Do you want to work on U.S. Supreme Court cases? If so, check out this week's Job of the Week, brought to you by Lateral Link. Because Lateral Link does not cold-call attorneys, they devote all of their time to assisting their active members with job searches.

Position: Appellate Litigation Associate

Location: Washington, DC

Description: A top international law firm is seeking a mid-level to senior appellate litigation associate. This position presents an opportunity to become a significant part of a growing team of U.S. Supreme Court and national appellate litigators and to work directly with clients on substantial matters. This position qualifies for Lateral Link's $10,000 guaranteed signing bonus.

For more information about this position or to apply, please see Position 9296 on Lateral Link. Current members can also contact their personal search consultant directly to discuss this position. Membership in Lateral Link is free and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

If going in-house was why you went to law school in the first place, this week's Job of the Week is something you should check out.

It's for a corporate attorney looking to move to more of a consulting role. As always, the Job of the Week is brought to you by Lateral Link. For more information about Lateral Link's team of personal search consultants, or to see about joining their team, click here.

Position: Attorney Consultant

Location: Orange County, CA

Description: A Fortune 500 insurance company is seeking an attorney with at least two years of experience to consult on a variety of corporate matters. The attorney will be expected to develop mutual fund board meeting materials, draft fund and investment adviser procedures, prepare/negotiate related agreements, and work on all fund and adviser-related matters. In addition, the attorney will provide legal advice and other legal support to internal clients and monitor legislation and new laws affecting mutual funds and investment advisers. The role will involve drafting prospectus disclosure, investment adviser disclosure, and documents and materials, along with implementing appropriate procedures to comply with new laws.

For more information about this position, or to apply, please see Position 9656 on Lateral Link. Current members can also contact their personal search consultant directly to discuss this position. Membership in Lateral Link is free, and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

Are you tired of big firm life -- doc review, due diligence, 9 p.m. dinners at your desk? Do you still hope that you can enjoy practicing law in a law firm setting? This week's Job of the Week may be the answer for you.

As always, the Job of the Week is brought to you by Lateral Link. As we've mentioned before, Lateral Link is still growing, having just added a Columbia Law School alum to its Philadelphia team and an NYU Law School alum to its New York team. For more information about Lateral Link's team of personal search consultants, or to learn about joining the team, click here.

Position: Corporate Associate

Location: New York

Description: This firm is one of the more selective New York boutiques, with approximately 50 attorneys, most of whom have lateraled in from top-20 law firms. The attorneys focus on sophisticated litigation, corporate, and bankruptcy work, and their major clients include Clear Channel, Amazon.com, Columbia University, and Lazard Freres. The firm pays New York market salary and offers its associates immediate, hands-on responsibility, as well as a reputation for very reasonable hours and a truly collegial working environment. The quality and depth of their legal team distinguishes them from other firms of their size and allows them to compete effectively against the larger top-tier firms. This position qualifies for the Lateral Link $10,000 guaranteed signing bonus.

For more information about this position or to apply, please see Position 9673 on Lateral Link. Current members can also contact their personal search consultant directly to discuss this position. Membership in Lateral Link is free and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

As expected, bankruptcy attorneys are once again in demand. So we're highlighting an opportunity for junior associates in this week's Job of the Week, brought to you by Lateral Link. This position qualifies for Lateral Link's $10,000 signing bonus. (Lateral Link has paid out over $200,000 in signing bonuses this summer.)

Lateral Link has junior bankruptcy positions at some of the more sought-after firms in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Atlanta, and Chicago (like the one below). For information on these other positions, please contact your personal search consultant.

Position: Bankruptcy associate

Location: Chicago, IL

Description: A top Chicago-based law firm seeks junior bankruptcy associates. For more information about this position, or to apply, please see Position 9585 on Lateral Link.

If you are not already a Lateral Link Member, you can apply at www.laterallink.com. Also, because of the tremendous growth in Lateral Link's membership, Lateral Link is actively looking to hire additional search consultants in Washington DC and Texas. If interested, please email join@laterallink.com.

