Litigation Associate Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

TITLE: LITIGATION ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY

Firm X , established in 2000, is a national boutique law firm focused exclusively on Healthcare and Life Sciences. The Firm draws on its experience representing stakeholders across the entire healthcare spectrum. In the Life Sciences, Firm X has represented pharmacies of all kinds and assisted with regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. On the Healthcare side, the Firm's clients have included large physician group practices, hospitals, hospital medical staff, ambulatory surgery centers, laboratory companies, as well as the complete panoply of ancillary service providers.

The Associate Attorney will be responsible for :

• Drafting motions in federal and state courts
• Drafting discovery requests and responses/objections to discovery requests
• Preparing for and taking depositions
• Working on commercial arbitrations and government investigations
• Drafting correspondence
• Negotiating settlement
• Developing case strategies and pitching-in for trials and final hearings

Requirements:

• Admitted in NY
• 3+ years' experience in Federal court litigation required
• Any commercial litigation and/or government investigation experience preferred (e.g., AUSA, Attorney General's Office or private practice)
• Healthcare/Life Sciences experience a plus
• Must have outstanding research and writing skills
• Minimum law school GPA of 3.0 preferred
• Must be willing to work in the office the majority of the time