Associate Attorney Position

Job Description

Job Description

Ayala is looking for a full-time attorney. The position is available to start on August 2024. At Ayala we take pride in offering not only a friendly work environment but interaction with a team of highly competent professionals that are passionate about what they do. 

We train our team in all aspects of their work. We seek candidates who are looking for a long-term career in the law in a steady, competitive, ambitious, and quality oriented company. 

We offer a generous benefits package which includes a quality health insurance policy, 401k plan with company matching, eight paid holidays, year-end bonus, and 15-day PTO/vacation days off to start.  

The position is great for the young lawyer who wants to be a civil litigator in a small firm environment that does mostly plaintiff work. The position will expose the new lawyer to an active small law firm environment where we prioritize quality over quantity of cases. Candidate will be able to attend hearings (state and federal court), interact with experienced opposing attorneys in large law firms, and will handle its own cases once he/she shows enough competence, and ability to work independently. 

Requirements:  

·      Excellent analytical and writing skills. 

·      Law Review: preferred but not mandatory. 

·      Top 25% of law class. 

·      Admitted to the bar. (if not admitted, candidates that have taken the bar and are waiting for admission will also be considered if the they have outstanding academic credentials).

·      Must like litigation or have an interest in practicing civil and commercial litigation.  

Job duties: 

• Writing pleadings and motions in civil litigation cases in state and federal court.
• Handling discovery in civil litigation cases in state and federal court.
• Attending hearings in civil litigation and commercial cases. 
• Assisting Supervising attorney in jury and bench trials.  

To apply Submit: 

·      Updated resume. 

·      Unofficial law school transcript. 

·      Two writing samples. 

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