The Louisville Bar Association is currently looking to fill the following positions:

FAMILY LAW LITIGATION ASSOCIATE – The LBA’s Placement Service is currently working with a medium size firm located in downtown Louisville that is looking to hire a lateral associate for their family law practice.  The candidate should be licensed to practice law in Kentucky and should have 2-6 years of experience practicing law, excellent reading, writing and advocacy skills, experience with family law litigation (preferred but not required), including property, support and custody disputes, litigation experience, including trial work, motion practice and discovery, experience working with highly emotional clients and circumstances. Salary is based on experience and benefits include health insurance, (individual coverage for employee, we pay 90%, they pay 10%), dental insurance (at their expense); eligible to participate in our 401k Plan after 1 year of employment.  Paid holidays, vacation days, etc. In addition, we pay for parking, as well as bar dues, KBA and LBA membership, and CLEs.

REAL ESTATE LEGAL ASSISTANT / PARALEGAL – The LBA’s Placement Service is currently working with an east end Louisville title agency that is seeking a paralegal to perform a variety of managerial, secretarial and paralegal duties. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of three years’ experience with real estate closings, banking or accounting experience. The candidate will work with one attorney and several current staff members. Duties may include preparing real estate closing documents, overseeing and managing the office closing schedule, taking initial title requests, resolving title issues, communications with banks and real estate agents, preparing and overseeing closing files, preparing post-closing documents including final title policies, answering the telephone, managing and balancing escrow accounts, and filing required yearly reports.  The ability to prioritize duties and multitask is a necessity. The ideal candidate must be well organized, a creative self-starter who shows initiative, possesses strong verbal and written communication skills and an ability to work well under deadlines. Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and QUALIA (or some other real estate closing software) is a plus. Candidates must demonstrate attention to detail in composing, typing and proof-reading documents, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines. The candidate must be able to work well with others, and be able to comprehend, digest and retain instructions without the need for constant supervision. Work hours are 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, M-F. Salary and benefits are negotiable based upon experience. Benefits include personal/sick time, two weeks’ vacation, health insurance and a company 401(k) retirement plan.

LEGAL ASSISTANT - Small downtown Louisville law office is currently seeking a full-time (37.5 hrs wk) legal assistant to help support their varied practice. Preference will be given to those candidates who speak Spanish. Responsibilities: Provide administrative support to lawyers and enhance office effectiveness. Handle communication with clients including intakes. Assist in the preparation of case briefs and summarize depositions, interrogatories and recorded testimony. Locate and develop case relevant information. Type up and file basic legal documents and correspondence. Answer and direct phone calls. Maintain internal office documents, files and lists. Monitor deadlines and firm calendars. Necessary Skills: Proven working experience as legal assistant. Familiarity with law, legal procedures and protocols, and court system. Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office. Computer literacy. Working knowledge of case management software. Excellent secretarial and organizational skills. Ability to juggle multiple tasks and work under pressure. Client management/customer service skills. Compensation/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience, paid parking, employee health insurance, short-term disability and life insurance.

BUSINESS & CIVIL LITIGATION ATTORNEY - The LBA’s Placement Service is currently working with a well-established boutique law office located on the east side of Louisville. This firm has a varied practice and is seeking an experienced Litigaiton Attorney to support a mix of civil and business litigation disputes. These disputes can arise from employment, contract and business matters. Candidate must have at least 5 years of experience with such matters in Kentucky. IN or TN license is a plus. Must be in good standing and have excellent references. Salary is based on experience, plus full benefits, including 100% paid health and dental insurance, retirement plan with a 3% match, PTO and a 10% origination credit if you bring any business. There is a 1600 hour billable goal for the year and a 25% bonus if bill over 1600. Firm feels a competent team player will find they offer an excellent work life balance.

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY – The LBA’s Placement Service is currently working with a well-established boutique law office located on the east side of Louisville that concentrates exclusively on business litigation matters. They are currently seeking to hire an Associate Attorney with at least 3+ years of experience practicing as an attorney in Kentucky. Business litigation experience would be a plus but would consider any civil litigation experience. A small book of transferable business or the ability to drum up a little bit of business would be a plus as well, but not a deal breaker, as the firm has a steady amount of work to keep you busy 90% of the time. Salary is commensurate with experience and benefits are offered as well.

DEFENSE LITIGATION PARALEGAL – The LBA’s Placement Service is currently working with a well-established defense firm located in downtown Louisville that is currently seeking to hire a full-time Paralegal. The firm’s practices include; Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Healthcare Law and Construction Law. The idea candidate will possess past experience working in a litigation firm and be proficient in editing and formatting legal pleadings, electronic filing and in Outlook regarding emails and scheduling for multiple attorneys. Must have knowledge of paperless document storage/file management and be proficient in adobe (combining documents, extracting, bates labeling, exporting for document production). Candidate must be able to request medical records/review/organization of same. The firm offers a comfortable and professional work environment, with competitive pay and an excellent benefits package, including paid parking.

BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANT / PARALEGAL – The LBA’s Placement Service is currently working with a small Louisville law office that’s in search of a motivated, reliable legal assistant, who is proficient in Google, Outlook, Word suite and has good people skills. Job responsibilities include: scheduling new clients for appointments, interacting with current/new clients, drafting court documents and letters, (mostly form based), answering phones occasionally, assisting 2 attorneys with day to day tasks, which could also include; entry of credit report information into bankruptcy software, e-filing documents with federal and state court systems, calendar entries for appointments and court events, phone calls to current clients with requested information. Training provided for all specialized tasks. The successful candidate will be an independent worker who can manage a workload of several cases and their various needs at one time.  Salary is commensurate with experience.

LEGAL ASSISTANT - The LBA’s Placement Service is currently working with a regional law firm with an office located on the east side of Louisville. They are seeking to hire a full-time Legal Assistant to be part of their Medical Malpractice Defense group. Candidate would need strong verbal & written communication skills, attention to detail, excellent knowledge of computers, Outlook, Word and Internet.  Court e-filing experience preferred. Candidate should have 2 or more years of experience supporting an attorney with civil litigation matters. Competitive pay based on experience, plus an extensive benefits package.

MEDICAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY - The LBA is currently working with a growing Medical Defense law office located on the east side of Louisville that is seeking to add an Attorney to their practice. They would like a 2+ year lawyer with experience in medical malpractice, long term care, or injury law.   The ability to work with medical records or learn how to work with medical records is a must. Excellent writing and communication skills are required.  Prior litigation/court experience (of any kind) is required.  Court appearances (some requiring travel to all parts of the state) are necessary.  If there are no candidates fitting this role, they are willing to train the right person.  The practice is highly litigious with a lot of motion practice, brief writing, and arguments.  The non-experienced candidate needs to have a strong background in those areas (or just a strong backbone) and be willing to learn the medical side.  The job is full-time.  Salary is competitive and based on experience.  1800/yr billable goal.  Excellent benefits package, plus discretionary bonuses twice a year.

DEFENSE ATTORNEY - The LBA’s Placement Service is currently working with a medium size law office in downtown Louisville that is seeking to hire both a seasoned Attorney that can handle cases with minimal supervision, as well as a newer Attorney.  The firm primarily has a civil defense practice consisting of insurance defense type cases.  The seasoned Attorney candidate must have at least 4+ years of experience with civil litigation in Kentucky. The newer Attorney can be a recent graduate to 2+ years of any experience. Excellent salary based on experience, plus bonus opportunities.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE PARALEGAL – The LBA’s Placement Service is currently working with a downtown criminal defense office that is seeking a full-time paralegal with an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Paralegal studies, strong research skills, knowledge of the adversary legal system and the defense role and function in that system, the ability to work in a group setting, share responsibilities with other paralegals and excellent organizational and writing skills are necessary for the position.  Hourly pay, plus benefits.

THE LBA’S PLACEMENT SERVICE RECEIVES A VARIETY OF LEGAL POSITIONS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. SOME NOT ADVERTISED. IF YOU HAVE LEGAL EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE AND YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW POSITION, PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO EMAIL YOUR RESUME IN MS WORD FORMAT.

Please email your resume in confidence to David Mohr, dmohr@loubar.org, if you are interested.  Louisville Bar Assoc., 600 W. Main St., Louisville KY 40202, (502) 583-5314

Thank you for considering the LBA's Placement Service for assistance in your candidate search. All of our candidates are pre-screened personally by our placement director. The screening process includes a personal interview, education and bar standing verification, testing where applicable and reference checks. Should a candidate not appear to be a good recommendation, he or she will not be submitted to our clients.

The process by which we perform the candidate search goes as follows:

1. Those interested should e-mail a job description, including work hours, salary, benefits offered, a brief description of job duties, and experience and education level desired of the candidates to Placement Director David Mohr at dmohr@loubar.org.
2. David will then search his database of candidates for those who fill the specified requirements and are actively seeking employment. He will also advertise and recruit for the position.
3. Once he has found a suitable group of candidates (i.e., only those who appear to meet the qualifications needed to perform the job), David will submit, to you, the resumes of those individuals.
4. If you choose to hire a candidate unassociated with the LBA Placement Service, you owe nothing. If you do hire a candidate provided by the LBA, we will generate an invoice for the placement after verifying he or she is performing well as an employee of your firm. Should that candidate not work out for any reason within 45 days of placement, we will restart the recruiting and interview efforts to replace that candidate at no extra charge.
5. Please feel free to contact David for more information regarding the placement fee, which is MUCH lower than other staffing firms—and LBA members receive a 50 percent discount!

Thank you for considering the LBA’s Placement Service to assist you in your job search! We work with a variety of firms, know the local legal market well, and are well versed on the needs of Louisville area firms. We can also provide tips on interviewing and perfecting your resume.

We know it is a difficult time to find work right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, we have compiled a list of tips to help you with your job hunt during this uncertain time.

CLICK HERE to view a list of available job opportunities! For consideration, interested individuals should e-mail a resume—as an attached MS Word document—and request for additional information to Placement Director David Mohr at dmohr@loubar.org.