Associate Attorney - Litigation and Commercial Transactions
Location: Los Angeles
Job Description: Masuda Funai is expanding in the Los Angeles market and is seeking qualified candidates to join our growing LA-area office. Candidates must be licensed in California with no less than 4 to 6 years of litigation and commercial transactional experience. Candidates must possess superior drafting and research skills, be self-starters and work well independently. Send resume, cover letter and salary history to
careers@masudafunai.com. No calls please.
IT Specialist
Location: Chicago
Job Description: Masuda Funai, a mid-size law firm headquartered in the Chicago loop, seeks a dynamic IT Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting network and desktop hardware, software, and associated operating systems. This includes actively resolving end user help desk requests. In addition, this candidate will have a proven track record of both assisting with and leading IT projects to successful completion.
Essential functions:
These are duties that the person holding this job must be able to perform. We gladly make accommodations on request and, if the accommodations are reasonable, allow otherwise qualified applicants to perform these functions.
- Respond to hardware, software or telephony Help Desk emails/calls in a professional and timely manner. Investigate error messages, hardware failures, and determine resolution. Communicate with users in a timely manner relative to when their issue(s) will be resolved.
- Perform hands-on fixes at the desktop level, including installing and upgrading software, installing hardware, and configuring systems and applications.
- Evaluate, plan, design, develop, and deploy testing techniques for new applications, products, and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout their development/product lifecycles.
- Configure and deploy Windows 2008 servers, and Windows 7 desktop operating systems with new and existing applications
- Perform software and hardware improvements, upgrades, patches and reconfigurations.
- Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software problems on servers desktops
Skills/Knowledge:
- Expert computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office 2010, Adobe Acrobat, Internet Explorer, etc.
- Knowledge of SQL 2005 and 2008 maintenance and backup schedules
- Thorough knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Windows 7 and MS Exchange/Outlook
- Knowledge of Client/Server applications
- Basic knowledge of IT infrastructure (servers, switches, routers, etc.)
- Superior customer service skills/focus
- Strong documentation skills
- Strong listening, verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, with emphasis on rapport-building and listening
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Working knowledge of Windows Deployment Server preferred
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
- Ability to address rapidly changing priorities, including the ability to multi-task
- On-call availability
Education and Experience:
- Associates Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 3-5 years Help Desk/technical specialist experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required
- Excellent software and hardware troubleshooting experience
- Experiencing participating and leading IT based project implementations
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Please forward resume and salary requirements to lawfirmit@yahoo.com.
Litigation Associate
Location: Chicago
Job Description: Masuda Funai is seeking an Illinois licensed litigation attorney with 2-5 years of business (commercial) litigation experience. In addition to litigation experience, employment, corporate or distribution experience would be beneficial.
Qualified candidates must have handled all aspects of litigation, including client management. Candidates should have experience in arbitration, mediation, taking depositions, drafting significant pleadings, and arguing contested motions in court. Trial experience preferred.
Additional skills necessary for success in this position:
· Must be a self-starter and have the ability to work well independently in a high-paced work environment.
· Excellent project management skills, including the ability to manage time extremely well and manage assisting litigation staff.
· Business knowledge and experience with issues related to sales of goods.
· Excellent communication skills.
· A desire to contribute on legal matters on a daily basis.
· Business development ability.
Send resume, cover letter and salary history to
careers@masudafunai.com.