Just One Word: Bankruptcy! [New York Magazine]

Tax attorneys are all the rage, with in-house and law firm opportunities for 2008 JDs and up. The Job(s) of the Week highlight some of the best of these opportunities. These are in New York, but Lateral Link has similar positions in other cities as well. Lateral Link's $10,000 signing bonus applies to the positions below. If you are not already a Lateral Link Member, you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

Junior tax attorney - The New York office of this top 25 law firm, well-known for its quality of life, is seeking junior tax associates. They will consider 2008 law school graduates to start immediately (including those who may have had their start dates pushed back at other firms). For more information, please see Position 6074 on Lateral Link.

This week's job, brought to you by Lateral Link, is a unique position at a top-flight, white-collar criminal defense boutique. In addition to personalized assistance from Lateral Link's search consultants, Lateral Link now offers its Members a free session with a professional career consulting firm -- for more information, click here.

Position: White Collar Associate

Location: New York, NY

Description: This top firm is seeking a junior to mid-level litigation associate to join its top -ranked white-collar practice. With approximately 50 attorneys, this firm is consistently ranked as the top white-collar boutique in New York. The firm takes on criminal and civil cases that are often front page news. The firm is known for getting their people great front-line work experience in a variety of interesting cases. This firm is also well-regarded as an outstanding stepping stone to the DOJ as well as the US Attorney's office.

For more information about this position, or to apply, please see Position 9560 on Lateral Link. Current members can also contact their personal search consultant directly to discuss this position. Membership in Lateral Link is free and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

Today's Job of the Week is a position in the Far East, brought to you by Lateral Link. In this year alone, Lateral Link will pay over $1,000,000 in guaranteed signing bonuses.

Position: Fund Formation Associate

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Description: The Tokyo office of this U.S.-based international law firm is seeking a mid-level to senior fund formation associate for their top-ranked practice. The associate must have 5+ years of experience and be serious about practicing in Asia. More senior candidates may be based in Hong Kong. No language skills necessary!

For more information about this position or to apply, please see Position 9525 at www.laterallink.com.

With several firms actively growing their presence in the Middle East, we've decided to offer an opportunity in the region as the Job of the Week, brought to you by Lateral Link. Any mid-level associate with a corporate background who is looking for a change of scenery should consider it. And just a reminder that Lateral Link guarantees a $10,000 signing bonus for most positions (including the one below).

Position: Corporate Associate

Location: Dubai, UAE

Description: The Dubai office of this U.S.-based international law firm is seeking mid-level corporate associates with experience in private equity, M&A and/or finance. The associate must have at least 3 years of experience and be serious about practicing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

For more information about this position or to apply, please see Position 9395 on Lateral Link. Current members can also contact their personal search consultant directly to discuss this position. Membership in Lateral Link is free and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

Since last week's non-legal Job of the Week in New York was such a big hit, we've decided to give you West Coast folks an opportunity to transition out of the law as well. And since some people reading ATL still want to keep practicing law, we've provided another top in-house spot for those of you on the East Coast.

Here are the Jobs of the Week, brought to you by Lateral Link. First the legal one:

Position: Senior Corporate Counsel
Location: Boston, MA
Description: This company, a rapidly growing leader in wind production, is seeking a senior corporate attorney with 7-8 years corporate and securities experience at a large law firm. Public company experience and Sarb-Ox a plus. The attorney must be comfortable working in a relatively unstructured environment and will be expected to handle substantial day-to-day responsibility while reporting to the General Counsel on larger issues. This position has tremendous potential financial upside. For more information please see Position #9409.

And now the non-legal one:

Position: Manager of Attorney Recruiting & Development
Location: San Diego, CA
Description: A premier global law firm, with more than 2,000 attorneys in 26 offices worldwide, seeks a bright, articulate, self-starting professional for its San Diego office. The successful candidate will manage all aspects of lateral attorney hiring, the fall and summer recruiting programs, and new attorney orientation, integration and development. The ideal candidate will have a JD, MBA or other relevant advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in a large law firm or professional services environment. No previous recruiting experience is required. For more information please see Position #9425.

