We are looking for people who bring an infusion of energy, enthusiasm and compassion to everything they do. If you are searching for a firm that doesn’t just talk about teamwork, but truly fosters it, Adams and Reese is the career choice for you.
Adams and Reese actively seeks talented and committed individuals to join our roster of proven and experienced attorneys and professional staff. With a focus on the highest standard of excellence, we welcome interested candidates to explore employment opportunities across all practice areas, departments and offices – please explore our story, practices and related job postings.
The reason to choose Adams and Reese is the opportunity to successfully collaborate with others across all offices.
Why Adams and Reese?
Consistently voted one of the “best places to work” whenever our employees and attorneys are surveyed by independent, local publications across our offices, Adams and Reese has an excellent reputation as a top employer:
- A one-firm, truly collaborative attitude and culture with 18 offices strategically located throughout the southern U.S. and Washington, D.C.
- Regional coverage on client matters, organized by well-run practice groups
- Transparency that results in lawyers really understanding what’s going on in the firm
- A reputation among clients for superior client service and always-on accessibility – dedicated to a concierge-level of service
- A fast-paced partnership track that rewards accountability and independent thinking
- A strong, practical and targeted training program for new associates
Adams and Reese offers a team environment creating the best results for our clients and our workplace.
Law Students
We view associates as our future partners and leaders of the firm, so we invest in them to make sure they can make the transition from law school to the day-to-day practice of law.
A successful attorney is able to engage and collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. The skills needed to be successful include strong relationships with others, preparation, enthusiasm, innovation and empathy.
Summer associates participate in a six-week program where they are immersed into our culture and authentic law firm work experience.
Each fall, Adams and Reese selects a group of second-year law students to join our Summer Associate Program, giving them challenging work, client interaction and real-world mentoring from both peers and seasoned attorneys:
- Work with successful litigators and transactional lawyers
- Meet with clients and gain hands-on experience – learn what comprises a successful client relationship
- Attend depositions, trials, closings and more
- Have an assigned Peer Mentor and Partner Advisor
For more information on our Summer Associate Program, contact Law Career Manager, Brigette Starr.
Brigette Starr
Law Career Manager
Phone: (504) 585-0273
brigette.starr@arlaw.com
The differing perspectives provided a unique opportunity to learn and broaden my experiences.
After law school, associates can count on a strong support system from their mentors and peers for a smooth transition in developing their creative legal skills.
We set realistic expectations for each phase of an attorney’s development and provide transparent feedback, so associates know how they’re doing each step of the way. Our extensive Associate Training Program covers many topics such as:
- First-year associates: Work organization, firm economics and marketing
- Second-year associates: More concentrated training in the transactional and litigation practice areas:
introduction to pro bono cases - Seasoned associates: Continued professional development through the Associate Mentor Program, frequent associate training and lunch-and-learns, and an annual event for associates to network with seasoned lawyers and each other.
Having the opportunity to learn from mentors within the firm has taught me how to communicate better with clients, opponents and the court, as well as how to be flexible and innovative in challenging situations.
A fast-paced partnership track
Associates are introduced to our clients and our matters, and the work is demanding and complex – but it’s also fulfilling. Smart, hard-working, independent thinking attorneys thrive here, and associates may be eligible for partnership consideration after six years of full-time law practice.
Although most of our new Adams and Reese associates are hired from our Summer Associate Program, we welcome other highly qualified candidates who are interested in one of our positions.
Experienced Attorneys
We are always looking for experienced lawyers with a fresh perspective on the practice of law who can further strengthen Adams and Reese. Whether you will help us with the expansion of our existing practice areas or the evolution of new ones, we invite you to get to know us.
For more information, please contact the Adams and Reese Recruiting and Professional Development Manager, Anna Russell Thornton.
Anna Russell Thornton
Recruiting and Professional Development Manager
Phone: (615) 259-1433
Email: annarussell.thornton@arlaw.com
View our open positions below.
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Adams and Reese LLP is actively searching for experienced attorneys. If you are interested in practicing law in one of our regional offices, please complete an online application so that we may reach out to you for future opportunities.
Adams and Reese LLP is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Our offices are strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., allowing us to serve our clients with excellence. We assist a broad range of clients, including industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
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Adams and Reese is seeking an Associate with 4+ years’ experience in an appellate practice. The ideal candidate will have clerked for the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals or the Louisiana Supreme Court. Exceptional legal research and writing abilities required.
