Opportunities

Estate Planning Attorney in the Salt Lake City, Utah office

Parsons Behle & Latimer has an immediate opening in our Salt Lake City office for a full-time Estate Planning Associate. The successful candidate will work alongside an Estate Planning Shareholder to provide exceptional client service in the areas of estate planning, wealth preservation, and asset protection.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the shareholder and assist in drafting estate planning documents such as wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance care directives, and other related documents
• Conduct legal research and provide analysis on complex estate and tax planning matters
• Participate in client meetings and consultations to understand their goals, assets and family dynamics to ensure their objectives are met
• Assist clients in minimizing estate taxes and maximizing tax efficiency through various strategies such as gifting, charitable giving, or establishing tax-efficient trusts
• Assist clients with business succession planning for the smooth transition of their businesses to the next generation or new owners while minimizing tax implications
• Assist with the management of client relationships and communications
• Attend legal conferences and seminars to remain current with the latest developments in estate planning and tax law

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
• Utah State Bar license or the ability to waive in
• Strong legal research and analytical skills, with tax and estate planning experience preferred
• LLM in Taxation preferred but not required
• 1-3 years of experience in estate planning law, including drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and other related documents
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Generous retirement plan
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mentoring program
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Parsons actively recruits to obtain an applicant pool of candidates from diverse backgrounds with a breadth of experience from shareholders to professional staff. Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to Susie Headlee at sheadlee@parsonsbehle.com.

Cybersecurity / Privacy Attorney in the Salt Lake City, Utah office

Parsons Behle & Latimer is seeking a Cybersecurity / Privacy attorney with 3+ years of experience to join our Salt Lake City, Utah office in assisting our clients in all aspects of privacy and cybersecurity, including strategic counseling, compliance, incident response and defense of regulatory actions, data breach investigations and cyberattacks.

The position involves data breach prevention and remediation, training and reviewing safeguards designed to meet clients’ unique needs and circumstances. The successful applicant should be able to evaluate clients’ specific obligations to develop procedures designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of data and to implement strategic response plans to identify, evaluate, and respond to data security incidents. 

The applicant should have experience with information security and privacy using sound judgment to provide strategic legal counsel to business leaders throughout the organization and to be a resource for our clients and colleagues.

Requirements and Qualifications:

1. Hands on experience advising clients on state and federal privacy laws and conducting deal diligence in financing and commercial transactions
2. Working familiarity with data driven technologies, including AI/ML and biometrics and related global regulatory frameworks
3. Familiarity with GDPR/UK GDPR frameworks and international data transfers preferred
4. Familiarity with HIPAA, ECPA, Patriot/Cloud Act, GDPR and other privacy laws
5. Prior experience with data breach response and defense of enforcement actions brought by state attorneys general, FTC, OCR/HSS, SEC Cybersecurity unit and the EU regulators a plus
6. Licensed attorney with 3+ years legal experience
7. Admitted to practice in Utah

The firm’s generous salary and benefits package includes medical and dental coverage, life insurance coverage, short-term and long-term disability coverage.

Parsons actively recruits to obtain an applicant pool of candidates from diverse backgrounds with a breadth of experience from shareholders to professional staff. If interested, please email a cover letter, and resume to Susie Headlee, sheadlee@parsonsbehle.com.

Litigation Associate in the Salt Lake City, Utah office

Parsons Behle & Latimer is seeking a litigation associate with 4-7 years of experience to join our Salt Lake City, Utah office to assist our clients with resolving a broad range of disputes. As a member of our litigation department, you would have the opportunity to provide litigation services for local, regional, and national companies and will handle a variety of cases for clients with unique litigation needs.

Parsons offers its associates a comprehensive compensation package that includes a competitive base salary, significant performance bonuses, an associate sabbatical, traditional health and dental insurance, outstanding retirement benefits, mental health and personal wellbeing resources, skills training, and a defined path to shareholder candidacy.

Additionally, Parsons recognizes that every associate defines career success differently, so the firm offers flexible and individualized career paths that are developed in close consultation with each associate.  Parsons offers alternative billable hour minimum requirements (and commensurate salary) after an associate’s second year with the firm, at which time, associates may choose their minimum requirement from three available paths. Parsons values the contributions of every associate and strives to give every associate the opportunity to succeed regardless of the chosen path.  

Parsons also has a strong tradition of public service and encourages and supports associate participation in pro bono projects. Associates may count up to 50 hours of pro bono service each year towards their billable hour minimum. Parsons will consider and evaluate those opportunities brought to the firm by associates. With prior approval of the Board of Directors, extraordinary pro bono activity that exceeds 50 hours may be included in the billable hourly requirement.

Successful candidates will have courtroom and deposition experience, and significant case-handling capability in complex civil litigation. Strong academic credentials and communication skills are required.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• A J.D. from an accredited university
• Licensed attorney with 4-7 years legal experience
• Admitted to practice in Utah
• Extensive experience analyzing, researching and drafting briefs that address sophisticated legal issues in complex litigation
• Successfully argued motions
• Taken and defended depositions
• A commitment to client service and team success
• Solid writing skills
• Strategic and analytical thinking skills
• Case management experience

Parsons actively recruits to obtain an applicant pool of candidates from diverse backgrounds with a breadth of experience from shareholders to professional staff. If you are interested, please email a cover letter and resume to Susie Headlee, sheadlee@parsonsbehle.com.

Corporate Attorney in the Salt Lake City, Utah office

Parsons Behle & Latimer has an opening for a corporate attorney in our Salt Lake City office with 10+ years of experience. Parsons is a regional law firm that has a national expertise in numerous practice areas. The firm is committed to maintaining its traditional strengths, values and client service while remaining at the forefront of the legal community in Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana and the Intermountain Region. 

