DeWitt LLP is growing - we are looking for great people to join our team and be part of our exciting future. DeWitt is a full-service law firm with more than 130 attorneys practicing from offices in Madison, Greater Milwaukee and Green Bay Wisconsin as well as Minneapolis, Minnesota.
At DeWitt, we utilize our creativity to offer proactive and effective legal solutions to our clients. DeWitt has earned national recognition by the U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers where it was ranked as a First Tier Law Firm, the highest ranking, in nearly 20 areas of law. Our attorneys are responsive, experienced, approachable, knowledgeable, focused, passionate and cost-effective. DeWitt represents clients throughout the United States and internationally.
Email resume to recruiting@dewittllp.com.
Available Positions:
Senior Associate Attorney – Estate Planning | Probate | Trusts | Tax
We are seeking a senior associate attorney to work with our estate planning practice group in our downtown Madison office to support our growing estate planning clientele. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three to five years of experience practicing primarily in estate planning, probate, trust administration and taxation, and have significant experience working directly with clients. Candidates must be self-motivated, have excellent writing and interpersonal skills, and demonstrate a great attention to detail.
Entry-Level Associate Attorney – Mergers and Acquisitions | Business | Real Estate
We are seeking an entry level associate attorney to work with our business and transactional practice group in our downtown Madison office to support our growing client base. The ideal candidate will have an interest in mergers and acquisitions, general business law and real estate. Candidates must be self-motivated and have excellent academic, writing and interpersonal skills.
Madison Litigation Associate:
We are seeking an associate with one to three years of experience to join our Litigation Practice Group in our downtown Madison office. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, with experience in a variety of commercial litigation activities including legal research, managing discovery, drafting pleadings, and meeting deadlines. Excellent writing and interpersonal skills are also important.
Please send resume and cover letter to:
Kelly Holt
HR Coordinator
Recruiting@dewittllp.com
2 E. Mifflin Street, Suite 600
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Associates interested, please feel free to forward your resume for future opportunities to our recruiting team at recruiting@dewittllp.com.
Available Positions (June 2021)
Minneapolis Office Corporate Paralegal - Part Time
DeWitt LLP seeks a part-time (approximately 20 hours per week) corporate paralegal with at least three years of law firm experience for its Minneapolis, MN location. Must be a team player, detail-oriented, hard worker, have strong communication skills, savvy technical skills, professionalism, and able to manage workflow from multiple attorneys.
Responsibilities:
Corporate experience should include entity formations, dissolutions, and foreign qualifications, issuance and transfer of stock/membership units, filing of annual reports, maintaining corporate record books, UCC preparation and filing, preparation of audit letters, due diligence organization, drafting closing documents and corporate resolutions, preparation of closing books. Trademark experience and familiarity with Foundation IP a plus.
Qualifications:
Prior law firm experience as a corporate paralegal, certification or associate’s degree from a paralegal program (bachelor’s degree preferred); proficient with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook is advantageous; excellent interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written; ability to work independently as well as part of a team; time management and ability to multi-task and to handle a large volume of work.
Professionalism, communication, courtesy, and respect are the foundation of DeWitt's work environment and culture.
Send resume to Lori Maynard lm@dewittllp.com.
Madison Litigation Paralegal - Full Time
DeWitt LLP seeks a full-time litigation paralegal with at least three years of recent law firm experience for its Madison, WI location. Experience with electronic discovery and case management software such as Relativity preferred. Must be a team player, detail-oriented, hard worker, have strong communication skills, savvy technical skills, professionalism, and able to manage workflow from multiple attorneys.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with court filings, deposition and trial preparation, and discovery.
- Review, organize and maintain large complex litigation files.
- Conduct research
- Oversee e-discovery process and manage document collection, reviews and production
- Assist with factual development and analysis of cases including organizing documents, summarizing information and preparing reports
Qualifications:
Prior law firm experience working with large case litigation required; certification or associate’s degree from a paralegal program (bachelor’s degree preferred); experience working with Relativity or other e-discovery software data base applications; proficient with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook is advantageous; excellent interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written; ability to work independently as well as part of a team; time management and ability to multi-task and to handle a large volume of work.
Professionalism, communication, courtesy, and respect are the foundation of DeWitt's work environment and culture.