Description:
Overview:Salary Range:
$130,000.00 - $150,000.00 Salary
Position Type:
Full Time
Education Level:
Law School
Description:
Stark & Stark is actively recruiting an associate attorney for our Hamilton, NJ, office to handle commercial litigation. The ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit, be self-directed and detail-oriented, and have the ability to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have an exceptional opportunity to continue their professional development in a challenging but collegial environment.
Responsibilities:
The position will be responsible for all phases of commercial, real estate, and creditors' rights litigation, with an emphasis on drafting pleadings; conducting written discovery; taking and defending depositions; and handling oral motion hearings. Experience handling real estate lease disputes, equipment lease disputes, bank workouts, commercial foreclosures replevin actions and bankruptcy litigation is a plus.
Qualifications:
Qualifications and Skills:
- A background in real estate litigation and creditors' rights litigation is ideal; experience with real estate and equipment lease disputes is a plus.
- Three to five years of experience in commercial real estate and/or creditors' rights litigation.
- Must have three to five years of trial experience, including trying two cases to conclusion (first or second chair).
- Strong research and writing skills.
- Strong negotiation and drafting skills.
- Possess superior verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate strong integrity and professionalism.
- Ability to multitask.
- Exercise judgment and the ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of a team.
Admission to the Pennsylvania bar is required. Admission to the New Jersey bar is a plus, and admission to the New York bar is also a bonus.