Adams and Reese LLP is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Our offices are strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., allowing us to serve our clients with excellence. We assist a broad range of clients, including industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
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Adams and Reese LLP is seeking to hire an Associate, Counsel, or Partner attorney with 5+ years of litigation experience to join its Columbia, SC commercial litigation team. Applicants must be licensed to practice law in the state of South Carolina and have completed Rule 403 requirements. Previous judicial clerkship experience and/or prior experience in a South Carolina litigation firm is preferred, but not required. The firm offers an excellent salary and benefits package. Individuals who are members of groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession are encouraged to apply. All applications must include a resume and references.
Adams and Reese LLP is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Our offices are strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., allowing us to serve our clients with excellence. We assist a broad range of clients, including industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
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Adams and Reese is seeking a senior-level associate with 3-6 years of experience in construction litigation. This position requires managing a file from intake to trial/arbitration independently with minimal oversight. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong academic credentials. Tennessee law license required. May be located in Memphis or in Nashville.
Adams and Reese LLP is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Our offices are strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., allowing us to serve our clients with excellence. We assist a broad range of clients, including industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
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Adams and Reese seeks a litigation associate with 2-4 years of experience. Prior experience in construction or real property litigation is preferred. The candidate should have excellent written and oral advocacy skills, as well as experience conducting and defending depositions and drafting discovery and dispositive motions. Florida law license required.
Adams and Reese LLP is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Our offices are strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., allowing us to serve our clients with excellence. We assist a broad range of clients, including industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
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Adams and Reese is seeking an Intersection of Business and Government (IBG) associate with 1-5 years of experience to join our Mobile office. The ideal candidate will have excellent research and writing capacity, willingness to learn, and strong personal presentation. This position offers the opportunity to explore multiple practice areas and serve as second chair in litigation. Must be located in the greater Mobile area. Flexibility to attend evening events is preferred.
Adams and Reese LLP is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Our offices are strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., allowing us to serve our clients with excellence. We assist a broad range of clients, including industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
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Adams and Reese is seeking a construction litigation associate with 3-5 years of experience for their Jacksonville office. The position requires strong interpersonal skills, comfortability in court, and excellent research and writing skills. Complex litigation experience is required; construction litigation experience preferred. Experience in hearings and depositions preferred. The ideal candidate will have a technical background and demonstrated interest in client development. Florida license required. Must work in-office in Jacksonville.
Adams and Reese LLP is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Our offices are strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., allowing us to serve our clients with excellence. We assist a broad range of clients, including industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
Practice groups create opportunities for true collaboration
Adams and Reese is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Practice group leaders travel frequently to ensure we offer clients a strong and balanced team. We actively pursue cross-serving clients in a cohesive and collaborative way and give you the resources you need to succeed.
“When I moved to Nashville after working at a large firm in D.C., I assumed I would need to adapt to a more localized practice. I was pleasantly surprised to find an incredibly dynamic, global IP practice at Adams and Reese.”
Intelligent and entrepreneurial attorneys thrive here
Adams and Reese has many important assets that will benefit your practice, including offices strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., and a reputation for superior client service. Our clients are industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
We also consider lateral attorneys for partnership positions. Attorneys can be eligible for partnership consideration each year based on eligibility requirements.
If you are an attorney with 5-20 years of experience, we invite you to explore making a move to Adams and Reese – make us your permanent home.
Professional Staff
Year after year, our staff members vote Adams and Reese one of the best places to work in their city. Whenever there’s a “Best Places to Work” survey, we come out on top. View our open positions below.
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Adams and Reese is seeking an experienced paralegal to join our construction litigation team in Jacksonville. The position requires 5+ years’ experience, strong interpersonal skills, straightforward communication, and comfort working in a fast-paced environment. Applicants must possess thorough knowledge of the Florida state court system and strong writing skills. The ideal candidate will also have experience with commercial liability insurance and construction litigation. Must work in-office in Jacksonville.
Adams and Reese LLP is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Our offices are strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., allowing us to serve our clients with excellence. We assist a broad range of clients, including industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
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The Billing Specialist is responsible for managing and processing client bills with the attorneys and their staff utilizing the Firm’s billing platforms and facilitating electronic billing submissions.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with attorneys, staff and clients to generate, distribute, edit, and finalize legal bills through various billing formats, including a paperless prebill software system.
- Facilitate resolution of e-billing issues.
- Prepare reports and materials necessary to track billings.
- Maintain master client files in the Elite Legal Billing system.
- Perform additional billing duties as assigned by the Billing Manager or Regional Office Manager.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 2010 applications, including Excel; experience with Elite Legal Billing system and strong technology skills a plus.
- Ability to perform basic math calculations.
- Ability to multi-task with attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to handle a high volume of billings per month.
- Ability to work overtime, as needed.
- Accounting degree preferred.
