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Law Firm Partner in Cannabis Law Division

Carrie Rikon & Associates.
Full-time
Remote

Are you a confident cannabis attorney open to a new opportunity with a very successful law firm?

Do you have the experience and confidence to be the primary attorney managing and overseeing deals and important client relationships?

Are you an optimistic self-starter with a positive outlook who loves what you do and works well with others?

Are you tired of big firm practice, running your own firm or not being fully valued and recognized for your contribution?

If you meet the criteria above and Qualifications below, then I would love to talk to you about possibly joining our firm and working together for the long-term.

Maybe you are tired of big firm practice, running your own firm or not being fully valued and recognized for your contribution at your current firm or just looking for a more interesting, positive and fun environment in which to work. Consider joining us. We love what we do, our clients and our teammates.

We are looking to add an attorney to our phenomenal existing cannabis law team who will be a principal attorney of the firm and have the opportunity to learn how to run and grow with a successful firm.

What we do:

Our firm has a well-established record of successfully representing businesses and entrepreneurs in regulatory compliance, health care, tax, intellectual property, litigation, employment, real estate/zoning, and many other areas of law. Our attorneys bring their decades of experience and business acumen to the highly-regulated cannabis industry to provide world-class advice, counsel, and legal services on the many legal and other obstacles facing cannabusinesses.

Seeking a corporate attorney (private company corporate governance, commercial transactions, and M&A) with cannabis regulatory law experience to head our growing Cannabis Law practice. The ideal candidate will have experience representing industry operators (cultivators, processors, dispensaries, independent testing labs, transportation companies and/or other ancillary businesses). Similar work experience in other jurisdictions is preferred but not required.

Qualifications:

  • J.D. from an accredited law school
  • Min. 6 years of law firm experience
  • Great client relationship skills
  • Experience managing other attorneys and staff
  • Experience with cannabis industry regulation with a focus on representation of industry operators
  • Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills
  • Experience in establishing and operating a cannabis business, whether plant-touching or ancillary, necessitates strategic planning and design

*Salary range of 225-235k, contingent on book of business

*Salaries up to 1M annually!

*Yearly bonuses offered!!