Associate Attorney - Municipal Litigation

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key info: Location: Long Island (Uniondale), NY (Hybrid opportunity) Experience Level: 3+ years of litigation experience About the Role: paragraph: "Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC seeks an energetic, knowledgeable mid-level litigation associate to assist with all types of municipal litigation matters in a thriving and highly productive litigation practice. The Litigation Associate Will Have The Opportunity To Obtain significant state and federal litigation and trial experience in a team environment Oversee a significant case load from inception Meet and create contacts with New York State and Federal Court personnel Actively participate in their career development and growth, practically and professionally Argue before State and Federal Courts; Represent our clients in courtroom and mediation/arbitration proceedings Take and defend depositions Be an active research team member to assist clients with various factual and legal issues Collaborate with senior partners on case management and strategy Draft legal documents, i.e. motions, pleadings, memoranda, discovery demands Obtain experience factually researching business and corporate policies, and programs by examining records and transactions underlying business disputes and investigations" Work Environment And Expectations: Hybrid work opportunity based in our Uniondale office Minimum annual billable requirement of 1,800 hours Direct client interaction and opportunities to build long-term professional relationships Meaningful courtroom experience and substantive responsibility Professional development, mentorship, and advancement opportunities within a growing litigation practice Applications Are Encouraged And Desired If You Have 3+ years’ experience in litigation required Admission to New York bar required Must have Juris Doctorate degree with an ABA accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of the bar Exceptionally strong writing skills are required Must have excellent verbal communication skills Demonstrated high level organizational skills for prioritizing workload Demonstrated ability to absorb, process and understand, new information rapidly Must be able to manage competing priorities Maintains high standards of performance Exhibits conscientiousness, dedication, self-discipline, and a sense of responsibility Must have a professional, cooperative, positive and flexible attitude Ability to work with diverse personalities within various levels of the organization Military experience welcome Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position and geographic location. Long Island (Uniondale), NY: $142,000 – 185,000 Harris Beach Murtha is not accepting candidate submissions from recruiting agencies for this position during the first two weeks after posting. Following this period, agencies with an active fee agreement with the firm may reach out to our internal recruitment team at resumes@harrisbeachmurtha.com to inquire about potential collaboration for this position. (This is application instruction? Actually it's about recruiting agencies; we should remove application instructions. The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should drop that paragraph.) Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied background and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (EEO boilerplate, remove.) About Harris Beach Murtha: description of firm, history, practice areas, offices, etc. This is substantive? It's about the firm. Should we include? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." The firm description is substantive but maybe not required for job posting? It's still part of posting. However we need to decide sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The firm description could go under "About the role"? Actually "About the role" already used for description of role. The firm description could be separate but not in prescribed headings. The instruction says use those headings for section headings. It doesn't forbid other headings? It says "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should use those headings for sections. It doesn't say we cannot have other headings, but likely we should stick to those. The firm description could be placed under "About the role" maybe as part of role description? But it's about the firm, not role. However we could incorporate into "About the role" as a brief note about firm. But we must preserve all substantive info; we could add a paragraph under About the role that includes firm description. That seems acceptable. We need to avoid boilerplate like EEO, equal opportunity, scam-warning, cookie/navigation/legal. Remove duplicated lines. We need to create sections only when posting has real specific content. We have: - About the role: we have description of role and maybe firm description. - Responsibilities: we have list of duties: Oversee case load, meet contacts, argue before courts, represent clients, take/depose depositions, active research, collaborate with senior partners, draft legal documents, obtain experience researching business policies, etc. Also maybe "Direct client interaction and opportunities to build long-term professional relationships" could be responsibility or benefit. But we can treat as responsibility. - Requirements: maybe "3+ years’ experience in litigation required", "Admission to New York bar required", "Must have Juris Doctorate degree with an ABA accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of the bar". Also "Military experience welcome" could be a preference but not requirement. Could be under Requirements or Skills. - Qualifications: maybe similar to requirements; but we can combine. However we need to avoid thin sections. Could merge Requirements and Qualifications? But we need to follow headings if content exists. Could have both if distinct. - Skills: "Exceptionally strong writing skills", "excellent verbal communication skills", "high level organizational skills", "ability to absorb, process and understand new information rapidly", "manage competing priorities", "high standards of performance", "conscientiousness, dedication, self-discipline, sense of responsibility", "professional, cooperative, positive and flexible attitude", "ability to work with diverse personalities". Also maybe "Military experience welcome" as skill/experience. - Benefits: we have "Hybrid work opportunity based in our Uniondale office", "Minimum annual billable requirement of 1,800 hours" (that's expectation not benefit), "Direct client interaction and opportunities to build long-term professional relationships", "Meaningful courtroom experience and substantive responsibility", "Professional development, mentorship, and advancement opportunities within a growing litigation practice". Also maybe "Hybrid work opportunity". So we can list benefits. - Pay: we have salary range: Long Island (Uniondale), NY: $142,000 – 185,000. - Schedule: we have Hybrid work opportunity (maybe schedule). Also maybe "Minimum annual billable requirement of 1,800 hours" is expectation not schedule. Could include schedule: Hybrid opportunity (remote/in-office). Not explicit hours per week. Could put schedule under Schedule: Hybrid (remote/in-office) based in Uniondale office. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific salary range, so Pay section is valid. We must not repeat job title as heading. We'll not. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. We must output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:

