Opportunities at Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers

Office Administrator

Our busy law firm is seeking an Office Administrator to support the Firm’s Managing Partner and the Board of Directors. Our firm is committed to practicing law at the highest level while supporting a positive and friendly atmosphere.

The Office Administrator coordinates office operations by providing clerical and administrative support to management and staff. The position includes overseeing corporate records, financial records, budgeting, accounts payable, capital assets, and facilities. The Office Administrator coordinates the interviewing/hiring and onboarding of staff, administers employee benefits, and manages company policies.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains Firm’s finances, Operating and Bonus Budgets, revenue and expense performance, and reporting to the Board of Governors.
• Manages Accounts Payable, oversees inventory and capital assets list.
• Oversees services contracted by the Firm and leases held by the Firm for all services (telephone, insurances, IT, legal research, postage, vendors and facilities management.)
• Oversees property, liability and malpractice insurance for the Firm and its lawyers.
• Directs office functions to maintain efficiency, presentable and well-maintained office facilities (space, furniture, fixtures, equipment, snow removal, yard services and maintenance.)
• Coordinates the advertising, interviewing and hiring of support staff, handles orientation of new staff and administration of employee benefits, and oversees staff workloads.
• Reviews and updates policies, procedures and practices. Guides enforcement.
• Prepares Waivers and Agendas, attends meetings, prepares Minutes, and provides information and recommendations when requested. Maintains business records.
• Maintains business files and documentation.
• Aids lawyers and support staff.
• Performs added duties as assigned by Managing Partner.
• Backs up the functions and position of the Firm’s Billing and Technology Coordinator.

The position contains supervisory responsibilities. The successful candidate will possess a willingness and eagerness to provide assistance, technical capacity, attention to detail, collaboration skills, communication proficiency, abilities to be flexible and multi-task, ability to keep track of requested tasks and complete each in a timely fashion, and the discipline to manage time well.

Our full–time position includes the following benefits: profit sharing and 401k match, PTO, holidays, health insurance plan, cafeteria plan, life and disability insurance and health club membership. Compensation will be competitive and reward for relevant experience. A two- or four-year business degree and two years’ administrative and financial experience is preferred.

To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and the names of three supervisory references with their contact information, to Karen Jirges at kjirges@ndlaw.com.

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Experienced Lawyer

Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers, a growing and progressive regional law firm located in Dickinson, North Dakota, seeks to add lawyers to their legal team. A successful applicant must be licensed to practice, or eligible to become licensed to practice, in North Dakota, and will receive a competitive compensation package that will reward beneficial experience and encourage a long-term relationship with the firm. This is an opportunity for a motivated lawyer to join a successful “AV”® rated firm. Visit our website at www.ndlaw.com. Please submit your letter of application and resume to Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers, Attn: Courtney Presthus, 2272 8th Street West, Dickinson, ND 58601, or to cpresthus@ndlaw.com. All applications will be kept confidential.

Many of the firm’s members began with the firm as new lawyers, and some even law clerks, a testament to the firm’s commitment to our associates and the development of their careers. Our attorneys are regularly selected as SuperLawyers™, and serve a variety of non-profit organizations as board members. Our lawyers are licensed in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana, and we represent clients on a variety of legal issues, ranging from the defense of general liability matters to complex construction and commercial litigation.

Who we are:

• We originate from different parts of the country and educational backgrounds, and chose to take advantage of the high quality of life afforded by making western North Dakota our home, while at the same time enjoying a practice that regularly takes us throughout the country.
• We are young, progressive, entrepreneurial in our thinking and reject traditional constraints.
• We are leaders in our profession and in our community.
• We have a multifaceted, significant and satisfying career tempered with a work life balance.

What we do:

• We work every day in board rooms and courtrooms throughout the upper Midwest on issues that are critical to our clients.
• We represent small businesses to publicly traded companies in “bet–the–company” litigation which, at times, threatens their very existence.
• We practice in the heart of the Bakken oil field, including complex litigation, detailed contract negotiations, multi-million dollar mergers and acquisitions, energy and mineral development and regulation, and real estate transactions.
• We assist individuals in planning for today and their future.
• and much more.

Please submit your letter of application and resume to Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers, Attn: Courtney Presthus, 2272 8th Street West, Dickinson, ND 58601, or to cpresthus@ndlaw.com.

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About the Opportunities

Start your legal career as an associate with Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers

New associates provide general support for the lawyers in the Firm, working with them on existing files, having direct client contact and a significant role in each file on which they work. Mentoring new lawyers to grow into successful, balanced and experienced lawyers is our ultimate goal. To achieve this goal, each associate is paired with a partner. In addition, Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers has an open door policy for its associates, encouraging associates to ask questions and generate an open dialogue about how best to serve client needs.

Through the exposure to a variety of the Firm’s lawyers and practice areas, associates will gradually develop a niche practice of their own, whether that is becoming involved in an existing practice area or building something entirely new for the Firm. Associates are encouraged to give feedback about the areas of the law that interest them and that they wish to explore further. Every effort is made to accommodate and assist the associate in this process.

Associates are reviewed at least annually to ensure that the associate is always aware of his or her progress. Areas discussed during review include: practice area interests and development, quality of work product, Firm involvement, strengths and areas for improvement and progress toward partnership.

One of Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers most appealing attributes is its emphasis on work-life balance. While many law firms emphasize billable hours, Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers believes that a well-balanced lawyer is a more productive lawyer. Towards that end, associates are encouraged to make time for themselves and pursue their interests away from work, including family and community involvement as well as commitment to the bar association and law work for the public good.

Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers offers a competitive compensation package, with full benefits. Associates are also eligible for performance-based bonuses at year end.

Opportunities for Lateral Hires

We are always interested in hearing from motivated lawyers with an interest in joining Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers. We would be pleased to hear from lawyers with a demonstrated record of experience in litigation or lawyers who can fill a profitable practice niche not currently offered by the Firm.