Jobs in Berwyn, IL

Job Title: Private Credit Lending Specialist (3-5 years of experience)

Location: New York or Chicago

About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Paralegal to support secured lending transactions from origination through closing. This role will focus heavily on drafting and reviewing legal documentation,coordinating due diligence materials, and working closely with internal stakeholders, internal counsel, and borrowers to ensure timely and accurate execution of transactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and manage closing documentation, such as written consents and officer's certificates,
• Coordinate closing processes, including checklists, signature packets, and other closing deliverables
• Assist with UCC filings, lien searches, and post-closing filings
• Track conditions precedent and subsequent, ensuring all requirements are satisfied
• Support amendments, waivers, consents, and refinancing transactions
• Maintain organized and accurate transaction records and closing files
• Liaise with borrowers, lenders, outside counsel, and third-party service providers
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and applicable legal requirements

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate or equivalent legal experience
• 3+ years of experience supporting lending or finance transactions (law firm or in-house)
• Strong familiarity with loan documentation and closing mechanics
• Experience with secured transactions and UCC filings
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple transactions and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Docs and document management systems

Nice to Have

• Experience with venture debt, asset-based lending, or structured finance
• Exposure to fintech or growth-stage companies
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work closely with key decision makers in sophisticated lending transactions
• Collaborative, high-performing team
• Competitive compensation and benefits

Are you interested in an alternative legal career that combines legal expertise, training and sales?

Do you enjoy providing education and support to legal professionals?

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

This position exists to develop relationships and grow active-users and preference in AmLaw 200 law firms in an assigned territory by assessing the needs of the customer, developing firm-specific business plans, and promoting the advantages of LexisNexis products and services. The Practice Area Consultant will also assist the commercial account team in uncovering leads and opportunities that result in revenue and POS.

This position is based in Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a consultative Sales Person, by supporting law firm customers in order increase active users
• Working at all levels of a law firm, including students, associates, partners, librarians and leadership (i.e. law-firm managing partners)
• Developing strategic account plans (which will differ firm-by-firm), and recognize sales opportunities
• Managing law firms' educational account plans independently and partner with law firm client managers
• Demonstrating deep product, content or practice area knowledge; acts as internal resource for sales, marketing and segment
• Preparing and deliver specialized customer presentations that communicate our value proposition and differentiators to create new active users
• Conducting research, analysis of findings and shares information with product, segment and marketing
• Developing and executing marketing strategies to meet the needs of practicing attorneys and the related legal staff

Requirements

• Have a Juris Doctor degree; State Bar membership is highly preferred
• Possess a minimum of 3-4 years of legal practice experience
• Display excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience developing and executing on account plans and coordinating key stakeholders and resources to positively impact clients
• Demonstrate outstanding networking capabilities and exhibit a professional demeanor, business maturity, and technical knowledge

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, and study assistance, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
• Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

Compensation

Base Salary: $78,700

Commissions: $14,000

Background:

Our client, a regulated broker-dealer, is seeking a Trade Surveillance Associate to support and enhance its market abuse monitoring program. This role focuses on identifying, investigating, and escalating potential instances of market manipulation across multiple asset classes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and review trade surveillance alerts across equities, fixed income, listed derivatives, and other traded products
• Investigate potential market manipulation, including spoofing, layering, front-running, wash trades, and other abusive trading behaviors
• Conduct detailed trade, order, and execution analysis to assess trading patterns, intent, and potential regulatory risk
• Prepare clear documentation and investigative summaries, escalating matters to senior compliance or legal stakeholders as appropriate
• Support regulatory inquiries, examinations, and ongoing enhancements to surveillance controls and scenarios

Required Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of experience in trade surveillance, market abuse surveillance, or regulatory investigations
• Bachelor's degree required
• Strong understanding of U.S. market abuse rulesand common manipulative trading behaviors

About the Position:

Our client, a full-service investment bank, is seeking a senior-level capital markets attorney to support the legal team (in Chicago, IL or remote). This role will involve running complex transactions in a thriving, high-growth environment.

Highlights:

• Senior, hands-on role covering structured finance and securitizations

• Strong growth potential

• Startup energy with institutional stability

• Highly collaborative culture

• Remote optional position

• Unlimited PTO

Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary attorney for capital markets transactions, including ABS, CMBS, CLO, and other securitizations

• Lead matters from engagement letter through closing

• Provide legal analysis for deal teams and governance committees

• Advise on FINRA / SEC issues

• Partner closely with Compliance, Operations, and Capital Markets leadership

Required Experience:

• 7-12+ years of capital markets / structured finance experience

• In-house experience at a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer or comparable regulated platform strongly preferred

• Big Law structured finance background a plus

Location:

Chicago, IL or Remote

Compensation:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $180,000 - $250,000 (plus bonus).

About Us:

McCormack Schreiber Legal Search is Chicago’s leading legal search firm. We leverage more than 30 years of experience in the Chicago legal market to assist attorneys and paralegals seeking new opportunities and employers searching for top legal talent.

I am working with a highly reputable full-service firm, that is seeking a senior Real Estate Attorney to join its growing practice group in Chicago.

The successful candidate will join as a senior associate/partner. They will advise clients on a broad range of commercial real estate transactions and related matters, including development.

Responsibilities include:

• Handling commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions
• Drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, and related documents
• Advising on financing transactions, including lender and borrower-side work
• Managing due diligence, title, and survey review
• Coordinating closings and working directly with clients, lenders, and opposing counsel

Requirements:

• JD ideally gained from a nationally ranked law school.
• Active bar membership in the state of Illinois.
• 7+ years of commercial real estate experience.
• No book of portal business is required.
• Team-oriented mindset with strong client-service skills.

The firm is offering:

• Compensation ranging from $200k to $280k (depending on experience).
• Flexible or hybrid working arrangements
• Exposure to sophisticated commercial real estate matters from national clients.
• Clear pathway and support for career progression.
• Collegial, entrepreneurial firm culture.
• Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits, and 401K plan.
• Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: • The California Fair Chance Act • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Our client, a global growing manufacturer, is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Corporate Counsel – Litigation to join their growing legal team. This role is responsible for managing and providing strategic guidance on all aspects of the company’s litigation matters, ensuring legal compliance, minimizing risk, and protecting the company’s operations and reputation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all stages litigation, including pre-trial, trial, and post-trial phases.
• Develop and implement litigation strategy in collaboration with external counsel, considering risk management and cost-benefit analysis.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents, including pleadings, motions, discovery requests, and briefs, ensuring compliance with legal standards and internal policies.
• Conduct legal research and analyze relevant case law, statutes, and regulations to support litigation strategy.
• Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, including executives and managers, regarding litigation risks, status, and potential outcomes.
• Manage and coordinate relationships with external counsel, ensuring clear instructions, timely information sharing, and high-quality representation.
• Represent in court as authorized by the applicable bar or governing body, including simple court cases.
• Identify and manage litigation risks proactively to minimize potential operational, financial, or reputational impact.
• Stay up-to-date on legal developments, court rules, and regulatory changes relevant to corporate litigation.
• Ensure compliance with all ethical and legal obligations related to litigation matters.
• Manage external counsel budget.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) or Master of Laws (LL.M.) from an accredited U.S. or internationally recognized law school.
• 5+ years of relevant litigation experience.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex legal concepts to executives and stakeholders.
• Mandarin language skills highly desired, particularly for cross-border matters involving China and Asia-based operations.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment while maintaining professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.

Trademark Attorney

Our client is a top Am law firm, seeking an associate for its P Trademark/Copyright/Branding Practice Group in Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, New York or Washington, DC office. The salary for this position is between $220k to $390k.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of trademark experience, including U.S. trademark clearance, prosecution, portfolio management, and TTAB work, copyright counseling, and trademark-specific litigation experience.
• International prosecution experience and licensing and acquisition agreement experience is preferred.
• Some law firm experience is required.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Strong writing and interpersonal skills.
• State bar admission in jurisdiction of practice.
• All candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

About Us

Marina Sirras & Associates LLC is a boutique legal recruiting firm committed to connecting exceptional legal talent with top-tier law firms and in-house legal departments nationwide. With decades of experience and a personalized, relationship-driven approach, we take pride in understanding the unique needs of both our clients and candidates.

We are a proud member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) and strictly adhere to the NALSC Code of Ethics. Marina Sirras, our founder, is a former President and Chairperson of the organization, reflecting our longstanding commitment to integrity and professionalism in legal recruiting.

To learn more about our team and services, please visit us at

Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC (HFZ), a patent prosecution law firm located in downtown Chicago, is seeking engineers with industry experience to train to be patent engineers. As a patent engineer at HFZ, you will use your engineering skills to protect a wide range of cutting-edge technologies for some of the most innovative companies in the world. We work with clients within the automotive and aerospace sectors, telecommunications and software industries, with artificial intelligence and wireless technologies, the oil and gas industry and consumer products, as well as, biomedical devices and instrumentation and valve technologies - to name a few.

Patent Engineers can experience rapid career advancement and pay escalation opportunities by becoming patent agents, and attending a part-time law school program with the goal of becoming a patent attorney. This is an in-office, Chicago-based role with hybrid flexibility. This is not a remote position.

Candidates are required to have:

- at least two years of engineering-related work experience,

- the desire to become a patent attorney,

- an ELECTRICAL, COMPUTER, BIOMEDICAL and

MECHANICAL engineering undergraduate degree or COMPUTER SCIENCE degree.

- excellent academic credentials, and

- strong analytical and writing skills.

Candidate Preferences:

- candidates with an official LSAT score - a real plus

- candidates with a Patent Office Registration Number - a real plus

Compensation:

• The salary range for this position is $85,000-$105,000. Actual salary will vary and may be above or below this range based on experience.
• Year-end bonus potential – discretionary and based on productivity.
• Comprehensive Benefits Program includes Health, Life and Disability Insurance and available Dental and Vision insurance.
• 401K plan.
• This is an in-office, Chicago-based role with hybrid flexibility.