About the role

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC seeks an energetic, knowledgeable mid-level litigation associate to assist with all types of municipal litigation matters in a thriving and highly productive litigation practice. The litigation associate will have the opportunity to obtain significant state and federal litigation and trial experience in a team environment, oversee a significant case load from inception, meet and create contacts with New York State and Federal Court personnel, actively participate in career development and growth, argue before state and federal courts, represent clients in courtroom and mediation/arbitration proceedings, take and defend depositions, serve as an active research team member to assist clients with various factual and legal issues, collaborate with senior partners on case management and strategy, draft legal documents such as motions, pleadings, memoranda, and discovery demands, and obtain experience factually researching business and corporate policies and programs by examining records and transactions underlying business disputes and investigations.

Formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP, Harris Beach Murtha brings more than 250 years of combined history, with New York roots dating to 1856 and New England ties since 1936. The firm’s lawyers practice from offices throughout Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, serving a broad range of clients including Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax‑exempt organizations, and individuals across numerous practice areas.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a significant case load from inception
• Meet and create contacts with New York State and Federal Court personnel
• Argue before state and federal courts; represent clients in courtroom, mediation, and arbitration proceedings
• Take and defend depositions
• Serve as an active research team member to assist clients with factual and legal issues
• Collaborate with senior partners on case management and strategy
• Draft legal documents (motions, pleadings, memoranda, discovery demands)
• Obtain experience researching business and corporate policies and programs by examining records and transactions underlying disputes and investigations
• Direct client interaction and opportunities to build long‑term professional relationships

Requirements

• 3+ years of litigation experience
• Admission to the New York bar
• Juris Doctorate from an ABA‑accredited law school, active member in good standing of the bar

Skills

• Exceptionally strong writing skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• High level organizational skills for prioritizing workload
• Ability to absorb, process, and understand new information rapidly
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• High standards of performance
• Conscientiousness, dedication, self‑discipline, and a sense of responsibility
• Professional, cooperative, positive, and flexible attitude
• Ability to work with diverse personalities at various levels of the organization
• Military experience welcome

Benefits

• Hybrid work opportunity based in the Uniondale office
• Direct client interaction and opportunities to build long‑term professional relationships
• Meaningful courtroom experience and substantive responsibility
• Professional development, mentorship, and advancement opportunities within a growing litigation practice

Pay

Long Island (Uniondale), NY: $142,000 – $185,000 (salary range varies with experience and location)

Schedule

Hybrid arrangement (remote/in‑office) based in Uniondale, NY; minimum annual billable requirement of 1,800 hours.

Check for any duplicated content: We have "Direct client interaction..." appears both in Responsibilities and Benefits. Might be duplicate but it's substantive; we could keep in both or deduplicate. The instruction: "Remove duplicated lines". So we should remove duplicate lines. Let's keep it only once, maybe under Benefits (makes sense). Remove from Responsibilities. Also "Meaningful courtroom experience and substantive responsibility" appears only in Benefits. Check for any other duplicates: "Hybrid work opportunity based in our Uniondale office" appears in Benefits and Schedule? We have Hybrid in Benefits