We're Looking for a Different Breed.

Are you driven and creative? Active in the client industries you serve? Passionate about delivering uncompromising legal service? Making a lateral move to Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson may be the right move for you.

With attorneys and strategic partners across three Louisiana offices, a highly skilled and well-organized support staff, and a leading-edge legal research and information management system, BSW is one of the largest law firms in Louisiana and among the larger firms in the South. Every client, from Fortune 500 companies to one-person startups, gets our best. And we maintain the highest peer rating, given by Martindale-Hubbell.

Join our team and you'll work with some of the most respected, knowledgeable attorneys in their practice specialties. We employ a team approach to service each of our practice areas, and we strive to become trusted partners with each of our clients, from one-person start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.

But our penchant for involvement doesn't end after work.

Year after year, our firm roster reads like a “Who's Who?” of community and business organization presidents, directors, and officers. Lending their leadership skills to such diverse interests as the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, the Council for a Better Louisiana, the Louisiana Committee of 100 Black Men, and the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation, our attorneys have also served as appointed and elected government officials, as well as officers and directors in the American, Louisiana, and Baton Rouge Bar Associations.

The firm is equally committed to balancing the professional and personal lives of each of our lawyers. That’s why we seek associates with superior academic credentials and diverse personal backgrounds - women and men who are interested in achieving professional and personal success. We want those who are adept at providing innovative, effective, and timely legal counsel to clients, while also attending to the well being of their families, communities and the legal profession.

Compensation and Benefits

Our compensation and benefits are among the highest for the legal communities in which we practice. Associate benefit include life, medical, dental, and disability insurance; a 401 (k) tax-deferred savings plan; and reimbursement of bar examination fees, bar review course fees, certain bar association membership fees, and the cost of attendance at continuing legal education programs. We also provide training in legal writing and presentation skills, as well as internal/external continuing education and regular firm/departmental lunches and discussion forums.
 

Career Opportunities

Litigation Attorney. Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP seeks an associate with at least 2-4 years of active litigation experience to join our Baton Rouge office. Candidates should have strong academic credentials, and excellent communication and writing skills. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. If interested, please submit your resume and a writing sample to careers@bswllp.com.

Staff Attorney. Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP is looking for a staff attorney with experience in administrative law and litigation to join our Baton Rouge office. Candidates should also have strong academic credentials and excellent communication and writing skills. We offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. If interested, please submit your resume to careers@bswllp.com.

To learn more about opportunities, please write or e-mail:

James R. Raines
Recruiting Partner
225.381.8058
james.raines@bswllp.com

Invaluable Experience Starts Here

There’s no substitute for hands-on experience - especially in a firm as complex and diverse as Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson. Every year, we recruit standout first- and second-year law students to join our Summer Associates Program, and we interview seniors interested in becoming full-time associates with the firm upon graduation. Join us and see for yourself why the BSW experience is as intense and rewarding as you're likely to find. 

Diversity Fellowship Program

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. (Breazeale) has an ongoing commitment to building a diverse team of attorneys who bring a wide range of knowledge and perspectives to our firm so that we can better serve our clients and the community. In furtherance of that commitment, we are proud to offer law students a unique opportunity to develop their legal skills through the Breazeale Bridge Fellowship. The Fellowship is designed for 2L students who are members of communities that have been historically underrepresented in the legal profession, e.g., racial/ethnic minorities, individuals who identify as LGBTQ+, and individuals living with disabilities. At Breazeale, we recognize the critical role law firms have in fostering a new generation of attorneys who will enhance the diversity and inclusivity of the legal profession. Our goal is to equip Breazeale Bridge Fellows with tools to become successful full-time attorneys by supplementing the academic semester with hands-on experience. The Fellowship gives 2L students an opportunity to spend the Fall semester as a Law Clerk in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale and the Spring semester working in-house with a firm client—Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOL).

FMOL is a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi. As a nonprofit, mission-focused Catholic healthcare ministry, FMOL has given special attention to citizens who are most in need. FMOL carries out its mission by striving for equity and fairness in all relationships, as it has committed to providing care to the needy without seeking reimbursement—including those who are vulnerable due to lack of insurance coverage, citizenship status, health status, age, education level, and other factors that compromise their ability to obtain quality healthcare services.

Successful completion of the fellowship program leads to the potential for full-time employment with Breazeale or FMOL after graduation.

