Description:
Busy, energetic, boutique Chicagoland law firm is seeking a full-time *BILINGUAL (Spanish/English)* Associate Attorney. Prior civil litigation experience and a desire to learn residential / commercial real estate preferred. Open to considering qualified candidates who are pending results for the February 2024 Illinois bar exam.This is a great opportunity to learn and gain great exposure to commercial real estate, residential real estate, and business law.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Partnering with and advocating on behalf of clients
- Handling a large volume of files in an enthusiastic, organized manner
- Structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating sophisticated contracts
- Reviewing and understanding intricate regulations and statutes
- Managing demanding complex multi-faceted transactions
- Law Degree (Juris Doctor – JD) with current or pending state bar admission in Illinois
- Willingness to commute to ALO office on Southwest side of Chicago each weekday
- Willingness and ability to travel to closing locations (typically within an average 15-mile radius of the office)
- Native-level fluency in both Spanish and English (spoken and written)
- Excellent, professional communication skills facilitating the ability to establish strong rapport with clients
- Exhibiting intellectual curiosity and self-sufficiency
- Ability to think through complex legal issues in the context of business realities
- Eagerness to learn and demonstrated dependability
- Must be organized, enthusiastic, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and self-assured
- Law review or legal clinic (focused on business law) experience
- Prior experience with civil litigation is preferred, but not required
- Prior experience in handling residential and/or commercial real estate matters including acquisitions, sales, leasing, condominiums/HOAs, development, and construction
