Commerce Program - Staff Attorney
About the role
Position Summary: This is a professional legal position as a lawyer in the Commerce Program, which is part of the Trial Division – Civil of the Court of Common Pleas. This position reports directly to each of the three Judges assigned to the Commerce Program, as well as to the Director of the Program. The Commerce Court Judges hear cases involving diverse parties and issues, including but not limited to: corporate shareholders, company members and partners; sales, mergers and dissolutions of businesses; commercial real estate transactions; construction and other business contracts; mechanics’ liens; commercial insurance policies; legal, accounting, and other professional (non-medical) malpractice; fiduciary duties; covenants not to compete, unfair competition, corporate fraud, and theft of trade secrets; malicious prosecution; and negotiable instruments. In addition, all class actions and disputed confessed judgments filed in Philadelphia County are assigned to the Commerce Program Judges.
About FJD: The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania is the Philadelphia County Court System composed of two courts: the Court of Common Pleas and the Municipal Court. Our mission is to adjudicate cases and provide services to the community within our jurisdiction while ensuring fair, timely, and accessible justice to the people of Philadelphia.
Union: Non‑Union. Department: Trial Division.
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research and draft judicial orders and opinions in all types of Commerce cases.
- Provide legal advice to Judges and court personnel on issues of commercial law.
- Conduct settlement and case management conferences.
- Attend and participate in significant court events, including trials.
- Manage cases within the Commerce Program.
- Perform related work as required by