Experienced Attorneys
At Stevens & Lee, experienced attorneys with one year to a decade or more of practice are essential members of our team. We offer the sophistication of a “Big Law” practice while maintaining a low-key and collegial environment. We believe in supporting our attorneys both as professionals and individuals, and know that our unique platform will allow you to excel by doing the best and most challenging work of your career. We are so invested in your success that we look to recruit those candidates we believe will become shareholders.
So that your career will progress quickly, we will take the time to invest in and support you through:
- Continued training and mentorship to enable you to become a first chair lawyer
- Ongoing business education and experience to help you better understand our clients and the markets in which they compete
- Developing deeper relationships with both clients and colleagues as you progress in your ability to deliver increasingly sophisticated services
- Providing direct access to the clients, shareholders and firm leadership that will help to accelerate your career
- Honing your legal, leadership and interpersonal skills to enhance both the client experience and your overall job satisfaction
We encourage our attorneys to be more than just lawyers. Our culture is one that encourages participation in the firm and in legal, business, industry and other professional organizations, as well as in community and charitable endeavors. The firm supports a number of organizations and is always looking for our people to get involved and play an important role in their expanded communities. Rest assured, we will support your growth and the development of your network for your benefit and that of the firm.
If you are looking for immediate, hands-on experience, accelerated career opportunities and a flexible environment, Stevens & Lee could be the firm for you. We provide competitive salaries, discretionary bonuses and excellent benefits including an annual contribution of 10% of an employee’s gross compensation to Stevens & Lee’s defined contribution profit sharing plan, vesting in three years, and 100% coverage of the health care premium for all employees.
We invite you to open the door to a new opportunity and work with a selection of the best professionals in the industry today.
Available Positions
Stevens & Lee’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group serves as primary and local counsel to lenders, creditors’ committees, unsecured creditors, and debtors in large complex matters both within and outside our primary geographic region. We also provide local access and coverage of Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, Districts of New Jersey and Delaware, and Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, as well as assignments nationwide. The continued growth and expansion of our practice has created openings for experienced bankruptcy associates in our New York and Wilmington, DE offices.
Ideal candidates must have experience in any of the following areas:
- Preparing Federal and State legal documents such as petitions, pleadings, schedules and SOFAs, fee applications, proofs of claim, summonses, praecipes, and discovery related documents
- Researching and analyzing law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, constitutions, and legal codes
- Performing research and cite check
- Conducting research and preparing information for various evidentiary hearings in federal and state court cases
- Preparing for and attending trials, hearings, and depositions to support and assist other attorneys
- Handling routine calls and correspondence to and from creditors, creditors’ committees, attorneys, trustees, debtors, clients, and the Courts
Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Delaware or New York.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: jobs@stevenslee.com.
Stevens & Lee’s Litigation Group is one of the fastest growing practices in the firm with more than 50 attorneys including over 15 associates. Our litigators are problem-solvers who deliver efficient, desired outcomes to clients facing disputes. We litigate and try cases for our clients nationwide with an emphasis on client service, a comprehensive understanding of our client’s business and industries, and strategic planning for the efficient achievement of successful client outcomes. Due to the continued growth and expansion of our practice, we have several openings for associates with commercial litigation experience. These positions offer the opportunity to get hands-on litigation experience, including courtroom experience, taking and defending depositions and handling discovery matters.
If you have developed skill in these areas and are looking to gain additional substantive experience with increased responsibility, all while working in a collegial environment, we would like to talk to you. We seek highly motivated, growth-oriented individuals. Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to multi-task are prerequisites. You must also be a self-starter with the ability to work individually and in teams.
Candidates must be licensed to practice law in New Jersey. Ideal candidates will have meaningful experience in deposition practice, discovery and eDiscovery, oral argument, witness preparation, and drafting of pleadings, motions, and briefs. Although not required, experience with trials and class actions would be beneficial.
Qualified candidates should forward a resume and cover letter to jobs@stevenslee.com.
Stevens & Lee represents publicly traded and private companies in the complete range of corporate and securities matters, including public offerings, follow-on-equity offerings, private placements and private investment in public equities (PIPE) transactions, shelf registrations of debt and equity securities, medium-term note programs, private debt and equity placements, Rule 144A/Reg S transactions, debt financings, and private equity investments and transactions. We also represent underwriters and placement agents in both public and private equity and debt financings.
Our team advises corporate clients on a wide variety of U.S. securities laws and general corporate and regulatory matters, including compliance with and reporting under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act and related statutes, and the rules and regulations of self-regulatory organizations, including the NYSE, NASDAQ and FINRA. We also represent public companies in dealings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including responding to and resolving SEC comment letters and disclosure and accounting matters.
Due to the growth and strategic importance of this practice, we are looking to hire several attorneys with five to fifteen years of experience. This is an extraordinary opportunity for highly qualified attorneys to assume first chair responsibilities quickly and practice group responsibilities over time. In addition to a background in general corporate and securities representation, experience with financial institutions and/or prior work as in-house counsel at a publicly traded organization is beneficial.
The breadth of this practice within the firm allows us to welcome candidates located anywhere in the eastern half of Pennsylvania or the state of New Jersey. Successful candidates will have experience in any of the following areas:
- SEC filings and compliance
- Capital markets transactions
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate governance
- Regulatory and operational matters
Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania or New Jersey.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: jobs@stevenslee.com.
Stevens & Lee represents a wide range of privately-owned companies, including private equity funds (including SBICs) and their portfolio companies, in various transactions of all sizes. Such transactions include senior debt, subordinated debt, mezzanine and equity investments (both minority and control investments), as well as sales/exits from those debt and equity investments. The continued growth and expansion of our practice has created openings for experienced corporate associates and staff attorneys on either shareholder or non-shareholder tracks in our Greater Philadelphia, New Jersey or Central Pennsylvania locations.
Ideal candidates will have 4+ years of experience in any or all of the following areas:
- Mergers & Acquisitions, including private equity transactions (for the fund and/or portfolio companies thereof)
- Representing lenders/issuers in debt/finance and M&A transactions
- Experience with material commercial contracts, such as supply, distribution and product sale agreements
Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania or New Jersey.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: jobs@stevenslee.com.
Due to continued growth and expansion, we have an immediate opening for a mid-level Attorney to join our ESOP (“Employee Stock Ownership Plan”) Group. An ESOP involves a sale of the business to a retirement trust that ultimately benefits the company’s employees. ESOP companies help build community wealth and narrow the income gap for low- to moderate-income families. ESOPs also help keep businesses in the community.
Our ESOP lawyers are part of our SES ESOP Strategies, LLC (“SES”) Platform. SES is a 17-person national consulting firm that combines the expertise of ESOP consulting, financial, investment banking and legal professionals to assist companies in creating and maintaining successful, sustainable employee ownership results through an ESOP.
Our ideal candidate will have 5 to 7 years of strong mergers and acquisitions transactional experience. ESOP experience is not required. You will work in a collegial, flexible environment at our office in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. If you are highly motivated and seek growth, development and support while gaining additional substantive experience with increased responsibility, we want to talk to you. Our compensation package is competitive with excellent benefits and accelerated career opportunities.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: jobs@stevenslee.com.
The Stevens & Lee Health Care Group represents and assists hospitals and health systems, physicians, and other providers in meeting the many challenges they face in a changing and consolidating industry. We bring lawyers of diverse experience, educational backgrounds, and industry expertise together to provide a full range of legal services tailored to the needs of this highly regulated industry. We represent many types of health care organizations, including some of the largest health care providers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, in a complete range of transactional, regulatory and patient care matters.
While our ideal candidates will have three or more years of diverse health care legal experience, we welcome candidates with three or more years of corporate transactional experience who are interested in specializing in the health care industry. We seek highly motivated, growth-oriented individuals. Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to multi-task are prerequisites. You must also be a self-starter with the ability to work individually and in teams.
Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: jobs@stevenslee.com.
We are seeking an associate with 2+ years of experience in business immigration law matters with a strong preference for candidates experienced in PERM. You will have the opportunity to work on challenging matters across the employment-based immigration spectrum and contribute to clients’ immigration policies and compliance practices.
Position Responsibilities
Work with firm shareholders and paralegals to:
- Prepare immigrant and non-immigrant petitions and applications (e.g., H-1B, TN, L-1, E-2, PERM, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, etc.)
- Draft, proofread, edit, and fact-check nonimmigrant and immigrant forms and support letters
- Draft responses to Requests for Evidence (RFEs)
- Draft Public Access Files
- Organize and analyze information and files
- Communicate with clients concerning immigration strategies, gather information for petitions and applications and provide updates and status reports
- Perform legal research and other research to obtain information on various topics
- Work on a high volume of cases within tight timeframes
- Develop expert level understanding of your client base and industries that you support
- Support clients in immigration program management and compliance.
The Business Immigration Associate will be expected to grow into a leadership role within the firm’s PERM practice area and also work extensively on both routine and complex nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters, including writing-intensive filings. The successful candidate will have a foundational knowledge of business immigration and a willingness to quickly learn new case types and nuanced strategies both independently and with the guidance of senior attorney and senior paralegals.
Requirements: Qualified candidates must possess a J.D. degree, be admitted to practice by a U.S. state and in good standing, and have at least 2 years of experience handling business immigration cases. In addition, qualified candidates must also demonstrate the following skills:
- Excellent organization and computer skills and knowledge of practice management and forms programs (e.g., INSZoom, Tracker, LawLogix Edge)
- Agreement and ability to work primarily in-office (Princeton, NJ or Philadelphia, PA)
- Excellent writing and oral communication skills
- Strong analytical and research skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to be objective to provide fair and rational consultation
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with competing demands
- Two years of experience in PERM, H-1B, and L-1 strongly preferred
Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: jobs@stevenslee.com.
Stevens & Lee’s Labor and Employment Group is one of the largest in the Mid-Atlantic region and exclusively represents management in both the public and private sectors. Our clients include, among others, large multi-national, national and regional corporations, financial institutions, closely held businesses, public utilities, local government units, school districts, health care facilities and providers, institutions of higher education, and an array of social service and other non-profit organizations.
The broad scope of our employment law counseling and litigation practice includes employment discrimination and individual employee rights, wage and hour, employee relations, and issues concerning statutory and administrative regulations. We also assist our clients in a wide range of matters involving traditional labor relations. The continued growth and expansion of our practice has created openings for experienced associates in our Philadelphia office.
Ideal candidates will have 3 or more years of experience in any of the following areas:
- Employment litigation
- Wage and hour and other class action lawsuits
- Taking and defending depositions
- Union avoidance campaigns
- Negotiation of labor contracts
Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania.
Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: jobs@stevenslee.com.
Stevens & Lee’s Real Estate Group offers a deep base of practical experience representing owners, developers, financial institutions and other entities in a broad range of real estate-related matters, including acquisitions, conveyances, land use approvals, financing, construction and leasing. Our real estate team is widely known as experienced, aggressive, and creative problem solvers who consistently deliver exceptional results for clients. The continued growth and expansion of our practice has created openings for experienced junior shareholders and senior associates in our Princeton office.
Ideal candidates will have at least four years of real estate transactional experience that includes any of the following areas:
- Purchase/Sale of real property
- Commercial leasing
- Real estate financing
- Realty transfer tax matters
- Contract drafting
- Familiarity with land use and zoning
Candidates must be licensed to practice law in New Jersey.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: jobs@stevenslee.com.
Since its inception over 90 years ago, Stevens & Lee has cultivated a vibrant estate planning, administration and trusts practice that currently serves third and fourth generations of many families. We have a keen understanding of tax laws, closely held businesses, family dynamics, changes in outlook among generations, decision making in families and business organizations, protection from creditors’ claims, and the peculiar challenges of collectibles and other unique assets. Our sound counsel derives from a wealth of experience combined with strategic utilization of relationships with other legal specialists, accountants, life insurance professionals, appraisers and taxing authorities. The continued growth and expansion of our practice has created openings for experienced trust and estate associates and staff attorneys on either shareholder or non-shareholder tracks in Bucks County, PA and Princeton, NJ.
Ideal candidates will have a broad range of experience with estate planning and administration, corporate entity determination and taxation, and will have assisted with one or more of the following:
- Research, analysis and drafting of estate and tax plans
- Administration of probate estates
- Preparation and review of tax returns
- Fiduciary litigation
- Planning for family-owned businesses
Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania or New Jersey.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: jobs@stevenslee.com.
