Description:
A Northeast Legal Powerhouse seeks a senior associate or senior counsel level attorney to work with the collaborative business litigation team.Responsibilities:
- Represent our clients in courtroom and mediation/arbitration proceedings
- Take and defend depositions
- Research various factual and legal issues and collaborate with senior attorneys about strategies
- Draft memoranda, pleadings, discovery demands and responses, motions, briefs, etc.
- Examination of records and transactions underlying business disputes and investigations as to potential client claims
- Commitment to working in a variety of commercial litigation practice areas
- Collaborate with colleagues across departments to provide comprehensive legal support to our clients
- The firm requires a minimum of 1800 billable hours annually
Qualifications:
- 7+ years' experience in litigation required
- Experience in complex commercial litigation and/or bankruptcy preferred
- Admission to New York bar required
- Admission to Connecticut and/or Massachusetts bar preferred
- Federal or state judicial clerkship experience preferred
- Must have Juris Doctorate degree with an ABA accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of the bar
- Must have excellent research and writing skills
- Must be able to effectively communicate orally and in writing
- Must be able to function effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Demonstrated high level organizational skills for prioritizing workload
- Demonstrated ability to absorb, process and understand new information rapidly
- 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
