

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree
• Juris Doctorate degree with strong academic record
• Admittance to Oregon State Bar (also being admitted to Washington State Bar is preferred)
• 612 years of legal experience 5 years at a law firm preferred
• Substantial experience with corporate and commercial transactions
• Capable of independently leading and managing all aspects of a successful client engagementincluding all associated legal substantive and administrativerelated aspects
• Highly skilled and experienced in contract drafting
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including grammar and spelling
• Consistently demonstrate complete ownership mentality for assigned areas/projects/tasks
• Excellent team leadership management and supervision of other team members in addition to a strong collaborative team player
• Selfmotivated with the ability to work independently use time efficiently solve problems and take initiative
• Work well under pressure with strong attention to detail
• Strong clientrelationship skills including inperson telephone and written communication with prospective clients clients and other relevant third parties (e.g. without limitation clients other professional advisors such as CPAs)
• An ability to use judgment tact and discretion in a law office environment and the utmost commitment to protecting confidential information
• Proficient in Windows OS MSOffice and comfort with learning new case management billing document management and other software

Benefits:

• Hybrid work environment with remote work options as appropriate. This position will be scheduled in the office 23 times per week with additional time in the office as requested.
• Workfromhome stipend.
• The Firm will provide equipment and supplies necessary for a reasonable work from home setup (ergonomic chair desk if necessary computer monitors etc..
• Incentive and meritbased bonus structure.
• Growth and professional development opportunities.
• 401k with a 4 match immediately vested.
• Health and dental plans shortterm disability and life insurance.
• Vacation and Sick Leave; Vacation increases with length of tenure.
• Voluntary insurance options.

How to Apply:

1. Please submit a cover letter resume and three professional references through our application portal.
2. This is a direct hire position and recruitment firm submissions will not be considered.

Compensation:

$100000$200000 DOE and billable hour goal. Based on competitive market compensation benefits (as eligible)

Employment type: fulltime

Employment type:

Fulltime

Flexible Billable Hour Goalshours)

Rose Law Firm is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer