PilieroMazza seeks to hire accomplished attorneys and support staff based on the specific needs of our offices and practice areas. The Firm’s mission is to serve as a trusted legal advisor to our clients by putting their needs and goals at the center of business solutions through accessibility, honesty, innovation, and unparalleled advocacy. At PilieroMazza, our talented personnel become professionally successful and personally satisfied. If you are looking for an environment where you are nurtured, challenged, and respected, PilieroMazza is the place for you.

Current Attorney Positions

Attorney, Litigation Group

PilieroMazza PLLC is a business law firm serving government contractors and large and small private sector commercial clients.  PM is seeking a detail-oriented, experienced litigator with a minimum of 5 years of experience in private practice and specific experience as first-chair litigation counsel for an associate or counsel position.  Applicants should have a strong work ethic, an interest in commercial litigation, and experience leading a team.

PilieroMazza’s nationwide litigation practice focuses heavily on complex commercial and business litigation; management- and employer-side labor and employment litigation, including FLSA, wage-and-hour, Title VII, and restrictive covenants; trade secrets misappropriation claims; contract disputes; business torts; construction disputes; government investigations; False Claims Act matters; and real estate disputes.  PM’s attorneys practice in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as in United States Court of Federal Claims and before the Civilian and Armed Services Boards of Contract Appeals.

If you are interested in a fast-paced and fulfilling opportunity, please send your resume, a writing sample of at least 10 pages, and a copy of your law school transcript to recruiting@pilieromazza.com.  Applications will be accepted from attorneys licensed to practice in any state and located anywhere in the country.

Associate, Business & Transactions Group

PilieroMazza PLLC, a business law firm serving government contractors and commercial businesses, is seeking an attorney with 2-6 years of experience to join its Business & Transactions practice group.

The qualified candidate will have experience working on a M&A transactions team, assisting in the drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, financing agreements, and other transaction documents, and assisting in due diligence and closings.  This includes supporting a deal team in complex mergers, business restructurings, asset purchase and sale transactions, equity purchase and sale transactions, financing rounds from individual investors as well as private equity and venture capital firms, and executive compensation and synthetic equity offerings. Experience with entity formation and structuring, limited liability company agreements, shareholders agreements, partnership agreements, employee incentive plans, and commercial lending transactions is a plus. M&A and Corporate experience with government contractors is also a plus.  The successful candidate will have outstanding negotiation and communication skills, with sharp attention to detail, and will work well as part of a collaborative team. 

Applicants should be admitted to practice in or eligible for prompt admission into the District of Columbia. Maryland and/or Virginia admissions are encouraged.  This is a full-time, hybrid position based in our Washington, DC office.  We will also consider candidates outside the DMV area, working a fully remote schedule.  Send resume and writing sample (not to exceed 5 pages) to Recruiting@pilieromazza.com.

Associate, Labor & Employment Group

PilieroMazza PLLC is a business law firm serving government contractors and large & small private sector commercial clients.  PM is seeking a detail-oriented associate with a strong work ethic to join its Labor & Employment practice group.  Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience handling federal wage and hour and employment matters. Experience handling traditional labor issues or working with government contractors is a plus.

PilieroMazza’s labor & employment practice handles management/employer side labor and employment litigation and matters related to EEO, FLSA, FMLA, DOL compliance audits and investigations, employment contracts and executive compensation.  PM’s attorneys practice in state, federal, and appellate courts, and advocate for clients before the EEOC, OFCCP, NLRB, and other administrative bodies.   

Applicants should be admitted to practice in or eligible for prompt admission into the District of Columbia.  If you are interested in a fast-paced and fulfilling opportunity, send your resume, writing sample (not to exceed 5 pages), and a copy of your law school transcript to Recruiting@pilieromazza.com.  This is a full-time, hybrid position.

Associate, Government Contracts Group

PilieroMazza PLLC, a business law firm serving government contractors and commercial businesses, is seeking an associate with 3-7 years of experience to join its Government Contracts practice group.

Experience with bid protests, Contract Disputes Act claims, False Claims Act, or other investigations related to federal procurement law is required. The ideal candidate would have experience with Small Business Administration regulations including the 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, and HUBZone small business programs.

Applicants should be admitted to practice in or eligible for prompt admission into the District of Columbia. If you are interested in a fast-paced and fulfilling opportunity, send your resume, writing sample (not to exceed 5 pages), and a copy of your law school transcript to recruiting@pilieromazza.com. This is a full-time, hybrid position. But we are agreeable to a part-time arrangement for a candidate with sufficient govcon experience.

 

Current Support Staff Positions

Paralegal

PilieroMazza PLLC, a business law firm serving government contractors and private sector commercial businesses, is seeking paralegal with at least 5 years’ experience to work with attorneys across multiple practice areas (Government Contracts, Litigation, Business and Transactions, and Labor and Employment).  The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience and success performing many of the essential duties and responsibilities listed herein. Interested candidates should send their resume to recruiting@pilieromazza.com.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Provide case management services including, but not limited to, calendaring deadlines and following-up on progress of filings, and maintaining case files.
  • Coordinating with attorneys in advance of any deadline, hearing, arbitration, or other appearance.
  • Finalizing and filing legal documents (whether hard copy or electronically using PACER or other state court electronic filing methods).
  • Preparing exhibits and attachments and organizing the same.
  • Cite checking/Bluebooking, preparing tables of contents and authorities
  • Prepare and maintain trial notebooks and documents to be used at hearings and proceedings.
  • Assisting with the preparation of discovery (including compiling documents, redacting and bates stamping).
  • Navigating e-discovery systems and managing the document review process. Experience with Relativity is preferred.
  • Legal research using Westlaw and other resources.
  • Drafting correspondence, discovery requests, objections, responses, declarations, affidavits, simple motions, protests, subpoenas, deposition indexes, and preparing trademark applications.
  • Managing state business filings, interacting with state agencies, obtaining EINs, conducting and managing UCC searches and filings, researching state corporate law requirements, drafting resolutions and organizational documents, managing closings, drafting closing checklists, preparing closing binders and/or drives.
  • Preparing Daily Reports of important developments in the government contracting space and other areas of firm practice.
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or a two-year college or technical degree.
  • Paralegal certification and at least five years of experience, preferably in a law firm. Other comparable combination of experience and education will be looked at favorably.
  • Government contracts, corporate litigation, and/or employment law experience preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills are required for interactions with all levels of Firm personnel, clients, and vendors.
  • Detail-oriented and ability to multitask.
  • Strong organizational and research skills are required.
  • Strong client service orientation, excellent communication, and decision-making skills.
  • Must possess and apply a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the law as it applies to the organization.
  • Must demonstrate experience working with computer databases, Windows, word processing, document review databases, legal research, and library applications.
  • Position requires the ability to work both independently and as a team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • Advanced knowledge of PC and Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel), and other software programs designed for case/matter support.

AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

  • Overtime Requirement
    • Must be available and willing to work such overtime as the Firm determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.
  • Weekend and Holiday Requirement
    • Must be available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the Firm determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.
  • Travel Requirement
    • Must be available and willing to travel to such locations and with such frequency as the Firm determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.