Current Openings
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Accounting Assistant
Verrill is actively reviewing resumes for an Accounting Assistant in our Portland Office.
As one of New England’s top full-service law firms, we are interested in adding the best individuals to our team. Members of our staff enjoy a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and life insurances, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, and vacation and personal time off.
This position is designed to be a full-time position. The Accounting Assistant is responsible for performing accounting functions to support the growing Accounting Department and the Director of Finance. Duties of the Accounting Assistant may include, but are not limited to, responding to internal and external requests for client billing information, drafting and generating invoices for clients, serving as a liaison between attorneys, legal assistants and the Accounting Department, researching and solving payment discrepancies, and performing other various accounting related tasks as needed.
The successful candidate will have a positive, can-do attitude, excellent attention to detail, strong mathematical skills, be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel), the ability to maintain workflow with accuracy and efficiency, and the ability to successfully work with others in a diverse team setting. The successful applicant will be familiar with computerized accounting and have an understanding of the role of the Accounting department within a full-service law firm environment.
- For more information: Please email [email protected]
IP Paralegal
Verrill is seeking to add an IP Paralegal to either our Portland or Boston Office.
Verrill is a full service law firm with more than 135 attorneys conducting a nationwide practice from our offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; Westport, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C.
The Intellectual Property Practice Group seeks a professional, motivated self-starter with hands-on experience to perform quality overall support for all aspects of US and foreign patent and trademark prosecution and portfolio management. Applicants should have experience with filing new US provisional and utility patent applications, corresponding directly with foreign associates and clients, to include docketing, reporting deadlines, and reviewing, processing, and maintaining assigned prosecution matters. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and computer skills.
Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate (or equivalent) with at least 2 years of U.S. and/or foreign patent and trademark filing and prosecution experience in a law firm or in-house setting. The successful candidate will take initiative within this role and have the ability to handle multiple projects with limited supervision and be a strong member of a “high performance” patent, trademark, and copyright team. The successful applicant will have an understanding of the role of an IP paralegal within a full-service law firm environment.
- For more information: Please email [email protected]
Corporate Associate Attorney
Verrill seeks to hire an associate attorney to join our Westport office as a member of our Corporate Governance, M&A and Securities Practice Group.
Verrill is a full service law firm with more than 135 attorneys conducting a nationwide practice from our offices in Westport, Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts; Portland and Augusta, Maine; Providence, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C.
Associates at Verrill have the opportunity to work closely with senior lawyers in supporting middle-market businesses in transactions throughout New England and across the globe. Clients turn to Verrill for the broad depth of substantive knowledge and extensive experience. We are committed to providing value-driven, quality legal services and practical solutions in a cost-effective manner. Our lawyers are not satisfied being only quality service providers. We strive to earn the status of trusted counsel, advocates and allies in our clients' success.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years of private practice experience in general corporate work. Previous experience with middle market M&A, Transactional and/or Securities experience is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will have excellent legal and academic credentials as well as superb research and writing skills; superior verbal/interpersonal communication skills with members of the entire team and clients; and an interest in practicing in Connecticut with opportunity and willingness to travel to our other offices in Boston and Portland. Verrill offers a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as an excellent work environment in which our employees can grow and prosper both professionally and personally.
- For more information: Please email [email protected]
Legal Assistant - Private Clients and Fiduciary Services
Verrill is actively reviewing resumes for a Legal Assistant in our Private Clients and Fiduciary Services Practice Group in our Portland, Maine office.
As one of New England’s top full-service law firms, we are interested in adding highly competent, motivated individuals to our team. Our employees enjoy a collegial work environment and a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and life insurances, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, and vacation and personal time off.
This position is designed to be a full-time position supporting two to four attorneys within our Private Clients and Fiduciary Services Group. Candidates with estate planning, estate administration, trust administration, and litigation experience are preferred. With a strong desire and capacity to learn on the job, we would consider an entry-level candidate. Typical responsibilities include, but are not limited to, revising legal documents and memoranda, proofreading, timekeeping, maintaining files (paper and electronic), conducting online and general research, tracking complex bills, transcription, answering the telephone, assisting clients, and responding promptly with the ability to successfully multi-task in a fast paced environment.
The successful candidate will have exceptional attention to detail, strong organization skills and excellent computer skills (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Applicants should have strong project management skills and must have the ability to prioritize tasks successfully. Flexible, positive and hardworking attitude required. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of the role of a Legal Assistant within a full-service law firm environment.
- For more information: Please email [email protected]
Health Care Associate Attorney
Verrill is seeking to hire an associate to join our Boston, MA, Portland, ME, or Westport, CT office as a member of our Health Care & Life Sciences Group.