Lateral Link is a free professional member network for attorneys. Benefits include a $10,000 guaranteed signing bonus for most positions, free professional career consulting and access to Vault guides, and personal job search assistance. Membership in Lateral Link is free and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

With Independence Day right around the corner, and in light of our recent series on Career Alternatives for Attorneys, we thought we'd offer a lucky lawyer freedom from the law firm life.

This week's Job of the Week, brought to you by Lateral Link, is an opportunity for a talented attorney to get involved with government affairs. What could be more American than that?

Position: External Affairs Associate

Location: New York

Description: A global investment firm seeks a talented professional to help manage the firm's interactions with government, the media, and industry trade groups. The new External Affairs Associate will handle a variety of communications and government affairs-related tasks, ranging from developing communications strategies to monitoring and analyzing relevant public policy issues.

Skills required: Candidates should have strong project management skills, outstanding verbal and written communication skills, and extraordinary attention to detail. At least three years of previous work experience is required, preferably in finance, public policy, or law. Associates will gain exposure to many areas of the firm and are expected to assume additional communications and policy responsibilities over time.

For more information about this position or to apply, please see Position 9359 on Lateral Link. Current members can also contact their personal search consultant directly to discuss this position. Membership in Lateral Link is free and you can apply at www.laterallink.com. Last week over 800 attorneys applied to join the Lateral Link professional member network.

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We recently discovered that the folks over at Lateral Link are giving away free coffee. Anyone who registers with Lateral Link before the end of the month -- that's Monday -- will get a free Starbucks gift card. The catch is that you have to register through a special, super-secret link. (Hint: it is www.laterallink.com/java.)

Now here's the Job of the Week -- which, conveniently, is also free from Lateral Link:

Position: Mid-level Corporate Associate

Location: Chicago

Description: Although the lateral market in Chicago has been slow of late, this top Chicago-based firm is growing and is actively seeking a mid-level associate with general corporate experience, including M&A, securities and private equity experience. In addition to any bonus paid by the firm, this position qualifies for Lateral Link's standard $10,000 signing bonus.

For more information about this position or to apply, please see Position 9277 on Lateral Link. Current members can also contact their personal search consultant directly to discuss this position. Membership in Lateral Link is free and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

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The latest Job of the Week, brought to you by Lateral Link, is perfect for a junior associate looking to move to a small in-house department in a unique industry. This past week, Lateral Link members accepted offers with Mayer Brown (Chicago), Quinn Emanuel (New York), Fish & Richardson (Boston), and Gibson Dunn (Los Angeles and San Francisco). Each of these members will receive Lateral Link's standard $10,000 signing bonus.

Position: Junior Corporate Counsel

Location: Orange County, CA

Description: This Orange County-based, sophisticated cosmetic and skin care company seeks a junior corporate/contracts lawyer (2-5 years) to join its small, collegial, and team-oriented legal department, in Irvine, CA. This position will report directly to the General Counsel. The ideal candidate will come from a large law firm environment and have excellent academic credentials. The candidate must be able to work independently and collaboratively in a friendly, fast-paced environment. California Bar Admission is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities will include drafting, reviewing and negotiating all forms of contracts and third party agreements, including, but not limited to, supply agreements, IT consulting agreements, non-disclosure agreements, leases, vendor contracts, distributor agreements, and other agreements originating from the Company's various business groups. This attorney will have extensive interaction with senior executives and business people in product development, marketing, finance, supply chain and other business lines. In addition, the lawyer will work with outside counsel often. This position offers a great work-life balance and control over hours in a growing, dynamic work environment.

For more information about this position, or to apply, please see Position 9277 on Lateral Link. Current members can also contact their personal search consultant directly to discuss this position. Membership in Lateral Link is free, and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

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This week's Job of the Week, brought to you by Lateral Link, is another solid in-house position for a junior attorney. In addition, this is one of many companies with whom Lateral Link has a strong relationship, so Lateral Link members will have an inside track on this position.

