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This position is the entry level for attorney editors. It begins as a training position where all work is reviewed at first, but the review decreases as the work is found to consistently meet quality standards. In the second year the Attorney Editor will demonstrate the ability to work more independently. After the first year, it is expected that the employee will begin to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of editorial functions primarily through the ability to determine the nature of and resolve routine problems.

DISH Network is an innovative industry leader distinguished by its pioneering spirit. Ever since our establishment in 1980, we’ve been the ideal workplace for people with adventurous spirit and creativity, who are smart risk takers and aggressive winners - all those for whom the status quo just isn’t enough. With more than 14 million subscribers and growing, our Fortune 200 Company continues to define the curve in television entertainment.

We are seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel with up to 3 years of full-time contract drafting experience with a large national or regional law firm or corporation. All candidates must be eager to learn and demonstrate energy and a need for achievement. The ideal candidate will have experience negotiating and drafting transaction documents, including technology, software license and/or real estate lease agreements, and be familiar with representing a sales organization, or will be a recent law school graduate with a strong desire to learn to draft and negotiate transaction documents in these areas.

Performs, in accordance with established policies and procedures, a variety of duties to assist compliance personnel and attorneys to whom assigned. Observes strictest confidentiality in all matters. Manages and assists with aspects of (a) monitoring and reviewing regulatory and legislative changes affecting applicable insurance products and producers, (b) preparing the company’s response to regulatory issues, changes and confirming implementation of necessary changes, (c) legal research, (d) assist in developing monitoring and assessment tools for compliance function, (e) use developed tools to assess and indentify compliance risks, (f) the oversight of business and financial processes from a regulatory compliance standpoint, (g) civil and administrative litigation and (h) corporate maintenance and other legal matters. Collects, analyzes, organizes and maintains factual information and documents in accordance with correct legal practice and procedure

Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), is a world leader in embedded and mobile software, and has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981. Wind River’s technology is the most widely adopted embedded software on the planet, and found in more than 500 million devices as varied as military aircraft displays, robotics and telecommunications equipment to automotive electronics, mobile phones, and set-top boxes.

Wind River is looking for an Intellectual Property (IP) Analyst who would be responsible for:
* Conducting IP due diligence reviews of the company’s software products to ensure:
- All 3rd party IP has been identified and properly licensed
- Product distributions are compliant with respect to corresponding open source licensing terms
- Each use of 3rd party IP is compatible with the company’s business objectives; and
- The source code has been properly vetted

The Department of Legal Services is charged with the responsibility of facilitating the conduct of business in a legally sound and efficient manner, protecting the resources of the Medical Center and performing the duties of loss prevention, claims management, and risk financing. The successful candidate will become familiar with system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member.

This is a one year Special A Term position beginning August 30, 2010 through June 30, 2011. Working under the direct supervision of staff attorneys, the Legal Fellow will be responsible for: 1) Becoming acquainted with the issues associated with the employment of physicians and other health care personnel; and 2) Preparing and reviewing contracts on behalf of the OSU Medical Center related to the employment of physicians and other health care personnel.

LexisNexis is a leading global provider of business information solutions to professionals in a variety of areas, including: legal, corporate, government, law enforcement, tax, accounting, academic, and risk and compliance assessment. LexisNexis helps customers achieve their goals in more than 100 countries, across six continents, with over 18,000 employees. Regardless of your location, you'll work together with your colleagues as one team - a unified network of professionals who share a passion for solving problems, realizing results, and pushing the boundaries of what knowledge can do.

This position exists to create preference among law students, librarians and professors in a temporarily assigned territory of law schools. This position will work in an assigned territory as needed based on the business needs.

Under General Supervision of the Director, Legal Solutions:
• Responsible for managing electronic evidence services projects.
• Responsible for defining project assumptions and requirements, setting client expectations with regards to timelines and costs, and managing customer relations throughout the entirety of the project.
• Responsible as the primary interface with all clients including law firms, corporations and partners.

Essential Functions:
• Define the application architecture
• Resolve high-level functional issues
• Align technology platform with business requirements, while achieving cost and quality goals

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is pleased to announce a partnership with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful fellowship opportunity to a highly-motivated recent law school graduate. Through this partnership, NAPABA will select a 2010 law school graduate to join the Prudential Law Department as the NAPABA-Prudential Law Fellow.

The Fellow will work full-time for 18 months in Prudential’s Newark, NJ, offices beginning on December 1, 2010. During this time, the fellow may work in up to three Law Department divisions, which may include the Insurance, Investments, Litigation/Regulatory, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Employment & Labor, Employee Benefits and International divisions. The Fellow will be paid an annual salary of US$60,000 with benefits. The Fellow will be expected to seek employment outside of the Prudential Law Department after the end of the fellowship.

Continuing the post on 'Alternative Legal Careers' here are some additional areas to consider in your job search. These posts are being tagged with a new tag, 'Alternative', which will likely lead to an entire new category of postings.

As mentioned previously, these may not be the most glamorous jobs in the world, or the best paying compared to big law firms, but they are jobs nonetheless. Most don't require more experience or knowledge than what should have been gained at a decent law school.

Hire Counsel has an immediate need for JD candidates and non-admitted attorneys for a series of long- and short-term document review projects in Columbia, SC. These projects require professional and dedicated law school graduates who will assist with the review and coding of documents for relevancy and privilege.