The firm's Health Care & Life Sciences Group serves a broad range of clients, including hospitals and health systems; academic medical centers; ACOs, PHOs, IPAs, and similar organizations; health plans and managed care organizations; pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies; and other prominent entities in the health care industry. The Health Care & Life Sciences Group includes a subgroup of lawyers with particular expertise in academic and clinical research.
Applicants must have at least two years of experience, top academic credentials, strong writing and analytical skills, and high personal standards of performance. Preferred candidates will have significant experience in diverse areas of health care law, including, for example, privacy laws including HIPAA, HITECH, GDPR, and CCPA; corporate transactions; the federal anti-kickback statute, Stark law, and other fraud and abuse laws; physician contracting; and managed care. Knowledge of research law (including human subjects protection, clinical trials contracting, research compliance and misconduct, biospecimen and data repositories, federal grant systems, and FDA regulatory compliance) is a plus.
Verrill provides the opportunity to work with exceptional attorneys in a congenial, energetic, and mentoring work environment. We seek a motivated individual who values integrity, works well on a team, and wishes to develop their skillset in an intellectually engaged, entrepreneurial milieu. Verrill offers a competitive benefits package, as well as an excellent work environment to grow and prosper both professionally and personally.
- For more information: Please email [email protected]
Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer
Verrill is seeking to add a Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer to our Boston or Portland Office.
Verrill is a full service law firm with more than 130 attorneys conducting a nationwide practice from our offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Portland and Augusta, Maine; Westport, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C.
The Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer will be responsible for planning, oversight, and implementing a wide variety of marketing and business development initiatives aimed at raising the profile of the firm and enabling Verrill attorneys to build client relationships and generate new business. The Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer will be responsible for the execution of supporting the business and strategic goals of the firm's practice groups through developing and implementing strategic marketing and branding initiatives, including digital marketing, internal communications, public relations and advertising. The Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer will work closely with senior leadership to manage marketing operations of the firm while leveraging firm wide resources, including aligning internal communications with external branding and messaging.
The ideal candidate will be a strategic and results-oriented marketing professional with at least eight years of experience working in marketing and business development within a law firm or other professional services environment. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities and take initiative to lead projects. A Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in marketing preferred. A willingness to travel to our offices regularly is required. The successful applicant will have a deep understanding of the role of the Marketing department within a full-service law firm environment.
- For more information: Please email [email protected]
Corporate Paralegal
Verrill is seeking to add a Corporate Paralegal to our Westport Office.
Verrill is a full service law firm with more than 130 attorneys conducting a nationwide practice from our offices in Westport, Connecticut; Portland and Augusta, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C.
The Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Practice Group seeks a professional, motivated self-starter with hands-on experience to support the attorneys in this practice group. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and computer skills, have experience with annual reports, audit letters and annual compliance filings and have the ability to interact regularly with clients with an understanding of how best to serve them. The candidate should have the desire to become a specialist in helping to build innovative ways to maintain corporate records, being an integral member of the team working with fast paced mergers & acquisitions closings and adding value to clients (from startups to large entities) with regards to record keeping and other corporate matters. Responsibilities will include significant interactions and developing relationships with Secretary of State’s Offices throughout the country.
Applicants should be self-motivated individuals capable of producing high quality work in a timely and professional manner. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience with corporate paralegal work. The successful candidate will take initiative within this role and have a positive, can-do attitude, excellent attention to detail, be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, the ability to maintain work flow with accuracy and efficiency, and the ability to successfully work with others in a diverse team setting. The successful applicant will have an understanding of the role of paralegal within the practice group and within a full-service law firm environment.
- For more information: Please email [email protected]
Litigation Associate Attorney
Verrill seeks to hire an associate attorney to join either our Boston, Portland or Westport office as a member of our Litigation Practice Group.
Verrill is a full service law firm with more than 130 attorneys conducting a nationwide practice from our offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; Westport, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C.
Our Litigation Practice Group is among the most experienced in New England handling a vast array of litigation cases. Our team has tried more than 600 jury and non-jury cases, in addition to several hundred arbitrations, and thousands of mediations and administrative proceedings. The attorneys in the group are devoted to working closely with clients throughout the litigation process to resolve complex legal issues while providing the highest quality of services.
The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience in private practice litigation, superb legal and academic credentials as well as excellent research, writing and document management skills; superior verbal/interpersonal communication skills with members of the entire litigation team and clients; and a willingness to travel to our other offices. Verrill offers a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as an excellent work environment in which our employees can grow and prosper both professionally and personally.
- For more information: Please email [email protected]
Corporate Paralegal/Specialist
Verrill is seeking to add a Corporate Paralegal/Specialist to our Portland Office.