Requirements and Qualifications:

• 10+years experience with respect to M&A, venture capital and commercial finance, particularly with respect to middle-market transactions
• Familiarity with a wide variety of transaction types (e.g., public company, private company, stock purchase, asset purchase, cross-border, etc.)
• Substantive experience with commercial and venture finance, including representation of debtors, private equity firms, investment and mezzanine funds, and commercial banks
• Juris Doctorate
• Excellent academic credentials
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Sound and practical business judgment, as well as common sense
• Significant experience with federal and state securities compliance, including, without limitation, IPOs and the preparation of securities disclosure documents for both publicly traded and privately held companies
• Extensive experience structuring, negotiating, and closing mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases, private equity purchases, loan transactions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances
• Experience managing due diligence, closings, regulatory filings, and post-acquisition integration
• Significant experience structuring and forming corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other business arrangements
• Strong communication skills and the ability to solve problems, execute and transfer knowledge, and coordinate the completion of projects by junior attorneys
• The desire to work on general corporate matters
• A portable book of business is preferred along with the desire to continue the growth of their practice
• Bankruptcy, banking, and real estate experience is a plus

The firm’s generous salary and benefits package includes: medical and dental coverage, life insurance coverage, short-term and long-term disability coverage. 

Parsons actively recruits to obtain an applicant pool of candidates from diverse backgrounds with a breadth of experience from shareholders to professional staff. If interested, please email cover letter and resume to Susie Headlee at sheadlee@parsonsbehle.com.

Finance Attorney in the Salt Lake City, Utah office

Parsons Behle & Latimer is seeking a Finance attorney with 5+ years of experience to join our Salt Lake City, Utah office and assist our clients in all aspects of finance law, including complex transactions, loans, contracts, and documentation facing small and large financial institutions on local, regional and national levels.

This position entails representing banks, non-banks, lenders, agents, borrowers, private equity sponsors, and public/private companies in a broad range of domestic and cross-border/international finance transactions, including senior secured, mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions; structured finance; debt facilities for companies and lenders; acquisition finance; loan workouts and restructurings; lending transactions and other related transactions.

Experience with asset-based lending, warehouse financing and other leveraged finance (including in the context of mergers and acquisitions and/or experience or an interest in blockchain and cryptocurrency financing transactions) is beneficial, although candidates with other debt finance experience will be considered.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• A J.D. from an accredited university
• Licensed attorney with 5+ years legal experience
• Admitted to practice in Utah
• Drafting, editing, and reviewing a variety of documents, including loan agreements, security, and guarantee documentation; intercreditor and subordination agreements; commitment papers; purchase and sale agreements for warehouse financings; servicing agreements and closing documentation
• Managing component parts of a financing transaction, including structuring, documentation and closing
• Collaborating with tax, regulatory, intellectual property, corporate (M&A) teams and other specialists on the structuring and documenting of financing transactions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A commitment to client service and team success

The firm’s generous salary and benefits package includes medical and dental coverage, life insurance coverage, short-term and long-term disability coverage.

Parsons actively recruits to obtain an applicant pool of candidates from diverse backgrounds with a breadth of experience from shareholders to professional staff. If interested, please email a cover letter, and resume to Susie Headlee, sheadlee@parsonsbehle.com. 

Litigation / Corporate Paralegal in the Salt Lake City, Utah office

Parsons Behle & Latimer has an opening for a full-time litigation paralegal in our Salt Lake City, Utah office. The position will serve as a backup corporate paralegal; experience in litigation and corporate is preferred. This position requires a paralegal certificate and/or a bachelor’s degree. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 7 years’ experience as a litigation paralegal and extensive experience in the areas of case management, document control and the use of litigation software, such as iPro, Relativity, etc. 

The position requires the ability to effectively collaborate with team members and clients, strong communication and organizational skills, a high level of professionalism, and an ability to multi-task. A working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite is required. 

The firm’s generous salary and benefits package includes: medical and dental coverage, profit sharing distribution annually after eligibility, life insurance coverage, short-term and long-term disability coverage, and personal leave accrual. Salary is commensurate with experience. 

Parsons actively recruits to obtain an applicant pool of candidates from diverse backgrounds with a breadth of experience from shareholders to professional staff. If interested, please email a resume to Susie Headlee, sheadlee@parsonsbehle.com.

Responsibilities Include:

• Litigation support, including preparing pleadings, motions, and exhibits for and completing e-filing, preparing exhibits for depositions, preparing hearing and trial notebooks, organizing exhibits in electronic format, communicating with our clients and court staff
• Ability to prioritize work based on deadlines
• Maintain electronic file maintenance and organization
• Use technology-driven timekeeping system for client billing
• Manage and calendar deadlines

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan

Legal Secretary in the Salt Lake City, Utah and Lehi, Utah Office

Parsons Behle & Latimer has an immediate opening for a CORPORATE Legal Secretary in our Salt Lake City office, and our Lehi office. Position requires: 8-10+ years corporate/transactional experience; working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite; excellent verbal and written communication; and the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment. Hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. 

Parsons actively recruits to obtain an applicant pool of candidates from diverse backgrounds with a breadth of experience from shareholders to professional staff. Interested candidates should email a resume to Susie Headlee at sheadlee@parsonsbehle.com.

Job Requirements:

• 8-10 years corporate/transactional experience required
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat and case management software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Independent worker with minimal supervision
• Excellent organizational skills
• Positive, professional attitude
• People-oriented and self-motivated

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan