Associate - Commercial Litigation - Garden City, NY - $200k

Commercial Litigation Associate | Garden City, NY – $200K + 1,800 Billables

Location/Schedule: Garden City, Long Island. Four days per week in the office, with some flexibility.

Base Salary: $200K.

Practice: 100% commercial litigation, with a balanced mix of plaintiff and defense matters.

Our client is one of Long Island’s oldest and largest full-service law firms. Commercial litigation has been central to the firm for more than 75 years, with its attorneys handling precedent-setting disputes and securing judgments exceeding $100 million.

Why You Should Join:

• $200K With 1,800 Billables – Sophisticated litigation work with a more manageable annual target.
• Major Commercial Disputes – Handle shareholder, partnership, construction, contract and business-tort matters.
• Balanced Plaintiff and Defense Work – Build a rounded commercial-litigation practice by representing clients on both sides.
• Real Courtroom Responsibility – Take depositions, draft and argue motions, attend hearings and help prepare cases for trial.
• Experienced Litigation Team – Work alongside seasoned trial and appellate lawyers, including former judges, judicial clerks and government attorneys.

What You’ll Actually Do:

• Manage commercial disputes from pleadings through resolution.
• Draft and argue substantive and discovery-related motions.
• Conduct written discovery and take and defend depositions.
• Attend court conferences, hearings and mediations.
• Work directly with clients and contribute to case strategy.

Requirements:

• Five or more years of commercial-litigation experience.
• Active New York Bar admission.
• Strong drafting, motion-practice and discovery experience.
• Ability to independently manage deadlines, client expectations and litigation strategy.
• Construction, shareholder or foreclosure-litigation experience is helpful.

No one fits every box perfectly—if you are a New York commercial litigator looking for sophisticated cases, meaningful courtroom exposure and a manageable billable target, let’s talk confidentially.

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