Description:
The Commercial Litigation Attorney position is a diverse and challenging job which requires exceptional organizational and communication skills. The ideal candidate will have a clear commitment to litigation as their career path and will be well-organized, diligent, thorough, receptive to learning, desiring to grow, and possess excellent writing skills. The candidate will be joining a strong litigation team whose members work together to help clients and other team members. The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:- Drafting complex motions
- Reviewing databases to select exhibits and create outlines for depositions and for trial
- Drafting and responding to correspondence, discovery, pleadings, and motions
- Taking and defending depositions; representing clients in mediation; pretrial hearings, temporary hearings, motion hearings, and trials
- Conduct client meetings and recommend strategies
- Delegate work to paralegals and legal assistants and monitor their work
- Resolve cases efficiently by communicating effectively with and working alongside senior attorneys and paralegals
- Analyze conflicts in legal matters, advise clients on solutions, and negotiate on behalf of clients
Qualifications:
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Problem-solving skills
- 2+ years of prior experience is preferred
- Must have taken depositions
- Must have appeared in court
- Must have passed the Georgia bar exam and be licensed in Georgia
- Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree required from an accredited law school
