ATTORNEY – BUSINESS LAW
Lavelle Law is a full-service law firm with more than 30 years of experience providing comprehensive and affordable legal services, with locations in Schaumburg and Downtown Chicago. We offer our employees a work-life balance in a stable, friendly, team-oriented environment with an attorney to assistant ratio of 3 to 1.
Job Summary
We are seeking a business attorney with 2-4 years of experience to contribute to our busy transactional team in our Schaumburg office. This role requires strong legal research and writing abilities and good communication skills. The Attorney will be responsible for negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements, conducting diligence, and researching a variety of legal issues affecting businesses. After onboarding and training, the firm offers some hybrid flexibility to work from home.
Duties
- Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing a variety of contracts and agreements with precision and clarity
- Managing diligence requests and responses
- Researching issues related to business transactions, including M&A, tax, real property and employment law matters
- Collaborate with other team members and legal professionals on larger transactions to provide excellent representation
Requirements
- Active license to practice law in Illinois
- 2-4 years of transactional experience in a law firm setting
- Strong writing, verbal communication, organization, and time management skills
- Ability to manage multiple matters independently
- Comfortable handling client communication
- Legal research skills and experience with tools like Lexis-Nexis
- Portable book of business is a plus
Benefits and Rewards:
- Bonuses on origination brought to the firm based on collections, regardless of the matter being within your practice area.
- 401(k) plan, with employer match
- Firm paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Employee referral program
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $100,000 - $140,000, depending on experience
Work Location: In person / hybrid flexibility