The Nissenbaum Law Group is seeking motivated attorneys with a minimum of two years’ experience and a demonstrated interest in corporate law with experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, employment law, commercial real estate, commercial transactions and intellectual property.
ABOUT THE FIRM: The Nissenbaum Law Group is a boutique, full service commercial law firm. The firm’s business clients range from individuals and small start-ups to multi-national companies. The position is based out of the firm’s headquarters in Union, NJ though the firm also maintains offices in Manhattan, Philadelphia and Dallas.
HYBRID WORK ARRANGEMENTS: The firm offers work-from-home, hybrid and in-person arrangements to suit the needs of our attorneys. We are very flexible on that score.
TRAINING AND MENTORING: Entering associates will typically be provided with a 2-4 week intensive training program overseen by our managing attorney.
The firm is committed to mentoring new associates in a collaborative and multi-layered manner respecting relatively all significant aspects of commercial practice. The purpose is to allow our new attorneys wide latitude to take on early responsibilities that will be challenging for them. This includes items such:
- Drafting, reviewing, advising clients with respect to, and negotiating, agreements in a wide array of fields, including intellectual property, entertainment and sports, construction, health and digital;
- preparing corporate governance documents for both profit and nonprofit entities;
- filing trademarks and copyrights and enforcing those rights; and
- conducting complex legal research and analysis into nuanced areas of law as well as industry regulations and practices in order to advise our clients on transactional matters.
In short, this is a job for people who want to accelerate their development as attorneys.
WHAT QUALIFIES YOU:
- JD Degree from an ABA accredited law school (PLEASE NOTE: A Master of Laws degree that was earned instead of a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school is not a sufficient substitute.),
- admission to the New Jersey bar (and the willingness to seek admission to others),
- outstanding academic credentials,
- 2 years minimum of relevant experience, and
- strong oral and written communication skills.
PAY: $110,000 - $150,000/ year
BENEFITS: We currently offer an array of employee benefits:
multiple medical insurance plans with an employer contribution,
- long term-disability insurance with an employer contribution,
- life insurance with an employer contribution,
- short term disability, accident and dental insurance, which is employee paid, and
- Fidelity 401K.