Verrill is a full service law firm with more than 130 attorneys conducting a nationwide practice from our offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; Westport, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C.
The Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Practice Group seeks a professional, motivated self-starter with hands-on experience to support the attorneys in this practice group. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and computer skills, have experience with annual reports, audit letters and annual compliance filings and have the ability to interact regularly with clients with an understanding of how best to serve them. The candidate should have the desire to become a specialist in helping to build innovative ways to maintain corporate records, being an integral member of the team working with fast paced mergers & acquisitions closings and adding value to clients (from startups to large entities) with regards to record keeping and other corporate matters. Responsibilities will include significant interactions and developing relationships with Secretary of State’s Offices throughout the country.
Applicants should be self-motivated individuals capable of producing high quality work in a timely and professional manner. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience or a Juris Doctorate. The successful candidate will take initiative within this role and have a positive, can-do attitude, excellent attention to detail, be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, the ability to maintain work flow with accuracy and efficiency, and the ability to successfully work with others in a diverse team setting. The successful applicant will have an understanding of the role of paralegal/specialist within the practice group and within a full-service law firm environment.
- For more information: Please email [email protected]
Real Estate Attorney
Verrill is seeking to add a partner-level Real Estate Attorney to our Portland Office.
Verrill is a full service law firm with more than 130 attorneys conducting a nationwide practice from our offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; Westport, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C.
Verrill's real estate lawyers are widely regarded as premier practitioners in the region. Clients turn to Verrill's Real Estate Group for its broad depth of substantive knowledge, extensive experience, and sterling reputation. In particular, many clients choose our real estate team for its sound business sense and practical approach to completing a transaction. Our real estate attorneys execute skillful due diligence and competitively negotiate agreements, all with the understanding that the ultimate goal for most clients is to minimize risk while successfully completing a business transaction.
The ideal candidate will have at least eight years of Maine real estate experience and must have demonstrated abilities to develop business, maintain client relationships, and manage and mentor junior attorneys. Verrill offers a competitive benefits package, as well as an excellent work environment to grow and prosper both professionally and personally.
- For more information: Please email hiring@verrill-law.com
Labor & Employment Associate
Verrill seeks to hire an associate attorney to join our Portland office as a member of our Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Our Labor & Employment Group practices on a national stage. In addition to regular appearances in state and federal courts, they often appear before those state and federal agencies that create and enforce the various frameworks that regulate the employer/employee relationship. Areas of experience include matters involving wrongful discharge, employment discrimination, workers' compensation, wage and hour laws, employee privacy and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. They are active in labor management relations, union negotiations, representation elections and arbitrations. Advice on issues involving equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, employment contracts, non-competition agreements and public sector employment round out the inclusive list of services provided by Group members.
The ideal candidate will have: at least three years of private practice experience in labor and employment law; superb research and writing skills; superior verbal/interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex theories to other attorneys and clients; a license to practice in Maine and another New England jurisdiction; and an interest in practicing in Maine, with a willingness to travel to our other offices in Boston and Westport.
- For more information: Please email hiring@verrill-law.com
Corporate Attorney
Verrill is seeking to add a partner-level corporate attorney, or group, to our thriving Portland office.
The members of Verrill's Business Law Group are drawn from the nation's best law schools; many have joined Verrill after having worked for other prominent law firms in Boston, New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia and other leading legal centers. The lawyers in the Business Law Group bring the skill of large-firm legal practice to bear on issues and transactions affecting our clients. This accumulated experience has been recognized by third-party rating organizations.
This is a great opportunity for a partner with portable business ($600K+ per year for last three years) to join a highly-regarded and long-established firm that values entrepreneurship, collegiality and flexible rate/fee arrangements. The ideal candidate will have an active middle-market M&A practice and experience in the following industries is a plus: healthcare, life sciences, software and technology, food and beverage, and energy. Must have demonstrated abilities to develop business, maintain client relationships and manage and mentor junior attorneys.
- For more information: Please email hiring@verrill-law.com
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Attorney
Verrill is seeking a partner-level employee benefits and executive compensation attorney to join our well-established employee benefits practice group and thriving Boston Office.
Verrill's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group includes 10 attorneys conducting a national practice based from the firm's Portland, Maine office. Our employee benefits and executive compensation clients include large health systems, colleges and universities, banks and financial service companies, energy and biotech companies, publicly traded companies, well known privately owned businesses, and more.
The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of experience in employee benefits and executive compensation, demonstrated abilities to develop business and mentor junior attorneys, and at least $750,000 in portable business. A significant client base in health care and higher education are of particular interest to the firm, given our group's strong presence in those areas.
- For more information: Please email hiring@verrill-law.com
