Litigation Attorney

Mudd Law seeks an experienced litigation attorney to assume meaningful responsibility quickly, manage sophisticated matters with sound judgment, and work directly with clients in a collaborative, technology-forward practice. This role is ideal for an attorney who is independent enough to carry responsibility and coachable enough to improve.

About the role

We are a small firm by design, handling consequential matters involving Internet, technology, privacy, defamation, intellectual property, business disputes, and other evolving areas of law. This position offers responsibility with the benefit of collaborative refinement for an attorney who already knows how to litigate and wants to become even better.

Responsibilities

• Take meaningful ownership of litigation matters and help move them forward from strategy through resolution.
• Draft and revise complaints, motions, discovery, demand and preservation letters, deposition outlines, and trial-related materials.
• Conduct sophisticated legal research efficiently and translate it into practical strategy and persuasive writing.
• Prepare for, take, and defend depositions; participate meaningfully in trial preparation and courtroom work.
• Communicate directly with clients and related parties, including in sensitive or high-pressure situations.
• Manage competing deadlines, priorities, court rules, and client needs across a caseload.
• Collaborate with the firm while independently managing matters.
• Work across litigation and assist with transactional, intellectual-property, or emerging-technology issues.

Requirements

• Willingness to take ownership of matters while remaining receptive to candid professional feedback and strategic refinement.
• Active Illinois law license. Additional state or federal admissions are valuable.
• Substantial litigation experience sufficient to handle core responsibilities with limited training and supervision. Quality, breadth, and independence of work matter more than an arbitrary year count.
• Meaningful deposition and trial experience.
• Excellent legal research, analytical, and writing ability.
• Ability to manage a caseload, prioritize intelligently, and recognize when additional research or editing adds value.
• Strong client judgment: ability to put clients at ease, focus distressed clients on what matters, manage expectations, and remain aware of time and billing consequences.
• Professional time discipline, including punctuality and contemporaneous timekeeping.

Technology and AI

Mudd Law has practiced at the intersection of law and technology for decades, including artificial intelligence. We expect attorneys to work intelligently with modern legal technology and understand that responsible use of AI can strengthen research, analysis, drafting, organization, and problem-solving when paired with independent legal judgment.

• Strong candidates remain curious about how technology works, experiment thoughtfully with new capabilities, and understand limitations and risks.
• Protect client confidentiality, verify outputs, and recognize when technology should and should not be used.
• Technology should enhance an attorney's thinking, not replace it.
• We are particularly interested in attorneys who want to help shape how a technologically sophisticated law firm practices law in the AI era.

Work Environment

• Work directly with Charles Mudd and other team members in a collaborative environment.
• Receive meaningful responsibility based on demonstrated capability, judgment, and reliability.
• Take pride in your matters and understand that litigation sometimes requires flexibility, such as arriving early, staying late, or adjusting plans when necessary.
• Work independently without becoming isolated and accept candid professional feedback without defensiveness.
• Understand both the details and the larger strategic objective: we value attorneys who can see the forest and the trees.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Internet law, privacy, cybersecurity, defamation, intellectual property, technology disputes, or other emerging legal issues.
• Evidence of thoughtful and responsible use of AI or advanced legal technology in your work.
• Law review, significant writing experience, or other evidence of exceptional analytical rigor.
• Experience with Clio or comparable practice-management software.
• Additional admissions or experience that broaden the matters you can help Mudd Law handle.

About Mudd Law

Mudd Law is a small, technology-forward legal practice handling consequential and evolving matters involving Internet and technology law, litigation, privacy and reputation, intellectual property, business and transactional issues, and emerging areas including artificial intelligence and space. Our attorneys assume meaningful responsibility and work directly with clients. We value ownership, sound professional judgment, client care, responsiveness, collaboration, coachability, and thoughtful use of technology to improve legal work.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Competitive vacation time and paid holidays.
• Retirement plan.
• Professional-development budget.

Schedule

Full-time, salaried position with hybrid working options.