How to Apply

We are interested in hearing from experienced lateral attorneys who are interested in any of the firm’s practice areas. If you are interested in position, send your resume, law school transcript and cover letter to AttorneyRecruiting@honigman.com.

Job Posting – Commercial Transactions Associate – Supply Chain

AM Law 200 Firm, Honigman LLP, is looking for a smart, highly motivated and organized self-starter with a commitment to legal excellence to join the Firm’s nationally recognized Commercial Transactions team as an Associate. Honigman is a premier business law firm with offices in Chicago, across Michigan, and in Washington, DC with an international practice. Regularly honored as one of the Best and Brightest Places to Work nationally and regionally, we earned this recognition by hiring the best people and providing them with critical support for professional development and growth, in a great environment with top-tier culture, compensation and benefits. With more than 350 attorneys practicing in 60 different areas of concentration, Honigman prides itself on understanding clients’ businesses and being exceptionally responsive to their business goals and needs.

POSITION SUMMARY, RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
With decades of experience advising multinational public corporations, as well as private middle-market and smaller businesses, Honigman’s Commercial Transactions team possesses the judgment, experience, and skill necessary to meet mission-critical challenges head on. We understand the complex and interdependent relationships between manufacturers, suppliers, equity holders, strategic partners, financiers, and customers, and we identify and address potential issues to minimize risk while furthering opportunity. Our practice includes advising on international, large-scale and day-to-day transactions in complex commercial agreements, troubled supplier and supply chain management, insolvency matters and distressed M&A, restructurings and workouts, export compliance, and minority and women-owned businesses.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with complex commercial transaction matters in procurement and supply chain, including:
  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of complex commercial agreements, including purchasing and supply agreements, outsourcing agreements, service agreements, and technology agreements.
  • Providing legal analysis, litigation and dispute resolution support, due diligence and other support on a variety of legal issues related to commercial transactions. 
  • Assisting in the development of legal strategies to help manage supplier risk and ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
  • Participating in the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
• Deliver high quality work-product and effectively communicate at all levels of Honigman and its clients; 
• Demonstrate excellent problem solving skills and high energy and enthusiasm for corporate counseling in the relevant client sector;
• Exhibit highly responsive, creative and efficient work habits;
• Strive to continuously improve knowledge, skills and abilities and seek guidance and feedback to improve performance and productivity;
• Take responsibility for enhancing expertise, in addition to seeking out formal and informal training;
• Integrate into the practice and build strong relationships with clients and within Honigman; and
• Demonstrate a long-term interest in networking with existing clients and developing business opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 to 4 years complex commercial transactions experience in a law firm or corporate legal department, ideally in procurement and supply chain;
• Skilled in working across diverse industry lines including automotive (OEM and tiered suppliers), general manufacturing, private equity and technology;
• Substantive knowledge of Article 2 and Article 9 of the UCC;
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under significant time constraints;
• Outstanding interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and communication (written and verbal) skills;
• J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited institution;
• Licensed Illinois or Michigan, attorney in good standing (or with ability to waive into either jurisdiction); and
• Ability to travel as client needs require.

Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, and law school transcript to AttorneyRecruiting@honigman.com, referencing the Commercial Transactions Associate – Supply Chain role in the subject line of the submission.

We are not accepting resumes from search firms for this role at this time.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Honigman provides compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical coverage and dental care programs, life and disability insurance, student loan refinancing and consolidation services, open/flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) plan, generous paid parental leave, workstyle support, and wellbeing programs.  We also provide strong support for legal training and business development to best position laterals for the opportunity for promotion to partner.

Honigman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or any other category prohibited by applicable local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, and termination.

Job Posting – Commercial Transactions Associate – Technology Transactions

AM Law 200 Firm, Honigman LLP, is looking for a smart, highly motivated and organized self-starter with a commitment to legal excellence to join the Firm’s nationally recognized Commercial Transactions team as an Associate focusing on technology transactions.  Honigman is a premier business law firm with offices in Chicago, across Michigan, and in Washington, DC with an international practice.  Regularly honored as one of the Best and Brightest Places to Work nationally and regionally, we earned this recognition by hiring the best people and providing them with critical support for professional development and growth, in a great environment with top-tier culture, compensation and benefits.  With more than 350 attorneys practicing in 60 different areas of concentration, Honigman prides itself on understanding clients’ businesses and being exceptionally responsive to their business goals and needs.

POSITION SUMMARY, RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

With decades of experience advising multinational public corporations, as well as private middle-market and smaller businesses, Honigman’s Commercial Transactions team possesses the judgment, experience, and skill necessary to meet mission-critical challenges head on. We understand the complex and interdependent relationships between manufacturers, suppliers, equity holders, strategic partners, financiers, and customers, and we identify and address potential issues to minimize risk while furthering opportunity. Our practice includes advising on international, large-scale and day-to-day transactions in complex commercial transaction sin which technology and data are a central focus.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with complex commercial transaction matters involving technology and data, including:
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of complex commercial and technology transaction agreements, including professional services agreements, Saas agreements, software licensing and development agreements, and business processing and information technology outsourcing agreements.
• Providing legal analysis, due diligence and other support on a variety of legal issues related to technology transactions, including intellectual property issues.
• Assisting in the development of legal strategies to help manage privacy and information security risk and ensure compliance with laws and regulations, including privacy and data security laws and regulations.
• Participating in the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
  • Deliver high quality work-product and effectively communicate at all levels of Honigman and its clients;
  • Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and high energy and enthusiasm for counseling in the relevant client sector;
• Exhibit highly responsive, creative and efficient work habits;
• Strive to continuously improve knowledge, skills and abilities and seek guidance and feedback to improve performance and productivity;
• Take responsibility for enhancing expertise, in addition to seeking out formal and informal training;
• Integrate into the practice and build strong relationships with clients and within Honigman; and
• Demonstrate a long-term interest in networking with existing clients and developing business opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 to 4 years complex commercial transactions experience in a law firm or corporate legal department, ideally in technology transactions and privacy;
• Skilled in working across diverse industry lines including automotive (OEM and tiered suppliers), advanced manufacturing, fintech and financial services;
• Substantive knowledge of Article 2 and Article 9 of the UCC and intellectual property law;
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under significant time constraints;
• Outstanding interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and communication (written and verbal) skills;
• D. degree from an ABA-accredited institution;
• Licensed Illinois or Michigan, attorney in good standing (or with ability to waive into either jurisdiction); and
• Ability to travel as client needs require.

Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, and law school transcript to AttorneyRecruiting@honigman.com, referencing the Commercial Transactions Associate – Technology Transactions role in the subject line of the submission.

We are not accepting resumes from search firms for this role at this time.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Honigman provides compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical coverage and dental care programs, life and disability insurance, student loan refinancing and consolidation services, open/flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) plan, generous paid parental leave, workstyle support, and wellbeing programs.  We also provide strong support for legal training and business development to best position laterals for the opportunity for promotion to partner.

Honigman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or any other category prohibited by applicable local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, and termination.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Honigman provides compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical coverage and dental care programs, life and disability insurance, student loan refinancing and consolidation services, open/flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) plan, generous paid parental leave, workstyle support, and wellbeing programs.  We also provide strong support for legal training and business development to best position laterals for the opportunity for promotion to partner.

Honigman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or any other category prohibited by applicable local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, and termination.