Legal Jobs in Marion, IA
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Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C. seeks an attorney with at least three years of law firm or equivalent experience to support the firm’s tax practice area. Ideal candidates should have prior experience in all facets of federal and state income tax planning, with an emphasis on the tax aspects of the purchase and sale of businesses and tax controversy work. Experience with estate and gift taxation, qualified plans, and employee benefits would be beneficial but not required.
*Lateral Attorneys*
Our lateral attorneys can expect to be challenged with a wide variety of sophisticated legal projects. As a collaborative firm, our attorneys find great satisfaction from being an extremely valuable part of a hardworking, close-knit team.
We pride ourselves on having a positive, upbeat working environment for attorneys and staff. Our firm strongly encourages open communication between each of the partners and associates. We believe this open communication gives lateral attorneys a wonderful opportunity to learn from the many experienced attorneys at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll.
Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, PLC is actively accepting inquiries from experienced attorneys (mid-level associates through partner level) looking to relocate and/or grow and expand their practice in a positive and collaborative legal atmosphere. With office locations in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo/Cedar Falls, and Iowa City/Coralville, Shuttleworth is deepening its presence across the state and welcomes applicants looking to practice primarily in the Cedar Valley, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City regions.
As a full-service law firm, Shuttleworth provides lateral attorneys with the resources to serve all facets of their client’s legal requirements, while also providing exceptional opportunities and structure for continued business development.
To express interest, please contact Vince Geis or Brian Bergstrom. _All inquiries will be kept confidential._
*Vince Geis or Brian Bergstrom*
235 6th Street SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
But, if you’re looking for a long-term federal law enforcement career, one that makes a difference every day to our country and its citizens, then the U.S.
Border Patrol (USBP) would like you to take the first step to becoming an entry level Border Patrol Agent.
USBP is hiring immediately to fill full-time, entry-level, career positions in federal law enforcement where your prior experience in public safety, security, military police or law enforcement may qualify.
Train and work with an elite team of professionals whose camaraderie, pride, and sense of purpose are hallmarks of their daily mission of protecting America.
Now is the time to make your move because, along with excellent base pay, exceptional benefits, and job stability, USBP is offering up to $60,000 in additional incentives (see details below).
Salary and Benefits Annual base salary for newly appointed BPAs varies per grade, as follows: GL-5/GL-7 $51,632
- $92,219 per year.
Border Patrol Agents are eligible to select from an array of federal employment benefits that include health, dental and other insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan akin to a traditional ROTH 401(k) offering.
*Recruitment Incentive
* Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents (as defined in 5 CFR 575.102 ) will be eligible for up to $20,000 in incentives.
The first $10,000 will be paid upon successful completion of the Border Patrol Academy, with the remaining $10,000 awarded for accepting a prioritized location such as Sierra Blanca, Presidio, Sanderson, Comstock, Freer or Hebbronville, TX; Lordsburg, NM; or Ajo, AZ.
*Retention Incentive
* Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents may also qualify for up to $40,000 in additional incentives distributed over their first four years.
Duty Locations IMPORTANT NOTICED: Duty assignments available at the time of offer may include the Southwest Border, including prioritized locations.
U.S.
Border Patrol determines duty assignments at the time of offer based on operational needs, which may or may not align with candidates’ first-choice preferences.
RELOCATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
Duty location impacts pay rates; locality pay for federal law enforcement is higher in some locations than others.
A fully trained BPA may be eligible for up to an additional 25% of base pay per the BPA Pay Reform Act of 2014.
This is a career ladder position with a grade level progression of GL-5, GL-7, GL-9, GS-11, and GS-12.
You will be eligible for a promotion to the next higher grade level (without reapplying) once you successfully complete 52 weeks in each grade level.
Duty Locations: You will be asked to select your preferred location for one of the following mission critical locations:> Big Bend Sector Stations
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*Presidio, Van Horn,
*Sanderson, Alpine,
*Sierra Blanca, Marfa Buffalo Sector Stations
- Wellesley Island Del Rio Sector Stations
- Del Rio, Brackettville,
*Comstock, Eagle Pass North, Eagle Pass South, Carrizo Springs, Uvalde El Paso Sector Stations
- Alamogordo, Clint, Deming, El Paso, Fort Hancock, Las Cruces,
*Lordsburg, Santa Teresa, Ysleta El Centro Sector Stations
- El Centro, Indio, Calexico Grand Forks Sector Stations
- Pembina Havre Sector Stations
- Havre, Malta, Plentywood, Scobey, Sweetgrass Houlton Sector Stations
- Calais, Fort Fairfield, Jackman, Rangeley, Van Buren Laredo Sector Stations
- Laredo South, Cotulla,
*Hebbronville, Laredo West,
*Freer, Laredo North, Zapata Rio Grande Valley Sector Stations
- Rio Grande City, Fort Brown, McAllen, Brownsville, Falfurrias, Weslaco, Kingsville, Harlingen San Diego Sector Stations
- Boulevard, Brownfield, Campo, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Murrieta, San Clemente Spokane Sector Stations
- Colville, Curlew, Metaline Falls, Oroville Swanton Sector Stations
- Beecher Falls, Burke, Champlain, Newport, Richford Tucson Sector Stations
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*Ajo, Tucson, Nogales, Douglas, Brian A Terry, Sonoita, Casa Grande, Three Points Substation, Willcox Yuma Sector Stations
- Blythe, Yuma, Wellton Duties and Responsibilities As a BPA, you will be part of our 60,000 workforce that strives to protect the American people by safeguarding our borders, deterring illicit activity, and enhancing the nation’s economic prosperity.
Being a BPA makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession.
Typical assignments include: Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and custom laws and inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations Preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers of noncitizens at or near the borders by maintaining surveillance from covert positions to include using infrared scopes during night operations Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry of persons or contraband Performing farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and transportation checks Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using a variety of government assets such as vehicles, horses, vessels, watercraft, off-road vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and motorcycles for the accomplishment of the USBP Mission.
Qualifications You qualify for the GL-5 grade level if you possess one of the following: Experience: One (1) year of general work experience that demonstrates the ability to take charge, make sound decisions, and maintain composure in stressful situations; to learn regulations, methods, and techniques through classroom training and/or on-the-job instruction; and the ability to gather concise information through questioning, observation, and examination of documents and records; OR Education Substitution: A bachelor's degree or successful completion of a full four-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; OR Combination of Experience and Education: A combination of general work experience AND successfully completed college education.
This will be calculated using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application.
You qualify for the GL-7 grade level if you possess one of the following: Experience: One year of specialized work experience that shows you have the skills necessary to: Make sound judgments and decisions in the use of firearms.
Deal effectively with people in a courteous and tactful manner in connection with law enforcement matters.
Analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions where you will be expected to make arrests after the completion of required training and apply these skills in a law enforcement capacity such as criminal code enforcement, determining violations of laws, correctional or rehabilitation work involving criminal offenders, security, military, etc.
The above experience will be applied in connection with the following: Make arrests and exercise sound judgment in the use of firearms; deal effectively with people in a courteous manner in connection with law enforcement matters; analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions; or develop and maintain contact with a network of informants.
Education Substitution for the GL-7 grade level: A bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement, which is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average (i.e., GPA of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0), or (3) honor society membership.
Or will receive a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement.
Or one full year of graduate-level education in a field of study related to law enforcement (e.g., criminal justice, homeland security, justice studies, law enforcement, courts and judicial systems, forensic technology, forensic psychology, or corrections and rehabilitation) from an accredited college or university; OR A Combination of Experience and Education: This will be calculated using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application.
Note: If you have previous or current law enforcement or military law enforcement experience, you may qualify at the GL-9 and or GS-11 grade level.
