Description:
Overview:As an Attorney (PA/NJ), you'll advise clients, manage legal matters, and advocate for their interests in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. You'll apply sound judgment across litigation and legal counseling, communicate clearly with clients, and move cases forward through careful research, drafting, negotiation, and preparation. Your impact: Clear guidance and effective advocacy help clients understand their options and make informed decisions.
Responsibilities:
- Provide legal counsel and advocacy; manage matters from intake through resolution, including general and commercial litigation.
- Conduct legal, statutory, and procedural research using LexisNexis and Westlaw; prepare legal writing, motions, contracts, and other filings.
- Handle negotiation, client communication, court depositions, trial preparation, and case management.
- Support matters involving personal injury, employment, family, estate planning, environmental, immigration, landlord-tenant, securities, workers' compensation, tribal, and patent law, as applicable to client needs.
- Maintain organized case files and complete legal administrative work in accordance with applicable procedures.
Qualifications:
- Admission to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with knowledge of relevant procedural and statutory requirements.
- Law office experience and legal administrative experience; demonstrated litigation, legal drafting, motion preparation, and legal writing skills.
- Strong research, negotiation, client communication, and legal advocacy abilities.
- Experience with personal injury or employment law cases is valuable; familiarity with the practice areas listed above is a plus.
- Proficiency with LexisNexis or Westlaw and the ability to manage competing case deadlines.
