Considering Law School?
Over the last 20 years, our law firm has enjoyed hiring recent graduates who are considering applying to law school but are planning to spend some time in New York City for a break from academics (or even pursuing other interests, such as fame and fortune?) before diving into three years of professional school.
We frequently say that we are looking for a combination super paralegal, an assistant office manager/all-purpose admin aide and, above all, an intelligent and versatile person who can fill myriad research and creative thinking roles central to our work.
This position integrates people we hire into all aspects of our law practice and offers an alternative to large firm paralegal work which we believe typically does not offer the same breadth of experience and exposure. Smarts, flexibility and initiative are our principal needs, and they are rewarded with a deep immersion over the course of a year in all that we do.
A CRITICAL NEW NOTE IN THIS HIRING CYCLE ― As the world is adapting to artificial intelligence on many fronts, so are we as a law firm and as a business. We are committed to aggressive deployment of tools that will help us work better. We compete with larger firms, with far greater resources, as we always have ― and those larger firms have large, dedicated AI departments. We pride ourselves on being able to do more with less. At this time, that creates an opportunity for the right person with inclination, interest, and good skills with and working knowledge of AI deployment to hone their skills while helping us make the best use of the emerging tools that are changing by the week. One part of the job in the year ahead will be to master, and help us master, those tools. In the process, anyone who digs in in that way will learn a great deal that will benefit them tremendously in what will come next in their career.
ABOUT US ― Our attorneys are large law firm alumnae/i. We roll up our sleeves, work hard and get great satisfaction from our work. We focus on commercial cases and counseling in complex business and financial matters. We represent parties in high-stakes litigation and rely on all members of our team to produce at the highest level. Some of our recent work: We have represented 344 former Lehman Brothers executives who retired years ago in their 12+-year effort to recover $270 million in pensions they purchased in the 1980s (blocked by the Lehman bankruptcy since 2008). The firm represents the Duke Ellington Estate in ongoing efforts to collect unpaid royalties, generally manage the Estate’s intellectual property rights and licensing projects, work toward a feature film to be made about Duke’s life and assist the ongoing operation of the Duke Ellington Orchestra which continues today under the overall direction of Duke’s grandson. In an interesting departure from the mainstream, the firm has been representing a client seeking to collect a multi-million dollar judgment from Martin Shkreli, the notorious Pharma Bro. In a different area of law the law, we represent a fast-growing FinTech company in novel issues in the financial sector that arise for it around the United States and sometimes abroad. In another very different area of the law, we represent one of the most successful content creators in the television industry in a complex dispute with a media company over royalties owed and the interpretation of industry agreements as they need to be applied to that fast-changing industry. We thrive on variety.
To learn more about us, please visit our web site at www.szslaw.com .
SOME OTHER USEFUL SKILLS ― The following skills can at least be helpful:
– a knack for computer problem solving
– proficiency with Word software
– an excellent sense of humor
– the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while retaining your excellent
sense of humor
– and –
– an excellent sense of humor
This job is by no means for everyone but is ideal for a very intelligent person with great common sense who wants to learn the ins and outs of law practice on the front lines. The environment is conducive to giving great responsibility and learning to those who are up to the task.
Please send a brief cover letter and resume to ―
Rick Scarola (rjjs@szslaw.com)
