Junior Business Litigation Associate

Description:

Become part of the Parker Poe team that – for more than a century – has represented many of the Southeast's largest companies and local governments in transactions, regulatory issues, and complex litigation. We are a tight-knit firm that values the person beyond the lawyer or professional. Because of this, in addition to structured integration efforts, you will find that mentorship, professional development, and internal referrals happen organically. If you want to join a collaborative team providing sophisticated legal services – without losing sight of our calling to give back to our communities – this is the place to be. 

About the Role:
Parker Poe is seeking an attorney with one to two years of litigation experience to join our Business Litigation Practice Group. This position can be based in Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina. The ideal candidate will have an interest in broad civil and business litigation, including corporate and shareholder disputes, trade secret litigation, class action defense, breach of contract, fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, other business torts, and related appellate matters. A North Carolina Business Court or federal court clerkship is preferred. Experience at a large law firm or sophisticated boutique is also valued but not required.

Experience We Value:

•  One to two years of litigation experience.
• A North Carolina Business Court or federal court clerkship is preferred.
• Strong legal research, writing, and communication skills, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• The attorney will be expected to assist with all phases of litigation, including factual investigation, discovery, legal research, drafting pleadings and motions, deposition and hearing preparation, and trial support.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate sound judgment, attention to detail, initiative, and a commitment to developing as a business litigator.

About the Practice:
Parker Poe's Business Litigation team has extensive experience representing clients before state and federal courts, governmental agencies, and national and international arbitration panels in the Southeast and around the world. Our trial attorneys have decades of first-chair experience and a proven track record of resolving disputes across a broad array of industries, including energy, financial services, health care, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, real estate, and technology.

• Less than half a percent of all American lawyers invited into the Litigation Counsel of America.
• Less than 1 percent of lawyers invited into the American College of Trial Lawyers in each state.
• Leading litigators in Benchmark Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA based on extensive interviews with in-house counsel and peer review surveys. Clients told Benchmark Litigation that “Parker Poe offers top quality but not for top prices” and that “the firm has an excellent reputation and a proven track record of providing sound legal advice and guidance.” 

Our team has successfully handled appeals in all levels of federal and state court systems. We draw on the extensive trial experience our attorneys have gained, as well as the lessons they have learned as law clerks with federal circuit courts and state appellate courts. Our Appellate Team handle appeals involving not only cases we have tried but also cases referred to us from other lawyers who seek our level of proficiency.

Our attorneys also are skilled in resolving disputes outside the courtroom. We regularly appear before arbitration panels of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), JAMS, International Chamber of Commerce, and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR). In addition, our attorneys have participated in hundreds of mediations on behalf of clients and are able to draw on the insights of our team members who are themselves trained and experienced mediators.

Parker Poe has more than 300 attorneys serving clients from eight offices in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Spartanburg, South Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; and Washington, DC.

Our attorneys have extensive experience representing clients in the education, energy, financial services, government, health care, life sciences, manufacturing, and real estate industries.

Lawyers in each of our offices are rated among the highest quality attorneys across their respective states, recognized for effective and efficient service. The Best Lawyers in America lists nearly 80 of our attorneys in its rankings, and we are also well-recognized by U.S. News & World Report, Super Lawyers, Chambers USA, and other ratings publications.

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