Business Litigation Attorney (1 yr exp.)

Job Description

Job Description

Business Law Group, in downtown Colorado Springs, seeks a business litigation attorney to support our litigation chair. The ideal candidate will have at least one or two years of experience.

Job Responsibilities:

You will get the chance to work on complex and significant legal matters. Typical duties and responsibilities include:

• Conducting legal research using resources such as Lexis-Nexis
• Drafting demand letters
• Draft pleadings, motions, and other legal documents
• Compiling, analyzing, and managing initial disclosures and discovery
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating settlement agreements
• Provide legal advice and guidance to clients
• Represent clients in court or before government agencies
• Comply with all legal standards and regulations
• Tracking and entering your billable time
• Handling administrative tasks related to cases
• Billable hour expectation is 1,500 hours per year

Experience and Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school
• Admission to the Colorado bar
• Pervious experience in practicing law preferred
• Excellent attention to detail and an ability to drive projects to completion
• Familiarity with various legal documents and litigation practice
• Strong research and writing skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

About Us:

We focus our practice exclusively on the needs of small and mid-sized businesses and their owners, and have some of the best clients in the state.

We strive to provide the highest level of client services and work product, while maintaining an enjoyable work environment. We maintain a strong technology platform and provide everyone with the tools needed to practice at the highest level.

This is a business-centric law firm, so prior business experience is valued, and an entrepreneurial spirit is highly preferred. You should love capitalism and seeing our small-business clients succeed.

Why You Should Apply:

We offer a professional, yet enjoyable work environment, with the ability to work on complex and significant legal matters. Equally important, we love what we do and enjoy who we work with. We have a strong cohesive office team without drama, egos, or entitlement.

We offer competitive pay and benefits including medical and dental insurance, 401(k), paid time-off and holiday time, CLE, bar dues, free parking, etc. We have a great team environment full of mentoring and training opportunities, and the ability to work with and learn from competent colleagues. We also value and encourage a healthy balance of work and personal time.