- Please provide a cover letter, resume, and any/all of your engineering transcripts.

ATTN:

- Bill O’Connor Recruitment Manager. If using LinkedIn Easy Apply, additional documents (transcript, cover letter) can be emailed to (Bill O'Connor)

- Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC is committed to diversity as a core value of the

firm. We continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and

celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. A diverse and inclusive

workforce enriches our work experience and enhances the value of our legal

services. HFZ is an Equal Opportunity/ M/F/Vet/Disabled Employer.

Schlichter Bogard is seeking a detail-oriented Trial Technician Litigation Paralegal who thrives in high-stakes trial preparation and courtroom support. The ideal candidate will have proven experience managing all phases of litigation from initial case assessment through trial and post-trial proceedings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides support to prepare for depositions, hearings, and trials, including assistance with electronic preparation and presentation of trial exhibits and PowerPoint presentations.
• Obtains and organizes case materials daily.
• Possess a working knowledge of e-filing.
• Manages dockets and calendars deadlines.
• Organizes trial notebooks, prepares witness files, coordinates exhibit preparation, and provides comprehensive courtroom assistance.
• Serves as “hot-seat” operator at trial, providing real-time presentation of exhibits, depositions, and video evidence.
• Manages trial presentation software such as OnCue, TrialDirector, TrialPad, or equivalent platforms.
• Provides technical support to trial teams: prepares and troubleshoots presentation databases and software for use at trial and in war rooms; provides onsite support; operates presentation software and hardware during trial as needed; and assists with video clip creation, exhibit annotation, and PowerPoint presentations or other demonstrative exhibits and charts.
• Coordinates courtroom equipment rental and setup for local and out-of-state trials, and trial presentation services as needed.
• Sets up and manages all trial technology, courtroom equipment, and war room logistics.
• Works extended hours during active trial periods.
• Travels nationwide as needed as part of trial team.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Prior legal experience required (ideally a minimum of 3 years of paralegal or legal assistant experience in civil litigation).
• Must have trial experience (full cycle).
• Must have a strong technical aptitude, including hardware/software troubleshooting; must be able to independently manage courtroom technology (laptops, projectors, document cameras).
• Ability to remain calm and thoughtful in stressful situations.
• Demonstrated project management and organizational ability, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of federal court procedures and rules.
• Proven aptitude to learn new software applications.
• Proficiency in grammar, proofreading, and transcription.
• Ability to work with people of all levels.
• Discretion with confidential and sensitive information and use of good judgment while prioritizing needs of the firm.
• Strong attention to detail, ability to balance multiple projects, and have strong time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• An understanding of the methods, processes and requirements of civil litigation practice, including depositions, document repositories, discovery, and trial preparation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is desired.
• Familiarity with Trial Director is a plus.
• Flexibility to travel and work extended or irregular hours as case demands require.
• Ability to work overtime, after hours or on weekends, when needed.
• Ability to travel, as needed.
• Must be comfortable commuting to our St. Louis or Chicago office 4x per week.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Hybrid schedule with one day of remote work per week.
• 401(k) plan with employer-matched benefits
• The opportunity to perform challenging work at a leading law firm in a dynamic, collaborative environment, for the benefit of individuals seeking justice

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Head Tennis Coach to lead and develop our tennis program. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a passion for teaching, and a background in sports coaching. This role involves planning and executing training sessions, mentoring players, and fostering a positive environment that promotes skill development, teamwork, and sportsmanship. The Head Tennis Coach will also coordinate with other sports and activity programs to ensure a comprehensive athletic experience for participants of all ages.

Duties

• Design and implement comprehensive tennis training programs tailored to various skill levels, from beginner to advanced.
• Lead coaching sessions, providing instruction on technique, strategy, and fitness to enhance player performance.
• Manage team practices, matches, and tournaments, ensuring proper preparation and conduct.
• Mentor and motivate players to achieve their personal best while emphasizing sportsmanship and teamwork.
• Oversee behavior management during practices and competitions to maintain a respectful and disciplined environment.
• Collaborate with other coaches and staff to coordinate multi-sport activities such as basketball, cheerleading, climbing, or martial arts classes when applicable.
• Organize clinics or special events that promote tennis participation within the community or facility.
• Maintain equipment inventory and ensure the safety of all participants during activities.

Requirements

• Proven experience in sports coaching, particularly tennis; additional experience in swimming, karate, judo, or martial arts is a plus.
• Strong background in teaching physical education or working with children and youth in sports settings.
• Skills in behavior management to effectively oversee participants of various ages and skill levels.
• Experience working with students or children in recreational or educational environments.
• Knowledge of health club or gym operations is advantageous.
• Lifeguard experience is desirable but not mandatory; certifications are a plus.
• Ability to lead by example with excellent communication skills and a positive attitude toward athlete development.
• Relevant certifications in coaching, sports instruction, or child safety are preferred but not required. This position offers an exciting opportunity to inspire young athletes while fostering their growth both on and off the court through dedicated coaching and leadership.