Career Opportunities at McDowell Rice
McDowell Rice is always looking for excellent attorneys, legal assistants and staff to join our team.
Associate Attorney - Litigation
McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, PC, is seeking an associate attorney with 2-4 years of litigation experience with strong emphasis on providing support with research and writing. Requirements include: top 25% of graduating class, moot court and/or law review, excellent writing and communication skills, and licensed to practice in both Missouri and Kansas. Any resume submitted must be accompanied by a writing sample reflecting candidate’s own work product. If qualified and interested, please forward introductory letter, resume, and writing sample to: korme@mcdowellrice.com
Lateral Attorney
McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan P.C. is seeking lateral mid-senior level candidates with established practices to provide both the highest quality services to the candidate’s existing clients and depth and experience to the firm in the areas of commercial, business, dispute resolution, tort and professional liability litigation and/or transactional work. Must be licensed in both Missouri and Kansas. If interested, please forward introductory letter and resume for consideration to: gspies@mcdowellrice.com.
Family Law Legal Assistant
McDowell Rice is looking for an experienced FT Legal Assistant to join our Family Law practice team. You will be part of a practice group of four attorneys and a Paralegal. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, who is able to work independently, but also as a team player. This person will have at least 3-5 years of experience and/or an Associate degree or higher.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: time entry for attorneys, creating forms, managing attorneys’ calendars and providing clerical, administrative and organizational support to multiple attorneys, assisting with and maintaining court filings, document scanning, pre-screening for initial client consultations, and docketing. Additional skills required are proficiency with Microsoft Office; strong oral and written communication skills; excellent organizational skills; professional and empathetic; focused and detail-oriented; experience with family law preferred, but not required.
The hours for this position are 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Benefits included are:
- Salary of $55-$60K
- 401(k)
- Health, Vision, Dental, and Life insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Paid time off (Vacation/Sick)
Interested candidates please send your resumes to: rsutherland@mcdowellrice.com