Position: Associate Counsel, Securities Regulation

Location: Philadelphia

Description: Known for its strong, ethical business practices and client focus, this Company fosters a collaborative, team-oriented environment that rewards and recognizes individual achievement. As a member of the Company's Securities Regulation broker-dealer team, the selected candidate will work with a group of eight talented professionals who share a commitment to excellence, and represent the Company and its subsidiaries on a variety of broker-dealer matters.

As Associate Counsel, the attorney will have primary or support responsibilities for a wide range of retail brokerage and fund distribution activities, including:
- Drafting and negotiating mutual fund supermarket service agreements.
- Advising on the distribution and marketing of investment products and services, including mutual funds, annuities and 529 Plan securities.
- Working with the Compliance Department and business units to interpret and implement FINRA, MSRB and SEC rules relating to broker-dealer activities, including licensing, sales practices, advertising, net capital, and customer protection and margin requirements.
- Advising the brokerage operations unit on clearance and settlement matters.
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating required documents for the resale of restricted securities, certain corporate actions and other special transactions.
- Advising on fixed income and equity trading issues.
- Advocating on behalf of the Company with regulatory authorities.
- Educating officers and other employees as needed on legal issues.

Requirements: Law degree (J.D. or equivalent) and 2-5 years of securities law experience, with an emphasis on broker-dealer regulatory matters at a mid- to large-sized law firm. For more information about this position or to apply, please see Position 9227 on Lateral Link. Current members can also contact their personal search consultant directly to discuss this position. Membership in Lateral Link is free and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

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The latest Job of the Week, one of many in-house positions currently available through Lateral Link, is a solid opportunity at a Chicago hedge fund. Lateral Link members have recently been hired to fill previous Jobs of the Week, including positions at Vanguard, DE Shaw, and Morrison Foerster-Tokyo.

Position: Assistant General Counsel - Hedge Fund

Location: Chicago, IL

Description: Prominent, well-established financial institution in Chicago seeks experienced (3-5 years) hedge fund/investment management lawyer. Ideal candidate will come from a law firm, hedge fund or financial institution. This person should have outstanding organizational and oral and written communication skills, be a self-starter, and be able to proactively identify needs for policies and procedures. This opportunity offers an extremely collegial work environment with more control over one's schedule.

To learn more about this position or to apply, please see position #9200 on Lateral Link. Membership in Lateral Link is free and you can apply at www.laterallink.com.

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Today's Job of the Week is a lifestyle opportunity for a generalist attorney. Although the market may be slowing down, Lateral Link is successfully assisting hundreds of attorneys with their job searches. In the month of May, Lateral Link paid its members over $100,000 in signing bonuses and referral fees.

Position: Associate to work with religious organizations

Location: Washington, DC

Job Code: Position #9144

Description: This is a unique opportunity to achieve work-life balance while working exclusively with a litigation partner on client matters for religious organizations. The partner is seeking a generalist with strong qualifications who is looking for a 9-to-5 job and who is able to meet a wide variety of client needs without needing assistance from several practice groups. Tasks will include both transactional and litigation matters.

For more information, please visit Lateral Link, or contact your personal Lateral Link search consultant.

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Today's Job of the Week is a unique opportunity for a mid-level tax attorney. And don't forget about Lateral Link's $10,000 guaranteed signing bonus when making your next career transition.

Position: Mid-Level Tax Associate

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Job Code: #8983

Description: This Los Angeles-based firm, one of the most selective firms in the market, seeks a mid-level tax associate with 3-5 years of general tax experience. The firm's tax group handles work in the following areas: transactional, executive compensation and employee benefits, controversy, estate planning, and tax-exempt organizations.

For more information about the requirements for this position and other ones, please visit Lateral Link.

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Today's Job of the Week is a unique opportunity for a senior corporate attorney looking to make partner in New York. Although the market may be slowing down, Lateral Link is successfully assisting hundreds of attorneys with their job searches. All attorneys that Lateral Link places in law firm positions (like the one below) will be entitled to a $10,000 guaranteed signing bonus.

Position: Senior Securities Attorney

Location: New York, NY

Job Code: #8997

Description: Prominent boutique law firm with prestigious investment banking and hedge fund clients seeks a senior securities associate or counsel to work directly with their large hedge fund and investment bank clients, to provide securities law advice relating to their investments in public securities and secondarily to resale of private securities. This position is not focused on securities offerings but instead involves designing and implementing an entire disclosure regime. This is a partnership-track position for a candidate who shows s/he is capable.

For more information about the requirements for this and other positions, please visit Lateral Link.

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Position: Trademark Protection & Special Projects Counsel

Employer: Major Sports League

Location: New York

Description: This major sports league is seeking an attorney who will be responsible for providing legal counsel for trademark protection, as well as for handling certain litigation-related, corporate and business matters. Responsibilities will include drafting correspondence relating to infringement of intellectual property matters, negotiating and drafting settlement and other agreements, handling and/or supervising the implementation of anti-counterfeiting measures, assisting with business and legal projects, preparing demand letters, and generally overseeing collection procedures and bankruptcy matters for national and international licensees, drafting correspondence and overseeing document production for litigation matters, and other matters. For more information or to apply, please see Position #8961 on Lateral Link.

Skills: Two to four years of relevant law firm experience; familiarity with trademark practice preferred.

In addition to the above attorney position, this company has contracted with Lateral Link to identify (1) a Senior Trademark Paralegal and (2) a Legal Contracts Administrator (candidates must have experience working with contracts – redlining, revising, etc.). For more information about these two positions, please email candidatehelp at laterallink dot com.

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This week we're focusing on a particular practice area for Job of the Week. Here are four in-house opportunities for patent attorneys, all in locations starting with “S”: Silicon Valley, Seattle, San Diego and St. Joseph, MO. They're brought to you by Lateral Link:

* A Fortune 100 company that provides enterprise storage and data management solutions is seeking a qualified corporate patent attorney with two to three years experience in patent procurement to join its small, dynamic patent group. Responsibilities include preparation and prosecution of patent applications with potential involvement in a full spectrum of other Intellectual Property matters, including licensing and litigation. Located in Silicon Valley. Position #8661.

* One of the world’s best-known software and technology companies is seeking patent attorneys with five or more years of experience to join a new practice group the company is building. Successful applicants will enjoy a stimulating, fast-paced environment and make an impact on the Company's future as one of the earlier in-house attorneys in this new practice. Located near Seattle, Washington. Position # 8058.

* A Fortune 500 company that manufactures CDMA cell phones, base stations, and chips is seeking a patent counsel with at least five years of patent preparation and prosecution experience. The successful applicant will develop and maintain U.S. and foreign patent applications, trademarks, and copyrights, among other duties. Located in San Diego, California. Position # 8159.

* A major pharmaceutical company which concentrates on the development of human pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, chemicals, and animal health products, is seeking a Sr. Associate Director & Senior Counsel Intellectual Property. Located in St. Joseph, Missouri. Position #8375.

Lateral Link members are interviewing and being hired for dozens of in-house positions, and employers are finding Lateral Link’s process to be extremely effective. According to Michael Ray, Vice President at Western Digital: “Lateral Link has hit on an approach that is ideal for companies like ours that want to locate and recruit top-notch talent as quickly and as efficiently as possible. I highly recommend Lateral Link.”

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Last week's Job of the Week was extremely popular, so we are offering up another in-house gig, this time a little further south. Here is the latest Job of the Week, brought to you by Lateral Link.

Position: In-House Counsel (Labor & Employment)

Location: Memphis, TN

Description: This multi-national company's legal department is seeking an experienced employment attorney who will provide legal counsel in the ordinary and special activities of the corporation to ensure protection of the corporation's legal rights and compliance with the law. Attorney must have a JD and at least 5 years' quality experience running and overseeing a Company's side of a union organizing campaign. Must be a member of the TN Bar or willing to sit for the TN Bar upon joining the Company. The Company offers competitive compensation with the possibility of relocation assistance.

Skills: Union avoidance training experience, NLRB and/or NMB case handling experience, Corporate campaign experience (a plus), Transportation industry experience (a plus).

For more information, please see job #8511 over at Lateral Link.

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