Jobs at Cullen and Dykman LLP

Represents clients in trusts and estates litigation, including contested probate, accounting, fiduciary disputes, discovery, depositions, motions, court appearances, settlement negotiations, mediation, and trial preparation. Advises fiduciaries and beneficiaries on estate administration, fiduciary obligations, and will and trust interpretation. Manages cases from consultation through resolution and develops litigation strategies with clients and counsel.

Advise clients on estate planning, wealth transfer strategies, probate, and complex estate planning. Draft and review wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and related documents. Manage trust and estate administration and the client experience from consultation through follow-up. Stay current on estate planning, tax, and asset protection developments while exercising strong legal judgment and communication skills.

Supports commercial loan transaction closings by organizing, cataloguing, reviewing, formatting, proofreading, scanning, and electronically filing legal documents. Maintains filing systems, databases, billing information, and time records; assists with invoicing and special projects. Communicates professionally with clients, financial institutions, title companies, opposing counsel, and attorneys while ensuring documents are complete and accurate.

Supports attorneys in a specialized construction litigation practice by drafting litigation documents, preparing cases for mediation, arbitration, settlement, and trial, filing documents in New York courts, monitoring deadlines and discovery schedules, and managing an active caseload. The role requires construction litigation experience, strong organizational and communication skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, independent work capability, multitasking, and overtime availability as needed.

Process monthly and quarterly invoices for insurance defense matters, ensuring compliance with client billing guidelines. Submit and monitor electronic invoices, resolve billing discrepancies and rejected invoices, troubleshoot time-entry issues, track delayed payments, and collaborate with attorneys, assistants, billing staff, and clients to maintain accurate billing records.

Represents institutional lenders, regional banks, and corporate borrowers in complex commercial and industrial finance transactions. Drafts and negotiates loan, security, guarantee, lease, purchase, sale, and joint venture documents; manages due diligence, collateral matters, UCC filings, closings, and post-closing compliance. Advises clients on transaction structures and secured lending issues, including asset-based and cash-flow facilities.