- Law firm or professional services experience preferred
Working Conditions:
This position requires sitting for long periods of time while operating a computer. At times, employees are required to work in excess of the normal work schedule. Employees in this position must be mobile, have the ability to bend, and have ability to lift and carry files weighing approximately 10-15 lbs.
Adams and Reese LLP is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Our offices are strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., allowing us to serve our clients with excellence. We assist a broad range of clients, including industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
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The Billing Specialist is responsible for managing and processing client bills with the attorneys and their staff utilizing the Firm’s billing platforms and facilitating electronic billing submissions.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with attorneys, staff and clients to generate, distribute, edit, and finalize legal bills through various billing formats, including a paperless prebill software system.
- Facilitate resolution of e-billing issues.
- Prepare reports and materials necessary to track billings.
- Maintain master client files in the Elite Legal Billing system.
- Perform additional billing duties as assigned by the Billing Manager or Regional Office Manager.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 2010 applications, including Excel; experience with Elite Legal Billing system and strong technology skills a plus.
- Ability to perform basic math calculations.
- Ability to multi-task with attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to handle a high volume of billings per month.
- Ability to work overtime, as needed.
- Accounting degree preferred.
- Law firm or professional services experience preferred
Working Conditions:
This position requires sitting for long periods of time while operating a computer. At times, employees are required to work in excess of the normal work schedule. Employees in this position must be mobile, have the ability to bend, and have ability to lift and carry files weighing approximately 10-15 lbs.
Adams and Reese LLP is a super-regional firm structured around high-performing practice groups rather than cities. Our offices are strategically located throughout the Southeast U.S. and in Washington, D.C., allowing us to serve our clients with excellence. We assist a broad range of clients, including industry leaders in healthcare, telecommunications, banking, energy and more.
Adams and Reese offers staff career opportunities throughout our regional footprint in:
• Administration
• Accounting
• Information Technology
• Legal Assistant
• Paralegal
• Marketing
• Management
A team approach to everything we do
You won’t find a lot of hierarchy at Adams and Reese – it feels more like family here. When we win a case, everyone gets credit, from the partners to the paralegals and everyone in between. Maybe that’s why our staff members tend to stick around – more than 10 years on average and we have plenty of people here who have been with us for 20, 30 and even 40 years.
“A team environment creates the best results for our clients and our workplace.”
A Culture of Training
We’ve created a safe, positive and professional environment at Adams and Reese with training for every employee in the areas of onboarding and orientation, diversity, respecting others in the workplace, management coaching and technology software to provide a career path to all employees as they strive to reach excellence in their professional and personal development.
A Culture of Giving
HUGS (Hope Understanding Giving Support) is our grassroots volunteer program and it’s pretty simple – if you are passionate about a cause and want to volunteer and encourage others to join you, we support you. Adams and Reese budgets money every year for HUGS requests to honor the causes brought to us by our employees. We want to prove that we care about the people and the communities where we live and work.
Regional Office Contacts
ATLANTA
Jennifer Rodriguez
jennifer.rodriguez@arlaw.com
470.427.3707
BATON ROUGE
Kristen Viator
kristen.viator@arlaw.com
225.378.3255
BIRMINGHAM
Dana Wright
dana.wright@arlaw.com
205.250.5050
COLUMBIA
Lucy Caldwell
lucy.caldwell@arlaw.com
803.212.4976
HOUSTON
Dana Gambino
dana.gambino@arlaw.com
713.308.0171
JACKSON
Lynn West
lynn.west@arlaw.com
601.292.0707
JACKSONVILLE
Lucy Caldwell
lucy.caldwell@arlaw.com
803.212.4976
MEMPHIS
Annette McGee
annette.mcgee@arlaw.com
901.524.5287
MOBILE
Sherry Cates
sherry.cates@arlaw.com
251.650.0872
NASHVILLE
Brooke Ponder
brooke.ponder@arlaw.com
615.259.1022
NEW ORLEANS
Kerri Caputo
kerri.caputo@arlaw.com
504.581.3234
SARASOTA
Tellie Settimi
tellie.settimi@arlaw.com
941.316.7638
TAMPA
Tellie Settimi
tellie.settimi@arlaw.com
813.402.2880
WASHINGTON, DC
Dana Gambino
dana.gambino@arlaw.com
713.308.0171
Open Positions
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Adams and Reese is seeking an experienced litigation Associate to advise and advocate for specialty and general contractors, owners, and materials suppliers. Assist clients transfer risk to insurers and other contractors/suppliers and represent contractors who have not received payment for their services. Also responsible for matters relating to defect litigation and related surety and insurance matters. Counsel clients in commercial and real estate litigation related to issues such as contract disputes, employment agreement and non-compete disputes, landlord/tenant conflicts, title insurance matters, corporate partnership disputes, and claims related to Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.