Description:
Job Description:Responsibilities:
We are seeking a junior litigation associate with 3-6 years of litigation experience to join our busy, cutting-edge Cyber, Privacy, and Data Innovation team. Responsibilities include working on our robust pipeline of sophisticated, innovative, and industry-leading litigation, including class actions, across a range of clients in Orrick's industry verticals of technology, finance, life sciences, and energy.
The ideal candidate should have a strong foundation of complex civil litigation experience, and be a passionate, highly motivated, dynamic individual with exceptional interpersonal skills --- and above all a team player. Specific cyber/data/privacy litigation experience is highly valued.
The candidate must possess strong academic credentials, excellent legal research abilities, and superb writing and oral communication skills. This position offers the candidate the opportunity to support a busy team with all aspects of complex disputes and litigation, including working directly with clients. The successful candidate will help manage all aspects of discovery (with the support of Orrick's industry-leading eDiscovery, Analytics, and Litigation Support team) and will be actively involved in deposition and hearing preparation, motion drafting, mediation statements, and other common civil litigation tasks.
Membership to the State Bar of the desired office is required.
Qualifications:
How to Apply:
Please apply online at https://www.orrick.com/Careers and include a resume, J.D. transcript, writing sample, and cover letter.
Search firm recruiters must submit using our Search Firm Portal. Please contact recruiting@orrick.com for agreements and login credentials.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Elizabeth Forrest, Director of United States Recruiting at eforrest@orrick.com .
Why Orrick:
At our core, we value collegiality among our lawyers and strive to make our practices both professionally and personally rewarding. We'll help you to connect with peers and mentors to ensure you are integrated into our client teams. Our top-notch training and mentoring programs, retreats and academies, and shadowing opportunities are what set us apart. If you are passionate about innovative work in a dynamic environment, you're just who we've been looking for.
