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15 May 2013
Litigation Associate | Houston | #1154

The Houston Litigation Group seeks an associate with one to three years of experience to work in commercial litigation. Applicants should have excellent writing, advocacy, and analytical skills and be interesting in assuming immediate responsibility in an active practice. The ideal candidate is confident, hardworking and personable with good attention to detail. You may send your resume and transcript to .

3 Apr 2013
Energy & Environmental Associate | Houston | #1153
The Energy & Environmental Group is seeking an associate with two to six years of corporate and energy transactional experience. Candidate should have excellent corporate skills, M&A experience, and be able to handle multiple and large transactions. Must be confident and able to assume responsibility for matters early in career. Candidates should have excellent academic records, strong drafting and communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team. Please send transcript with the resume to .
12 Mar 2013
Tax Associate | Atlanta | #1152

The Tax group is seeking an associate with two to five years of experience in employee benefits and executive compensation. Candidates should have an excellent academic record, strong communication skills, and enjoy working as part of a team. Please send your resume and transcript to .

15 Feb 2013
Litigation Staff Attorney | Atlanta | #1151

The Litigation group seeks a Staff Attorney with at least three years of firm experience in employment litigation. Wage-and-hour experience would be particularly valuable. Applicants who have excellent writing, advocacy, and analytical skills are sought to assume immediate responsibility in an active practice. Ideal candidate is a self-starter, confident, bright, hardworking, personable and detail-oriented. Candidates should have excellent academic records, strong writing and communication skills, and enjoy working as part of a team. Please send your resume and transcript to .

17 Jan 2013
Tax Associate | Washington, New York & Sacramento | #1150
The Tax group is seeking associates with two to six years of experience in state and local taxation, including state and local income, sales, use and franchise taxes and unclaimed property. Previous law firm experience is helpful but not required. Candidates must be confident and able to assume responsibility for matters early in their career. Excellent academic records and strong writing and communication skills required. Please send transcript with resume to .  
1 Aug 2012
Intellectual Property Associate or Patent Agent | Atlanta, Austin & Houston | #1142
The Intellectual Property group is seeking an Associate or Patent Agent experienced in patent preparation/ prosecution.  Candidates should be members of the Patent Bar and have a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or an associated discipline.  Relevant technological experience with business methods, software, and/ or communications-related technologies is preferred.  Excellent academics are required.  Please send a transcript with resume to .
15 May 2012
Tax Associate | Washington or Atlanta | #1143
Sutherland seeks an associate with two to five years of experience in federal excise and state transaction taxes to work with the firm’s state and local tax group and petroleum trading practice. Knowledge of the physical petroleum trading industry is a plus. Previous law firm experience is helpful but not essential. Must be confident, write well and be able to assume significant responsibility for matters early in career. Please send resume, transcript & a writing sample to .

To apply for a lateral position in our Atlanta or Austin office, please contact Lindsay Roberts and include the position identification number.

Lindsay Roberts 
Attorney Recruiting Manager
999 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2300
Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
T: 404.853.8000
F: 404.853.8806

To apply for a lateral position in our Washington, Houston, New York and Sacramento offices, please contact Rachel Budgar and include the position identification number.

Rachel L. Budgar
Lateral Attorney Recruiting Manager
700 Sixth Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-3980
T: 202.383.0100
F: 202.637.3593

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"When I took the opportunity to move from a boutique firm to a general practice firm, I interviewed with several before joining Sutherland as lateral partner in the IP group.  While Sutherland is certainly attractive because of its distinguished 85-year history and the impeccable credentials of its lawyers, its remarkably broad client base and relaxed personality set it apart."