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Attorney
Lafayette , CA 94549

Tired of working long hours under difficult conditions; having decisions made that adversely affect you and benefit others; and being unfairly compensated for the value of your work? Become a member of a unique East Bay business law firm where you will be able to set your own hours and direction, be in control of your compensation, and not be distracted by administrative duties and meetings. Others talk about a work-life balance; we live it!

Must have at least 7 years of business transactional or litigation experience, and have a book of business that will generate at least 800 hours annually.

Compensation: $170,000 - $300,000, depending on experience and book of business.

Please complete the following information. Then press the "Submit Application" button at the bottom. You may attach a resume at the bottom of the page. We recommend that you attach an MS-Word document. You have 45 minutes to complete the application.

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We will be contacting qualified applicants by phone. What is the best time to contact you? (Choose one)
8:30am - 11:30am
11:30am - 2:30pm
2:30pm - 5:30pm

Which phone number should we use first?
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Cell
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From which institutions did you receive your undergraduate degree, law degree, and any other post-secondary degrees?

What are your areas of practice? If other, please explain.
General Business
Commerical Litigation
Real Estate (Transactional)
Real Estate (Litigation)

Bankruptcy
Tax
Estate Planning
Other - describe below

How many years have you been practicing law?
0 - 5
6 - 8
8 - 15
more than 15

How many billable hours did you personally originate on average PER year over the last 3 years?
Less than 600
600 - 800
800 - 1200
more than 1200

If you have reason to believe that your billable hours for 2010 and 2011 will be substantially different than the average indicated above please explain.

What is your current position?
Equity Partner
Income Partner
Associate
Of Counsel

Solo Practitioner
In-house Counsel
Other

What is your present hourly billing rate?
Under 275
275 - 350
350 - 450
More than 450

What attracts you to this position?

What are the three biggest frustrations you experience in the practice law?

Where did you learn about this open position? (Indicate the website, job board, referring individual or newspaper.)

On what date can you start?
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You may attach your resume to this application here. Please note that we can only accept Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat PDF (.pdf), Plain Text (.txt) and RichText (.rtf) formats (150kb size limit) for your resume. All other formats will be rejected.

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