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Trust and Estate Associate/Partner

Wilmington

Young Conaway is seeking mid-level to lateral partners to join its expanding private wealth and national trust practice within the business planning and tax section of the firm.

The candidate will work on a wide variety of complex and challenging matters for local, national, and international clients.  Ideal candidates should have experience with federal estate and gift tax planning and/or the representation of institutional trustees, including, with decantings, mergers and non-judicial modifications.  Delaware bar admission is preferred, but candidates willing to take the Delaware Bar Exam will also be considered.

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter, resume, law school and undergraduate transcripts, and writing sample to Stacey Funk, Legal Recruiting Coordinator, at [email protected].

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Staff Accountant

Wilmington

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our Accounting team.  Staff Accountant reports to the Accounting Supervisor and Director of Accounting and Finance; applies principles of accounting to analyze financial reports, records, and general ledgers; responsible for reconciling firm bank and general ledger accounts, utilizing appropriate accounting control procedures; assists personnel inside and outside the department in solving all accounting-related issues. This is a non-exempt, full-time position, with 8:30 am-5 pm schedule and occasional later shift on a rotating basis for coverage.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Reconcile firm bank accounts and general ledger accounts on a monthly basis
  • Prepare and distribute the daily cash report to management
  • Prepare and book journal entries
  • Analyze general ledger accounts
  • Monitor bank accounts daily; create and send Positive Pay files
  • Transmit and receive wires, ACH, and credit card payments
  • Track and report on attorney expense reports
  • Backup of other department jobs including accounts payable, and accounts receivable
  • Assist with other accounting duties as needed

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting, Finance or Business
  • Previous accounting experience of 1-3 years required
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and customer service skills; able to work well with all levels of personnel
  • Able to work in a team environment, as well as independently
  • Strong technology skills

At Young Conaway, you will find a beautiful facility in the heart of Rodney Square; and a dynamic and friendly professional environment with exceptional opportunities for training, experience and growth.

We offer competitive compensation commensurate with skill level and experience; excellent comprehensive benefits package, including immediate coverage under our medical, dental & vision plans, parking/commuting allowance, 401K plan and generous paid time off. 

To apply for the position, please submit your resume and your salary expectations (required) to [email protected].

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Manager of Attorney Recruiting

Wilmington

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor is seeking a Manager of Attorney Recruiting to lead all aspects of attorney recruitment and the development of a strong pipeline of talented and diverse candidates, as well as design strategic engagement projects and initiatives relating to candidate and law school outreach, employer branding, summer programming, and data analysis. The Manager of Attorney Recruiting will assist the Director of Attorney Recruiting & Professional Development with all phases of entry-level and lateral attorney hiring and will work closely with the firm’s HR department on the new attorneys’ onboarding, orientation and integration into the firm.

This is an exempt, full-time position reporting to the Director of Attorney Recruiting & Professional Development. Under the current hybrid remote work policy, you will be eligible to work from home on Mondays and Fridays.

Young Conaway is a nationally recognized, full-service corporate firm, counseling national and international clients in bankruptcy, litigation, intellectual property, and corporate and alternative entity law matters. Here, you will find a dynamic and friendly professional environment with exceptional opportunities for training, experience, development and growth.

We offer competitive compensation commensurate with skill level and experience; excellent comprehensive benefits package, including immediate coverage under our medical, dental & vision plans, parking/commuting allowance, 401K plan and generous paid time off.

To apply for the position, please submit your resume and cover letter with your salary expectations (required) to [email protected].