Please refer to the BPA GL-9
- 11 announcement.
Other Requirements Citizenship: You must be a U.S.
Citizen to apply for this position.
Residency: You must have had primary U.S.
residency (includes protectorates as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years.
Age Restriction: In accordance with Public Law 100-238, this position is covered under law enforcement retirement provisions.
Candidates must be referred for selection to the Border Patrol Agent position before reaching their 40th birthday in accordance with Department of Homeland Security Directive 251-03.
The age restriction may not apply if you are currently serving or have previously served in a federal civilian law enforcement (non-military) position covered by Title 5 U.S.C.
8336(c) or Title 5 U.S.C.
8412(d).
Veterans’ Preference: You may also be eligible for an excepted service Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA).
The age restriction does not apply if you are Veterans' Preference eligible.
Formal Training: After you are hired, you will be detailed to the U.S.
Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, for approximately six (6) months of intensive instruction in immigration and nationality laws, law enforcement and USBP-specific operations, driver training, physical techniques, firearms, and other courses.
Border Patrol work requires the ability to speak and read Spanish, as well as English.
Border Patrol Agents will be provided training to become proficient with the Spanish language at the Academy.
How to Apply: Click the Apply button on this site.
You will be linked to the CBP Talent Network registration page.
For Position of Interest, select Border Patrol Agent, then complete the pre-screening questions.
You’ll then receive a link(s) to the BPA Job Opening Announcements (JOAs) on USAJOBS, the federal government’s official employment site, to complete your application.
Be certain to review ALL details of the job opportunity announcement and follow all instructions in the application process, including items (resume, transcripts, etc.) to submit.
You will be evaluated based on your resume, supporting documents, and the BPA Entrance Exam.
If you have questions about the application process, contact a recruiter through the U.S.
Border Patrol page: /s/usbp.
As a subscriber to the CBP Talent Network, you’ll receive monthly emails with information about webinars, career expos, and future opportunities with CBP.
Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel/ General Counsel
Location: On Site - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Salary: $150,000-$200,000 + DOE
Skills: Real Estate Law, Commercial Lease Negotiation, Purchase Agreements, Regulatory Compliance, Acquisition & Disposition Transactions, Tax Issues
About the Real Estate Company / The Opportunity:
Join a dynamic and growth-focused Real Estate Investment firm that is dedicated to acquiring and managing high-quality commercial properties across the Midwest and Southeast. This opportunity empowers you to make a direct impact on complex real estate transactions, fund structuring, and regulatory compliance while working at the forefront of strategic investment initiatives. As Senior Legal Counsel, you will play an integral role in supporting a mission to deliver best-in-class investment options, tax-efficient strategies, and long-term value for stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Negotiate and draft purchase agreements, NNN commercial leases, and high-complexity fund documents for commercial real estate transactions.
- Provide expert legal oversight on corporate formation, governance issues, and the structuring of investment funds.
- Manage acquisition and disposition processes, ensuring thorough due diligence and review of ALTA/title insurance reports for out-of-state assets.
- Advise senior management on legal strategy for regulatory, property tax, and compliance matters impacting investments.
- Ensure legal analysis and advocacy to protect company interests throughout deals and ongoing asset management.
- Review and negotiate loan documents; support limited securities law compliance initiatives.
- Assist with commercial property tax appeals, collections, and the formation/dissolution of tenancy in common agreements.
- Mentor junior legal team members, promoting best practices and process improvements.
Must-Have Skills:
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
- Extensive experience drafting and negotiating commercial real estate purchase agreements and leases, particularly NNN properties.
- Strong background in corporate formation, governance, and transactional real estate law.
- Expertise in due diligence, title/ALTA insurance review, loan document negotiation, and acquisition/disposition processes.
- Advanced critical thinking, legal analysis, and advocacy skills supporting business objectives.
