Our lawyers and staff are our most valuable resources. They are the key to our success and the reason why we represent some of the most significant entities and individuals in Florida. Knowing their importance, we created our unifying principles, which define our firm’s core values. We’ve consciously created a culture that emphasizes respect and dignity toward one another, our clients, and our opposition. We also recognize the importance of physical and mental health, and have launched a wellness program to support the well-being of our lawyers and staff. These elements, and our commitment to mentorship, professional development, and innovation, have allowed us to create an environment where our employees can thrive. That’s why we’ve consistently been recognized by the South Florida Business Journal as a “best place to work.”
Career Opportunities
Litigation Attorney (Fully Remote):
We are currently hiring a 100% remote mid-senior level litigation attorney with approximately 5-10+ years of relevant experience.
Substantively, the candidate will be representing governmental clients in the areas of BI/PI defense (80%), labor and employment defense (10%) , and abuse claims (involving alleged misconduct) (10%). Despite being smaller in overall case volume, the L/E and abuse claims can take significant time due to their exposure and complexity. Many of the cases are generally “east of Tallahassee and north of Lake Okeechobee” and are subject to a sovereign immunity cap unless federal law applies. Prior experience representing educational or governmental institutions is helpful but not required.
Qualified candidates should ideally have some trial experience (either 1st chair, or 2nd chair), have drafted and argued at least 10 substantive or case dispositive motions, and have taken at least 25 case substantive depositions on their own.
Travel could be 2x per month to Gainesville or nearby other cities for incident investigation and client consultations. As a result, the candidate should reside in, or close to, north-central Florida.
Billable hours are estimated at 1,950. Candidates must be members in good standing with the Florida Bar.
Due to an active caseload, the attorney must be “a self-starter”, “independent”, and “ think quick on their feet.”
Please send your cover letter detailing your relevant experience for this position and a complete and accurate resume.
Please submit resumes to Wendy Llorenty.
Legal Assistant- Portuguese speaking (Coral Gables Office):
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Legal Assistant who is fluent in Portuguese to join our dynamic legal team. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive administrative support to our attorneys and ensure the smooth operation of our legal department.
Please submit resumes to Wendy Llorenty.
Transactional Legal Assistant
The firm is in search of a dynamic, experienced, reliable and well-organized legal assistant with significant experience in small and mid-size business transactional matters to support multiple partner level attorneys in the firm’s Boca Raton office.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to produce a high volume of consistently excellent transactional legal documents, correspondence and memoranda The ability to work on lengthy documents for closely held companies participating in mergers and acquisitions and other transactions, as well as keeping track of and updating various versions of the same document is essential. A basic understanding of how to describe and prepare signature blocks for various types of entities (corporations, LLCs, LLPs, etc.) is necessary. The ability to prioritize and meet client deadlines and an impeccable attention to detail are key requirements.
The candidate must possess a high degree of technical proficiency in Microsoft office. Experience with PerfectLaw software is strongly desired. Please submit resumes to Wendy Llorenty.
Attorneys
Varied backgrounds give our firm a rich depth of experience—lawyers have joined us from prior private sector and public sector positions, as well as some of the most respected national and international law firms. Our roster includes former in-house corporate counsel, city attorneys, assistant city and county attorneys, counsel for various state and federal governmental entities, and elected officials. Regardless of their prior experiences, our lawyers share certain characteristics. They are talented, industrious, dynamic, innovative, ethical and dedicated to client service.
Professional Staff
We want our employees to develop to their fullest potential. To that end, we support our staff’s professional development, growth, and work-life balance, fostering a culture of respect. We are always on the lookout for team members who possess a high level of professionalism, good judgment, strong initiative, and excellent communication skills.
Please submit your resume to Wendy Llorenty.