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Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  1. Lateral Attorney Recruiting
    • Work with Section Leaders and Management Committee to identify lateral attorney hiring needs.
    • Collaborate with DEI Director, DEI Committee and the firm’s leadership to develop and implement lateral recruitment initiatives that support and advance the firm’s DEI Strategic Plan and core values.
    • Strategize and manage website, social media and other marketing materials related to attorney recruitment.
    • Actively source candidates through job postings, advertisements, networking, use of career services, search firms, referrals and other methods. Develop and drive innovative sourcing methods to build proactive talent pipelines.
    • Cultivate relationships with search firm recruiters and regularly communicate the firm’s hiring needs.
    • Work with and supervise the Legal Recruiting Coordinator in guiding and advising lateral candidates through the recruiting process to ensure their experience is representative of the firm’s standards of excellence.
    • Manage offer process, including requests for hiring authorizations and offer letters, and post-offer communications to maintain momentum and ensure each candidate has all the information they need to make an informed decision.
  2. Student and Clerk Recruiting
    • Work with the firm’s leadership to develop short- and long-term hiring strategies to support summer associate, entry level and judicial clerk recruitment efforts.
    • Analyze recruiting trends and implement recruiting strategies to source the best law school talent and build proactive talent pipelines; lead efforts to improve firm visibility at targeted law schools and foster relationships with law school career placement offices.
    • Work with Section Leaders to develop recruitment events and opportunities for judicial law clerks.
    • Manage communications, OCI and resume collection, callback interview and offer processes, including offer letters, and post-offer communications to maintain momentum and ensure each student and clerk has all the information they need to make an informed decision.
    • Generate and present hiring outcome reports and analysis for the Hiring Committee and the firm’s leadership. Compile recruitment statistics for external use (e.g., NALP statistics, end of season results to law schools).
  3. Summer Associate Program
    • Plan and implement a program for summer associates that includes orientation, skills training and social events. Lead work assignment, evaluation, feedback and mentoring processes.
    • Collaborate with DEI Director and the firm’s leadership to coordinate summer pro bono/ community service activities and synergy of pipeline programs.
    • Work with mentors and liaisons for summer associates.
    • Coordinate the summer associate orientation program.
    • Recruit the firm’s attorneys to handle the summer associate training programs (i.e., coordinate lawyer writing workshops, DE Bar clerkship requirement opportunities and social activities).
    • Develop guidelines for, manage and direct summer associate work assignments.
    • In conjunction with mentors, conduct summer associate reviews and gather/provide prompt performance feedback to summer associates.
    • Provide reports and recommendations to the Hiring Committee regarding extension of offers to summer associates.
    • Provide summer associate program budget recommendations to the Director of Attorney Recruiting & Professional Development for presentation to the Management Committee.
    • Update the Director of Attorney Recruiting & Professional Development on the summer associate program development, effectiveness and cost for presentation to the Management Committee.
  4. Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
    • Collaborate with DEI Director, Diversity Committee, and Affinity Groups to drive the recruitment efforts in furtherance of the firm’s DEI Strategic Plan.
    • Cultivate and foster an inclusive environment by ensuring policies, programs and communications are consistent with the firm’s values.
    • Develop and implement training program for all interviewers.
    • Cultivate and maintain relationships with pipeline organizations, including participation in the Delaware Diversity Job Fair Planning Committee.
  5. Attorney Recruiting and Development Department
    • Supervise and contribute to the professional development of the Legal Recruiting Coordinator.
    • Provide recommendations for, implement, and monitor the department budget, including recruiting and summer program.
    • Monitor current trends in compensation, professional development and market generally to ensure the firm’s efforts are competitive.
    • Develop, update, and maintain written policies and procedures related to recruiting based on industry best practices.
    • Keep the Director of Attorney Recruiting & Professional Development well informed about all the legal recruiting matters and issues.
    • Work with the Administrative Team and the firm’s leadership to further firm-wide initiatives.

Requirements:

    • Bachelor’s degree required.
    • A law degree or completion of law school is preferred.
    • Experience in legal career services, attorney recruiting, or related experience in a law firm or law school setting is strongly preferred.
    • Demonstrated superior communication skills, time management and relationship-building skills.
    • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills and ability to work productively independently and with firm personnel at all levels; effective customer service skills.
    • Flexibility and availability to work after standard work hours as necessary to meet job demands and firm needs, as well as coordinate and attend the attorney and summer associates events.
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Bankruptcy Associates

Wilmington

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP seeks attorneys with approximately one to five years of transferable experience to join our nationally recognized Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group.

Associates will work closely with our attorneys, co-counsel, and clients to provide guidance, advice, and litigation support in both in- and out-of-court complex corporate restructurings.  Candidates must be admitted to, or willing to take, the Delaware Bar.

Interested applicants should submit their cover letter, resume, transcripts, and a writing sample to Stacey Funk, Legal Recruiting Coordinator, at [email protected].

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Bankruptcy Litigation Associates

Charlotte

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, a nationally recognized, full-service corporate firm with offices in Delaware and New York, is seeking associates with approximately one to five years of transferable experience to join our new office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Young Conaway is widely recognized as having one of the nation’s preeminent bankruptcy practices and is consistently ranked as a top-tier firm by Chambers USA.  Young Conaway is also a leader in the field of mass-tort bankruptcies, counseling legal representatives appointed by courts to safeguard the rights and interests of future claimants in matters involving asbestos, talc, opioids, and other mass torts.

Associates will work closely with our attorneys, co-counsel, and clients on complex litigation arising in mass-tort bankruptcy cases and may also be asked to assist with other bankruptcy litigation or chapter 11 matters.

Candidates must be admitted, or eligible for admission, to the North Carolina, Delaware or New York Bar.  Experience in mass tort, class action or bankruptcy litigation matters preferred, but candidates with other complex commercial litigation experience will be considered.

Interested applicants should submit their cover letter, resume, transcripts, and a writing sample to Stacey Funk, Legal Recruiting Coordinator, at [email protected].

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Commercial Litigation Associate

Wilmington

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP seeks a highly qualified mid-level to senior-level associate to join the firm’s expanding Commercial Litigation practice.

Associates will work closely within our litigation teams for national and regional clients to handle complex litigation matters in Delaware’s federal and state courts.  Applicants should have impressive academic credentials and a demonstrated interest in trial practice involving complex cases, including intellectual property and related disputes.  Delaware bar admission is preferred, but candidates willing to take the Delaware Bar Exam will also be considered.

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter, resume, law school and undergraduate transcripts, and writing sample to Stacey Funk, Legal Recruiting Coordinator, at [email protected]

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Corporate Litigation and Counseling Associates

Wilmington

Young Conaway is seeking junior and mid-level associates to join its expanding corporate litigation and counseling practice.

Associates will work on a wide variety of complex and challenging matters including M&A litigation, derivative suits, control disputes, alternative entity disputes, and proceedings brought pursuant to Delaware statutory provisions, primarily in the Court of Chancery, but also in other Delaware state and federal courts. Ideal candidates should have experience in all phases of litigation including motion practice, oral advocacy and eDiscovery. Delaware bar admission is preferred, but candidates willing to take the Delaware Bar Exam will also be considered.

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter, resume, law school and undergraduate transcripts, and writing sample to Stacey Funk, Legal Recruiting Coordinator, at [email protected].

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Corporate Paralegal/Legal Administrative Assistant

Wilmington

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, a large Delaware law firm with its headquarters in the heart of Wilmington on Rodney Square, is seeking a Paralegal/Legal Administrative Assistant to join our Corporate section.

At Young Conaway, you will find a beautiful facility in the heart of Rodney Square; and a dynamic and friendly professional environment with ample opportunity for experience, development and growth.

This is a hybrid position incorporating duties and responsibilities of a Legal Administrative Assistant and Paralegal. You will provide dedicated support to multiple attorneys as an LAA and various and multiple case support as a Paralegal.

This is an on-site, non-exempt position. Hours: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM, Monday-Friday, with one hour for lunch. On-call and overtime availability and flexibility is required. At this time, hybrid work is available on Mondays and Fridays.

We offer competitive compensation commensurate with skill level and experience; excellent comprehensive benefits package, including immediate coverage under our medical, dental & vision plans, parking/commuting allowance, 401K plan and generous paid time off; and exceptional opportunities for training, experience, growth, and advancement.

To apply for the position, please submit your resume, writing/editing sample and cover letter with your salary expectations (required) to [email protected].

Daily responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

  • Handling client billing and maintaining records of billing guidelines, balances, and deadlines
  • Enter attorneys’ time
  • Format, edit briefs; input TOAs and TOCs
  • Make hotel and flight reservations
  • Reserve conference rooms and make arrangements for the visitors, including ordering meals, and catering to various requests
  • File attorneys’ emails in the DMS (Document Management System)
  • Coordinate and make copies; put together binders
  • Create check requests
  • Distribute Key Decision books
  • Create shells for documents
  • Prepare, e-file and serve pleadings and all related documents to be filed with the Court and maintain the file docket in each assigned case
  • Prepare and serve discovery, work efficiently in the e-discovery database system
  •  Submit requests to the e-discovery system and provide follow-up and updates
  • Monitor all activity in assigned cases and respond accordingly, i.e. calendaring, updates to distribution lists, etc.
  • Draft correspondence to Court, and routine documents that are filed with the Court
  • Conduct research
  • Assist attorneys and other paralegals in preparation for trials and provide trial support
  • Maintain case calendar
  • Prepare and maintain case and document files, to include submitting File Opening Memos and closing requested client/matters.
  • Provide back up to daytime paralegals with projects, Court filings and trial preparations
  • Prepare, file and serve pleadings
  • Coordinate shareholder notices, audit notices, delivery of subpoenas to witnesses and parties to action(s)
  • Develop computer proficiency with all applications required by the job, to include, but not limited to: File&Serve Xpress, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PDF Docs, Adobe, iManage filing system, Intapp time entry, Intapp conflict check system, e-discovery databases
  • Type and proofread legal documents, memoranda, correspondence, forms
  • Attend to Corporate calendar, and assigned attorney’s calendars; make appointments and reservations
  • Answer phones, take messages or transfer phone calls into attorney’s voice-mail, transcribe messages, if needed
  • Document production; typing from handwritten copies, tapes and voice-mails
  • Send faxes, make copies, send mail by Federal Express and Certified Mail
  • Transfer calls and set up conference calls
  • Search for addresses, phone numbers and other relevant case information in Outlook and document management system
  • Bring things into the system and send e-mails with more than one attachment
  • Assist with overflow work when needed and any other duties as assigned
  • Assist in other sections if requested, on an as-needed basis

Requirements:

  • College degree required; previous administrative experience preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing
  • Excellent technology skills, including experience working with tables of content and authority, and aptitude; strong typing and proofreading skills
  • Ability to learn quickly and eagerly and possessing aptitude to assist with filings and handle paralegal tasks
  • Superior attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment; multi-task and meet multiple, overlapping deadlines
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently; team player attitude is a must
  • Self-starter and motivated; flexible and dependable
  • Availability for overtime after hours and weekends

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We offer a beautiful facility; a competitive salary commensurate with skill level and experience; and excellent benefit package, including immediate coverage under our medical, dental & vision plans, parking/commuting allowance, 401K plan and generous paid time off. 

To apply for the position, please submit your resume and cover letter with your salary expectations to [email protected].

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