Litigation Attorney

About the role

As an Associate in Stoll Keenon Ogden’s Business Litigation Strategic Business Unit, you will have the opportunity to work in a complex and ever-changing business sector. In this role, Associates support other attorneys and Members of the Firm in delivering high-level legal assistance to protect and pursue our clients’ interests. The ideal Associate will have a strong background and interest in complex business and tort litigation and enjoy collaborating and contributing to the attorney team serving clients with intricate legal issues.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate outstanding legal research, analysis, and written/oral communication skills on a consistent basis.
• Maintain demand for your services sufficient to meet minimum required goals through excellent and responsive work product.
• Manage aspects of complex legal matters with appropriate degrees of supervision.
• Demonstrate ability to maintain and enhance existing client relationships, evidenced by requests from clients for your services.
• Assist the Firm in generating new client relationships through research, written work product, presentations, and other specific tasks upon request.
• Maintain and expand legal skills and expertise through satisfaction of required continuing legal education requirements.
• Demonstrate consistent, excellent work habits by meeting the Firm’s billable and non-billable hour requirements.
• Demonstrate expertise in all aspects of Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the ability to work with all portable document format (PDF) applications.
• Demonstrate expertise or ability to quickly learn e-discovery.
• Understand Appellate brief rules, formatting, and preparation of citations to the record on appeal for appellate briefs.
• Prepare deposition summaries and document indices, where necessary.
• Maintain a professional attitude and appearance with clients, other attorneys, judges, and anyone associated with a specific client matter.
• Maintain good practice hygiene, including entering time on a daily basis and reviewing any prebills or invoices in a timely manner consistent with the Firm’s practices.
• Attend relevant Firm and Practice Group meetings.
• Attend law student and associate recruiting events upon request.
• Follow all personnel policies and procedures of the Firm.

Requirements

• A minimum of two to four years practicing law in Business or Tort Litigation.
• Consistently demonstrate personal qualities of honesty, character, leadership, integrity, maturity, and Firm loyalty.
• Proper treatment of attorneys and other team members within the Firm.
• Ability to effectively leverage support team.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Exceptional writing and legal drafting skills.
• Some travel may be required, including the possibility of overnight stays.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with the team and clients.
• Willingness to own mistakes and work toward progress.