Complex Litigation Associate Attorney - Senior

About the role

We are seeking a senior-level associate (7-9 years of experience) to join our Chambers-ranked product liability team, defending clients in high-stakes, complex litigation matters of national and international significance, with an emphasis on the aviation and transportation industry sectors.

Responsibilities

• Manage cases and teams through all stages of litigation, including pre-trial discovery, motions practice, experts, and trial
• Manage complex cases with minimal oversight
• Write effectively, demonstrating experience from a clerkship, law review, moot court, or publication
• Analyze complex legal issues, such as jurisdictional, choice-of-law, and admiralty law
• Experience managing cases and teams through all stages of litigation, including pre-trial discovery, motions practice, experts, and trial

Requirements

• Superior academic credentials and references
• Willingness to commit to excellent client service and a client-centered practice
• Comfort with analyzing complex legal issues, for example, jurisdictional, choice-of-law, and admiralty law issues
• Clerkship experience, especially at the appellate level, is strongly preferred

Qualifications

• Strong interest in the field of aviation, and/or technical background in aerospace or mechanical engineering, computer science, or life sciences

Skills

• Excellent writing skills, demonstrated by experience gained through a clerkship, law review, moot court, or publication
• Ability to manage complex cases with minimal oversight
• Superior academic credentials and references
• Willingness to commit to excellent client service and a client-centered practice
• Comfort with analyzing complex legal issues, for example, jurisdictional, choice-of-law, and admiralty law issues
• Clerkship experience, especially at the appellate level, is strongly preferred

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Personal medical and parental leave
• Up to ten paid Holidays
• Family care benefits

Pay

$420,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time