Careers

Sherman Atlas provides the highest caliber legal expertise to its clients and a collaborative team-oriented environment for its attorneys. We have built a modern firm based on the belief that a healthy life outside the office supports a positive and rewarding legal career and forms the foundation of a lasting firm culture with committed attorneys. We have been consistently ranked as one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey and intend to continue to support our clients and our attorneys as a family.

Trust & Estates Paralegal

The Firm is seeking a highly skilled, knowledgeable and motivated estate planning paralegal to join the Trusts & Estates Practice Group in providing drafting and preparation of estate planning documents in connection with the firm’s substantial practice. Responsibilities include drafting of documents including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies/living wills

Qualifications and Requirements:

• A minimum of three years of experience as an estate planning paralegal.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Outstanding organizational and time management skills. Delivers excellent work product with close attention to detail.
• Exhibits superior writing and grammar skills to deliver high-quality drafting work with precision in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software (Word, Outlook, Excel), and other law office software used by the Trust & Estates Paralegals. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and to work proactively.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks concurrently.

Office:  New York, NY 

Corporate Associate

We are seeking an associate with two + years of experience in corporate counseling, transactions and M&A to join our dynamic corporate practice group.

The successful candidate will have experience:

• Counseling on day-to-day corporate legal issues
• Managing complex corporate transactions
• Drafting and negotiating agreements, organizational documents, and handling various corporate transactions/mergers and acquisitions
• Interacting directly with clients

Candidates should possess a strong academic background and superior drafting and negotiation skills, be willing to take on significant responsibility for deal management, client interaction and work product, and be diligent, proactive, supportive and team-oriented.

Requirements:

• 2 + years of large law firm corporate experience
• Bachelor’s and Juris Doctor degrees
• New Jersey admission required (within 12 months of hiring)
  • New York a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with careful attention to detail.
• Exceptional client service skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

Office: Florham Park, NJ

Litigation Associate

We are seeking an associate with 3 + years of experience to join our commercial litigation practice group. Our firm’s litigation group represents global, national, and regional banks and financial institutions, and has a broad, cutting-edge, and cross-functional litigation practice which seeks a candidate with experience across the litigation spectrum (e.g., corporate fiduciaries, contract disputes, banking transactions, mortgage loan and real estate transactions, business torts and trusts and estates litigation).Federal court or appellate court clerkship experience would be a plus. Primary responsibilities include researching and drafting motions and briefs, participating in all aspects of discovery, and case/client management. Deposition, hearing and trial experience are beneficial.

• Admitted in New Jersey and New York
• 3 + years of commercial litigation experience (foreclosure experience is a plus)
• Experience drafting a variety of pleadings
• Experience effectively taking and defending depositions
• Manage a workload of multiple clients and competing deadlines
• Commitment to advancing representation toward client-desired outcome and exceeding client needs/expectations in an effective manner
• Experience communicating orally and in writing with clients, experts, witnesses, opposing counsel and judges
• Excellent analytical ability and writing skills
• Ability to articulate legal concepts, problems and solutions in a persuasive, poised manner
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Demonstrates ability to develop positive relationships with colleagues, clients, opposing counsel, judges, consultants, court staff and all internal staff.

Office:  Florham Park, NJ 

The salary offered will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations. Benefits offered for this position include health care; vision; dental; retirement benefits; unlimited paid time off; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses. Sherman Atlas Sylvester & Stamelman LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or an othe rlegally protected status.