A boutique family law firm in the Twin Cities is looking to add a paralegal. They are looking for someone with significant family law experience who can hit the ground running supporting a partner and an associate. They offer great flexibility, competitive compensation, and fantastic benefits. If qualified and interested, please apply here or email your resume to griebel@skywatersearch.com.
Job Category: Legal
Family Law Attorney
A boutique family law firm in the Twin Cities is looking to add an associate with 6-10 years of experience to their team. This firm has a reasonable billable hour requirement allowing for great work life balance while also providing competitive compensation and fantastic benefits. They are looking for someone who can hit the ground running without any training and who has several years of substantive family law experience. Compensation varies based on experience, but is competative for the market. If qualified and interested, please apply here or email your resume to griebel@skywatersearch.com.
Litigation Associate Attorney
A well-established San Francisco firm is seeking experienced litigation associates with three to five years of law firm or judicial clerkship experience to join its litigation practice group.
Ideal candidates will have a strong foundation in general commercial litigation, along with interest in one or more adjacent areas: white collar defense, land use, intellectual property, and labor and employment.
Responsibilities include:
- Handling commercial litigation matters across a range of industries
- Conducting internal investigations
- Advising clients on compliance and high-risk employment issues
- Representing clients in state and federal court
Qualifications:
- Active membership in the California State Bar
- Three to five years of relevant law firm or judicial clerkship experience
- Strong analytical and writing skills
- Commitment to high-quality client service
Compensation: $240,000 to $280,000, based on class year, for candidates with three to five years of experience.
Public Finance Attorney
SkyWater Search is partnering with a municipal law boutique firm to add a real estate public finance attorney to its busy practice. This is a great opportunity to work with dedicated municipal law attorneys in a supportive environment.
An ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in municipal bonds, public finance, tax exempt finance, project finance, and related federal and state laws. Must be passionate about a career in municipal bond financing.
The culture at the firm is great, with an emphasis on work life balance. The office is hybrid in downtown Minneapolis. Comp range is $150-200k depending on experience, with generous benefits.
If you’re interested in learning more, please apply or reach out to Kelsey Quarberg directly (kquarberg@skywatersearch.com).
Litigation Associate
An AmLaw 200 firm with a national platform is seeking a litigation associate with 3+ years of experience to join its business and commercial litigation practice in New York. The work spans high-stakes litigation, arbitration, and trial matters.
Qualifications
- 3–6 years of commercial and business litigation experience
- Experience preparing pleadings, motions, and briefing on complex matters
- Proficiency with e-discovery and fact development
- Strong research, writing, and analytical skills, with the ability to work through complex factual, legal, and logistical issues
- Eligibility for admission or an active New York license; judicial clerkship experience preferred
The Opportunity
- A small, growing New York office recently expanded into larger space to support continued hiring, the day-to-day feel of a boutique with the resources of a national platform behind you
- Business litigation practice with a deep financial services and class action bench
- 1,850 billable hour target, with base salary set against that target
- Paid bar dues, bar association memberships, and CLE expenses
- Competitive benefits package, including generous leave policies
Compensation: $215,000–$250,000 base depending on experience, plus a discretionary merit bonus.
Structured Finance In House Counsel
A financial services firm is adding an attorney to its New York legal department to support its credit and structured products businesses. This is a newly created position on a small legal team, reporting to a senior in-house lawyer.
This role involves:
1) Structured Finance: Support for warehouse lending, asset-based facilities, and securitization matters, including review of transaction documents and legal opinions across several asset classes. There is also a general in-house component: monitoring regulatory developments affecting the platform, managing outside counsel and legal spend, and handling confidentiality agreements, engagement letters, and related matters.
2) Distressed Debt; Documentation for secondary loan trading in distressed situations. Credit agreements, security agreements, and intercreditor arrangements under both U.S. and European market standards, along with documentation for less conventional transactions.
You will work directly with the business rather than through layers, which means early ownership of substantive workstreams and regular contact with the people generating the transactions.
Requirements
- 4-7 years of finance, banking, or structured finance experience at a well regarded law firm. In-house experience at a financial institution also considered
- JD and active admission to the New York bar in good standing
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Base salary of $200,000 to $225,000 depending on experience. The role is bonus eligible. Comprehensive benefits. Three days per week in office.
If qualified and interested, please apply here or email your resume to griebel@skywatersearch.com.
Litigation Associate Attorney
SkyWater Search Partners is assisting an elite Minnesota litigation boutique in its search for a mid-level (2-6 year) litigation associate.
Our client is a trial-focused firm with a general commercial litigation practice. The attorneys have tried dozens of cases to verdict, and the firm is small by design, built around the idea that associates should be developing as trial lawyers rather than sitting on the sidelines of large teams.
Please apply or reach out Rylie Harnett (rharnett@skywatersearch.com) with additional questions.
Litigation Associate
An international law firm with a global dispute resolution practice spanning Europe, Asia Pacific, the US, and the Caribbean is seeking a Litigation Associate for its San Francisco office. The firm represents high-net-worth individuals, corporate entities, and governments in complex, cross-border disputes across commercial litigation, white collar investigations, asset recovery, board and shareholder disputes, international arbitration, and related practice areas.
Responsibilities
- Handle all phases of general civil litigation, complex commercial litigation, mediation, and arbitration
- Represent individual clients in white collar criminal defense matters, including federal criminal investigations and regulatory enforcement actions
- Provide direct client counseling and strategic advice, particularly in reputation management and crisis response
- Draft pleadings, motions, and memoranda of law; conduct legal research
- Manage discovery, including drafting/responding to requests and negotiating with opposing counsel
- Take and defend depositions, handle court appearances, and develop case strategy with the team
- Conduct internal investigations involving whistleblower claims, cybersecurity breaches, and regulatory scrutiny
- Contribute to business development efforts, including writing, networking, and relationship-building with referral sources
Qualifications
- J.D. required, strong academic credentials
- 4–6 years of litigation and/or white collar experience at a law firm
- California Bar membership in good standing
- Demonstrated experience with depositions, court proceedings, and sophisticated disputes
- Excellent drafting, research, negotiation, and communication skills
- Exposure to federal and state white collar investigations
- Experience representing individuals in litigation, particularly tech-sector clients (preferred)
- Prior individual white collar defense experience (preferred)
- Direct client advising experience (preferred)
- Former law clerk experience (preferred)
- Strong project management skills and intellectual curiosity
Compensation: $235,000–$260,000 (California range; actual offer based on experience and other permitted factors)
Litigation Associate
A national law firm with multiple offices across the United States has an immediate opening in its Minneapolis office for a Litigation Associate with five+ years of experience preferred.
The ideal candidate will have experience in all phases of litigation in the mass tort space, including conducting factual investigations, managing discovery, preparing pleadings and motions, taking and defending depositions, communicating with clients, and generally managing cases with a high degree of autonomy.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have excellent academic credentials, a commitment to the community, superior interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated record of working well under pressure. The candidate should demonstrate exceptional judgment, the ability to effectively handle multiple projects, and the ability to articulate legal strategies and courses of action. The firm seeks proactive, dynamic, and entrepreneurial individuals with varied backgrounds, interests, and experience.
Compensation & Benefits
The firm offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and more. Pursuant to applicable state laws, the compensation range for this position is $230,000 to $270,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Associates are also eligible for an Associate Performance Bonus and a Client Development Bonus.
Commercial Litigation Associate
A national law firm is seeking a 2nd–4th year associate (law school graduation class of 2022–2024) to join its Commercial Litigation Practice Group in the firm’s Orlando office.
Qualifications
Qualified candidates must be strong and persuasive legal writers and oral advocates and have experience with complex business litigation matters in state and federal courts, including conducting and managing written and document discovery, researching and drafting pleadings, motions, and other court filings, conducting and defending depositions, preparing witnesses for testimony, appearing for status conferences, and arguing motions in both state and federal court. Participation in settlement conferences and negotiations and experience with trial preparation is preferred.
The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude, strong interpersonal skills, an exceptional work ethic, and must be comfortable having direct interaction with partners and clients. The firm seeks a well-rounded, dynamic, highly motivated lawyer who has demonstrated an ability to thrive in a sophisticated practice in a busy, collaborative environment, to assist with advancing the long-term strategic objectives of its Litigation Department. The firm values collegiality, creativity, and intellectual curiosity among its lawyers and seeks to make the practice both professionally and personally rewarding.
Requirements
Top academics required. Candidates must hold a JD from an ABA-approved law school and must be in good standing and an active member of the Florida Bar. Interested applicants should submit a resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.
Compensation & Benefits
The expected salary range for this position is $240,000–$290,000. Actual pay will be determined based on education, experience, internal pay equity, and other job-related factors permitted by law. The firm offers a comprehensive benefits program that currently includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement; disability and life insurance; adoption assistance; and backup care for dependents.