- Meticulous attention to detail with proven ability to manage complex workflow and deadlines.
- Proactive problem solver with process improvement initiative.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Knowledge of securities law compliance and fund structuring.
- Experience with 1031 exchange transactions and commercial property tax appeals.
- Leadership, team-building, and mentoring abilities within legal teams.
- Experience or willingness to use AI to increase efficiency and outcomes.
- Track record in transactional and regulatory work related to real estate funds.
Senior Legal Associate
Overview:
Provides senior-level legal oversight and strategic guidance on complex real estate investment transactions, fund structuring, and compliance issues. Contributes to the Legal Department in shaping legal processes that support Midwest Equity's disciplined investment strategy and investor objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with negotiation and drafting of high-complexity contracts and fund documents
- Real Estate, Corporate Organization, Securities subject matter expert
- Advise on regulatory, tax, and compliance matters impacting investments
- Coordinate with senior management on legal strategy for acquisitions, dispositions and asset management
- Mentor junior legal team members and ensure quality control
Ideal Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor with relevant commercial real estate or fund experience
- Proven track record in transactional and regulatory work
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A well-capitalised real estate investment firm is seeking a Corporate Counsel or Senior Associate to join its in-house legal team. This role supports a national portfolio spanning retail, industrial, and medical assets, with direct exposure to acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, financing activity, and investor-related matters.
This position is central to the continued growth of an evergreen investment platform and will work closely with senior leadership across acquisitions, asset management, investor relations, and operations. The ideal candidate is commercially focused, transaction-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment while balancing legal risk with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Transactions & Investments
- Support acquisitions and dispositions, including PSAs, due diligence, and closings
- Draft and negotiate joint venture, loan, refinancing, and restructuring documentation
- Manage legal aspects of construction contracts, development agreements, and vendor contracts
- Draft and manage NNN leases, amendments, and inherited lease abstracts
Corporate Governance & Investor Matters
- Maintain and standardise corporate governance documents and entity structures
- Draft and update operating agreements and related templates
- Support investor matters, including subscription agreements, TIC structures, and securities compliance reviews
Cross-Functional Legal Support
- Serve as a key legal advisor to acquisitions, asset management, investor relations, and operations teams
- Identify and mitigate legal risks across operational contracts and portfolio activity
- Partner with risk and insurance stakeholders on indemnities and risk allocation
Outside Counsel & Process Management
- Select, manage, and oversee outside counsel to ensure efficiency and cost control
- Develop and maintain legal templates, playbooks, and form libraries
- Support disputes, collections, litigation oversight, and property tax appeals
Team Leadership
- Mentor and support junior attorneys, paralegals, and legal interns
Qualifications
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Licensed in Iowa or eligible for in-house counsel registration
- 5+ years of experience in real estate, transactional, corporate, and/or finance law
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills with hands-on deal experience
- Commercial mindset with the ability to balance legal risk and business priorities
- Collaborative, detail-oriented, and adaptable
Job Title: Associate General Counsel
Location: On Site - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Salary: $80,000-$150,000 DOE
Skills: Real Estate Law, Contract Drafting, Due Diligence, Acquisitions & Dispositions, Compliance
About the Real Estate Company / The Opportunity:
Join a dynamic leader in the real estate investment sector, where your legal expertise will help shape and protect diverse property and fund investments. This opportunity offers the chance to play a vital role in legal documentation, compliance support, and transactional strategy within a fast-paced and collaborative real estate environment. As an onsite member of the team in Cedar Rapids, you will work directly on impactful projects, supporting innovative commercial real estate initiatives and contributing to the company's continued growth.
Responsibilities:
- Draft and review purchase agreements, leases, and other real estate contracts.
- Conduct legal research on regulatory, tax, and commercial real estate matters.
- Assist with due diligence for property acquisitions and dispositions.
- Support compliance efforts and risk management related to fund operations.
- Collaborate with internal teams to address legal concerns in new and ongoing transactions.
- Develop and update legal templates and processes to enhance efficiency and reduce risk.
- Advise on investor agreements and other partnership documentation.
Must-Have Skills:
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
- Strong interest in and knowledge of commercial real estate law.
- Experience drafting and reviewing contracts and transaction documents.
- Keen attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- Ability to conduct legal research on real estate, compliance, and tax matters.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Previous in-house experience in a real estate investment or fund environment.
(Up to $175,000 for qualified candidate plus benefits and relocation allowance.)
Do you want to help farmers and businesspeople get creditors off their backs, preserve assets, and minimize taxes like no other law firm in the country? Ag & Business Legal Strategies is an entrepreneurial boutique firm that is on track for growth. It needs an experienced MANAGING ATTORNEY to join its team and collaborate with its owner, attorneys, and staff to support the team and help clients. The selected Managing Attorney will have the opportunity to become an owner of this dynamic law firm.
ABLS’ specialized expertise has landed the firm’s owner in venues from Congress (where he has championed changes to how the Bankruptcy Code impacts taxes owed by “right-sizing” farmers and advocated changes to the bankruptcy venue laws to require Chapter 11 debtors to file bankruptcy where they do business rather than where they are incorporated), to the United States Supreme Court (submitting an amicus curiae brief supporting farmers in Chapter 12), to appearances on various radio programs popular within the farming community across the Midwest. The owner is a frequent presenter at legal education seminars and ag financial industry training seminars across the United States.
ABLS exists to help farmers and business owners, providing them with cutting-edge services in debt restructuring negotiations and bankruptcy. Its client-centric model aims to help farmers and businesspeople understand the depth of their problems and explore the opportunities for change available to them, including options they might not initially like. ABLS aims to help its clients find comprehensive solutions to their complex problems, not merely continuing to kick the can down the road without making the business decisions that the client needs to make to ensure long-term success.
ABLS is known for helping its clients emerge from their extreme and stressful situations with the best outcomes possible. We are growing and we need a MANAGING ATTORNEY who can hit the ground running.
This position will be responsible for important work, including:
- Collaborating with the owner to take over day-to-day management of the firm; supervising the delivery of legal services by the firm’s staff; ensuring that staff meet their key performance indicators; evaluating staff and conducting periodic reviews of staff performance.
- Identify training, recruitment, client needs/opportunities, and current trends that may be impactful to the Firm in collaboration with the Administrative and Management Team.
- Work closely with Firm’s HR Team to proactively identify employee and contractor staffing needs and participate in vetting process as needed.
- Maintaining excellent communication with clients, advisors, opposing counsel, courts, and other interested parties.
- Supervising and assisting the firm’s qualified staff and professionals in evaluating the client’s overall financial, tax, and legal position.
- Assisting clients in determining realistic goals then designing strategies to accomplish those goals.
- Providing excellent legal services, including legal research; drafting petitions, schedules, motions, pleadings, orders, and status updates; and overseeing and analyzing discovery. The Managing Attorney may delegate to Junior Associates and Paralegals to accomplish these tasks but remains responsible for the final work product.
- Representing clients at mediations, negotiations, depositions, and in court, whether state court, federal district court, or bankruptcy court.
- Conducting new client meetings (also called case evaluations or initial consultations) to sell the firm’s legal services.
Technology & Systems Use
This firm uses a mixture of technology and carefully crafted policies and procedures to help leverage the firm’s team to benefit its clients and deliver a consistently excellent work product . Consequently, the following duties are critical aspects of this position.
Management:
- Collaborate with the owner of the firm, its professional legal administrator and/or Chief Operating Officer, as relevant, to refine and optimize the firm’s policies and procedures that are relevant to any workflow within the Managing Attorney’s area of responsibility.
- Train subordinate staff (e.g. paralegals, legal secretaries, .) on the firm’s policies and procedures, and audit compliance with the same as appropriate.
- Cultivating expert familiarity with the firm’s law practice management software and other technological systems to leverage these tools to enhance efficiency and consistency of the firm’s work product through all cases.
Systems Refinement:
- Using and following the firm’s policies and procedures to ensure efficient and consistent work product through all cases.
- Making suggestions to continually improve those technologies, policies, and procedures.
If the statements below appeal to you, then you may be our next Managing Attorney:
- You desire to own the preeminent law firm in the United States handling farm debt restructuring and bankruptcy.
- You desire to become a preeminent lawyer advocating for farmers and businesses.
- You are familiar with bankruptcy and taxes related to distressed businesses.
- You are an awesome task juggler and can change gears quickly.
- You are a team player, willing to pitch in if your coworkers are in the weeds.
- You abhor mediocrity and strive to consistently improve your work product.
ABLS wants its Managing attorney to hit the ground running. This is an exciting opportunity for a right-fit candidate to work directly with Joseph Peiffer, one of the leading experts in the country in distressed agricultural debt cases, Chapter 12 bankruptcy, and other business matters, and grow into increasing levels of authority and autonomy as the firm grows. An ideal candidate will be excited by the opportunity to work with and learn from one of the foremost experts in this field; embrace technology and a systems-driven entrepreneurial law firm culture; and have a passion for bankruptcy and tax law, particularly their interactions in the agricultural industry.
Education
A Managing Attorney candidate must have a law degree from an accredited law school and be licensed in the state of Iowa or could be licensed in the state of Iowa within a reasonably short period of time. Attorneys licensed in the state of Illinois are encouraged to apply as the firm has worked for several Illinois farm debtors.
Experience
A Managing Attorney candidate must have experience in bankruptcy and debt restructuring and with a work history that demonstrates increasing responsibility in a law firm or corporate legal department. The ideal Managing Attorney candidate will have confirmed at least five Chapter 11 or Chapter 12 plans (or have equivalent experience on the creditor side) and participated in numerous related activities (motions to lift stay, motions to incur secured debt, motions to assume or reject leases and executory contracts, claim objections, plan objections, adversary proceedings, etc.).
An ideal Managing Attorney candidate has subject matter expertise in the following three areas:
- Bankruptcy & commercial law.
- Knowledge and familiarity with the agricultural industry.
- Understanding of how income taxes affect businesses struggling to survive and considering partial or complete liquidation.
- Ability to evaluate probable outcomes in bankruptcy scenarios.
- Ability to determine the priority of liens on real and personal property.
- Negotiation practice.
- Income tax.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
An ideal Managing Attorney candidate has the following technical skills:
· Experience in program management, including experiences such as project management, tracking deliverables, hiring, planning, and development
· Strong record of cultural competence and cross-cultural communication skills
· Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and persuasively both orally and in writing
· Demonstrated effective and authentically engaged leadership; ability to critically assess challenges and propose and execute solutions, with appropriate consultation and visibility to leadership; excellent professional judgment
· A deep understanding of and ability to work and lead effectively with internal and external stakeholders
· Ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and communication styles
COMPENSATION
The target compensation for an ideal Managing Attorney is up to $175,000 per year, contingent on experience and hitting clear, defined, benchmarks. It includes a generous benefits package and significant opportunities for professional development. If needed, ABLS will provide a relocation allowance to aid the right candidate in moving to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
How to Apply:
Please submit your resume and cover letter to us. In your cover letter, answer the following questions: What do you enjoy about working with family-owned businesses? What do you find most challenging about this type of client? You should be detailed in your response, but don’t go over two paragraphs. You should also tell us in another paragraph why you think you would be a good fit for this firm. In the last paragraph of your cover letter, tell us what you liked about our ad and what you did not like about our ad. You can be honest; we will not hold it against you.
Thank you for taking the time to read this entire ad. If you decide to apply and follow the instructions, we look forward to following up with you.
