Associate Civil Litigation Attorney

Associate Civil Litigation Attorney

We are seeking a driven Associate Attorney with heavy litigation skills to join a growing practice. In this role, you will independently spearhead complex civil disputes from initial intake through final trial. This high-intensity position requires advanced courtroom advocacy, elite cross-examination skills, and aggressive discovery management. You will manage a heavy litigation docket, appear in court frequently, and lead high-stakes evidentiary hearings for the client's diverse portfolio of cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Case Strategy: Formulate creative trial narratives and aggressive case theories for high-exposure matters.
• Drafting: Author high-stakes complaints, emergency motions, summary judgment briefs, and appellate filings.
• Discovery Management: Direct complex document productions, execute electronic discovery pipelines, and draft targeted interrogatories.
• Oral Advocacy: Deliver persuasive oral arguments during heavily contested substantive motions and temporary injunction hearings.
• Depositions: Take and defend dozens of depositions annually, including corporate representatives and adverse expert witnesses.
• Client Relations: Serve as the primary trial counsel and operational point of contact for client communications.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: Command mediation, arbitration panels, and high-dollar settlement conferences.
• Trial Execution: Sit first or second chair at trial, leading witness examinations, delivering opening and closing statements, and managing trial binders.

Requirements

• Education: Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Licensure: Active bar membership in good standing within the local jurisdiction
• Experience: 3 to 5 years of intensive, hands-on courtroom and deposition experience within a law firm setting
• Legal Research: High proficiency using advanced search parameters on Westlaw or LexisNexis
• Procedural Knowledge: Expert mastery of state and federal rules of civil procedure and evidence
• Communication: Exceptional persuasive writing skills and a fierce, confident presence during oral arguments

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience managing multi-day jury or bench trials
• Experience clerking for a state or federal judge