Eligibility:

• Candidate must be a rising second-year law student in good standing with an accredited law school.

• Candidate must be available to work approximately 12-15 hours per week.

• Candidate must be a member of a community that historically has been underrepresented in the legal profession, e.g., racial/ethnic minorities, individuals who identify as LGBTQ+, and individuals living with disabilities.

• Candidate must demonstrate leadership qualities, work experience, and community involvement.

• Candidate should have a strong interest in joining Breazeale or FMOL as a full-time attorney after law school graduation.

How to Apply:

• Submit a cover letter

• Submit a current resume

• Submit current law school transcript

• Submit a letter of recommendation from two professional or academic references

• Submit a statement (no longer than 1,000 words) providing a description of your background, personal attributes, and how same has facilitated and encouraged diversity, inclusion, and equity. The statement should also answer the following question: From your perspective, what can law firms do to better recruit and retain candidates who have been historically underrepresented in the legal profession, e.g., racial/ethnic minorities, individuals who identify as LGBTQ+, and individuals living with disabilities?

• Participate in an interview

Fellows will receive:

• Law clerk compensation for the Fall semester from Breazeale

• Law clerk compensation for the Spring semester from FMOL

• Ongoing mentorship during duration of law school matriculation

Learning Objectives:

• Develop professional relationships and professional identity

• Develop problem-solving skills and independent learning ability

• Develop ethical practice skills

• Develop ability to organize and manage legal workload

Applications can be submitted at: https://www.bswllp.com/fellowship

Summer Associates Program

Offered to first and second year law students, our Summer Program is comprised of two six-week sessions. Because many of the Firm’s new associates are graduates of our Summer Program, these programs are designed to introduce summer clerks to the various aspects of the practice of law. Students participate in case law analysis and technical writing tasks, as well as in strategy sessions, depositions and hearings. Each student is assigned two attorneys to act as mentors to provide guidance, assistance and feedback throughout their summer session. Under the close supervision of partners and senior associates, summer clerks receive a well-balanced workload, which is intended to reflect what they will experience as first year associates in the firm. Clerks are also invited to attend various social events and luncheons allowing them to become acquainted with attorneys in the firm.

Contact

To learn more about opportunities for current or graduating law students, please write or e-mail:

James R. Raines
Recruiting Partner
225.381.8058
james.raines@bswllp.com

Critical to Everything We Do.

In the legal profession, success is a team sport. And working alongside the BSW attorneys is a highly trained, well-organized support staff that keeps our firm running effectively and efficiently. From legal assistance to research and information technology, there are many opportunities to apply your talents and skills—to become part of a respected legal team.

To help ensure your success, we offer a comprehensive training program that includes workshops on legal writing and presentation skills; internal and external continuing education programs; and firm and departmental lunches/discussion forums. Your commitment will be rewarded with one of the most generous compensation and benefit packages in our local markets. In addition to competitive salaries, we provide life, medical, dental, and disability insurance; a 401 (k) tax-deferred savings plan; certain bar association membership fees; and the cost of attendance at continuing legal education programs.

Career Opportunities

Casualty Litigation Legal Secretary needed for our Baton Rouge office. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years working experience as a legal secretary with a solid job history.  Candidates should be proficient in  Word 10 and Outlook and able to work M-F from 8:30 to 5.  Candidates should be able to multi-task and maintain a positive attitude.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Excellent dictation, typing, proof reading and redlining skills

• Maintaining attorney calendars

• Knowledge of filing documents in various courts

• Organizing and maintaining both electronic and paper files

• Opening and closing client files

• Entering attorney time

• Editing bills

• Processing check request and expense reports

• Other administrative duties as needed
   

 Litigation paralegal. Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP seeks a litigation paralegal in the Baton Rouge office. Duties and personal attributes include:    

• Recent litigation experience

• Competent with eDiscovery

• Competent with Trial Director

• Competent with local and federal court filings and procedures

• Expert computer skills

• Ability to manage and organize voluminous documents in a usable fashion

• Ability to maintain an organized work environment

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing using proper grammar

• Ability to excel in high pressure situations

• Ability to follow up on tasks until completed

• Ability to understand verbal and written instructions to work with minimal supervision

• Initiative to anticipate additional needs before they arise

• Possesses a positive, professional attitude at all times

• Reliable and able to work 8:30 to 5 and overtime

The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.  If interested, please submit your resume and salary requirements to careers@bswllp.com.