Jellum Law is a banking and business law firm with a strong concentration in banking law, commercial lending, and litigation. Our leadership team is genuinely dedicated to providing a healthy work environment for all. In fact, making sure we foster an exceptional place to work is one of our founding goals. While we do also offer a comprehensive benefits package—and that’s important, too—it is our team’s daily embodiment of work-life balance that is truly Jellum Law’s most valuable employee perk.

COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION ASSOCIATE

Jellum Law, P.A., a banking and financial services law firm serving clients regionally and nationally, seeks a full-time highly motivated associate attorney. The attorney will be a member of our transaction team focusing on  U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) lending transactions.

Our ideal candidate will have a degree from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law, as well as possessing 2-5 years of applicable lending experience, including negotiating loan documentation, review of title work and surveys, review of UCC/lien searches, review of  lease and lease related agreements, review of purchase agreements and sale documentation, and experience with other related due diligence items. They should be detail oriented, have strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to manage a large, multi-faceted and fast paced workload. They will possess the ability to multi-task and work independently, as well as under the guidance of others. SBA lending experience is not required, but it is preferred.

We are a friendly and professional workplace located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area (Minnesota) and offer the potential of remote work for a well-suited candidate, with a competitive compensation and benefits package.  All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment. Qualified candidates should submit their resume and letter of introduction to Lisa Hellem at lisa.hellem@jellumlaw.com. More information about the firm is available at https://jellumlaw.com/.

LEGAL ASSISTANT/PARALEGAL

Jellum Law P.A., a banking and financial services law firm seeks a highly motivated legal assistant or paralegal to be a key member of our transaction team, working with SBA, and USDA lending transactions. The candidate will work closely with loan and credit departments, and attorneys. Qualified candidates will have prior experience working with financial institutions in preparation of loan documentation, and/or review of due diligence including title, entity documents and UCC and other lien services.

The ideal candidate will be efficient, highly organized and possess strong verbal communication and writing skills. Any experience with SBA loan documentation is a plus. Paralegal degree is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities include creating and completing SBA loan packages, including:

  1. Creating and maintaining loan files;
  2. Creating initial Loan Closing Checklists;
  3. Collecting appropriate due diligence documents;
  4. Preparation of loan documents;
  5. Conduct due diligence searches;
  6. Coordinate mortgage recording and filing of UCC Financing Statements;
  7. Maintain working knowledge of all internal procedures and processes;
  8. Clerical duties including preparing letters, scanning and mailing packages; and
  9. Post-Closing file management.

We are a friendly and professional workplace located in the east suburbs, with a competitive compensation and benefits package, with the potential of a hybrid schedule following training. If you are an ideal candidate for this position, and your qualifications fit our requirements, please send your resume and letter of introduction to lisa.hellem@jellumlaw.com.

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