Opportunities for Lawyers
Shipman is always looking for talented lateral lawyers. If you do not see a current position that matches your skills and experiences but would like to submit your materials, please click here.
Bankruptcy / Creditors’ Rights Litigation Attorney – Hybrid from CT
We are seeking an attorney to join our Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights practice in one of our Connecticut offices, with the ability to work two days per week remotely. Candidates should have a minimum of five years of experience in bankruptcy or in commercial litigation with an interest in bankruptcy and creditors’ rights work. Candidates must have strong research, writing, and oral advocacy skills, along with a client service mindset and strong case management skills. Strong academic credentials and excellent interpersonal skills are required. Prior clerkship experience is preferred but not required. To apply, please click here.
Corporate Associate – Hybrid from CT or Remote
We are seeking an associate to join our corporate and transactional practice. Candidates must have two to six years of general corporate and transactional experience in a law firm setting, including experience with mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, financing transactions, joint ventures and drafting and negotiating transaction documents. Candidates must be self-starters and must be able to manage due diligence investigations and work as a member of a team on complex transactions. Top academic credentials and excellent written and interpersonal skills are required. Although we would prefer a candidate to work in one of our Connecticut offices, with the ability to work two days per week remotely, we are flexible and will consider strong applicants who prefer to work remotely. To apply, please click here.
Finance/Corporate Trust Lawyer – Hybrid from CT or Remote
We are seeking a lawyer with a minimum of four years of experience in transactional work to join our well-established, nationally renowned Corporate Trust practice. Our Corporate Trust group works closely with the capital markets and loan agency departments of major national banks and other financial institutions, representing them as trustees, administrative agents, escrow agents and collateral or security agents in a wide variety of corporate debt, project finance, municipal bond, secured and structured financing transactions and defaults. Applicants with finance or securities/capital markets experience would be ideal. Successful applicants must have the ability to work with complex transactional documents and prioritize work in a deadline-intensive environment. We value collaboration and collegiality among our lawyers and are looking for someone proactive with strong interpersonal skills to join our team. Although we would prefer a candidate to work in one of our Connecticut offices, with the ability to work two days per week remotely, we are flexible and will consider strong applicants who prefer to work remotely. To apply, please click here.
Litigation Associates – Hybrid from Hartford or Stamford
We are seeking two associates, one with two to four years of experience and one with five to six years of experience, to join our business litigation practice in Hartford or Stamford, with the ability to work two days per week remotely. Candidates must have experience in sophisticated business litigation matters, strong research and writing skills and knowledge of federal and state court practice. Federal clerkship experience is preferred. Top academic credentials and excellent interpersonal skills are required. To apply, please click here.
Real Estate Finance Attorney – Hybrid from CT
We are seeking an attorney to join our national commercial real estate lending practice in one of our Connecticut offices, with the ability to work two days per week remotely. Candidates should have five to eight years of experience in commercial real estate primarily representing lenders. Preference for candidates with experience in lender representation in all asset classes (e.g. office, multi-family, retail, hospitality), and experience with structured debt and secondary market (e.g. the buying and selling of loans). Knowledge of New York governing law, particularly New York lien law, and/or consolidation and assignments is preferred, as is admission to the NY and CT bar. To apply, please click here.
Real Estate Associate – CT
We are seeking an attorney to join our Real Estate practice group in one of our Connecticut offices. Candidates should have two to three years of experience practicing in transactional commercial real estate, including familiarity with title and survey review and the negotiation and closing of transactions involving purchases, sales, borrowing and leasing. Candidates must be self-starters, have the desire to grow in responsibility and ultimately manage transactions, and have experience working as a member of a team on complex deals. To apply, please click here.
If you have any questions or need any further information, please contact:
Megan Tenney
Director of Legal Recruiting
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
One Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
Email: mtenney@goodwin.com
No agencies, please.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.