Description:
Our law firm is expanding. Are you interested in joining a Firm in which employees have ranked it to be a top workplace in Oregon?Buckley Law is expanding our Probate and Civil litigation department and looking for experienced attorneys to join our team. Successful candidates include an experienced senior associate who can manage complex litigation projects independently and communicate directly with clients. An established book of business is helpful, but not necessary.
Responsibilities include:
- Detail oriented, self-starter litigation associate attorney with at least 2 - 5 years' experience and active Oregon bar license in good standing. Duties (with a progressive increase in responsibilities and independence with partner support and leadership;
- Represent clients in civil and probate court in matters involving financial elder abuse and breach of fiduciary duty claims, trust and will contests, elder abuse restraining orders, and in the appointment and removal of fiduciaries in probate, trust, and protective proceedings;
- Assist in all phases of litigation, including taking and defending depositions, negotiating settlements, attending mediations, preparing for trial (interview witnesses, identify and prepare potential exhibits, draft direct and cross examination questions), and appearing in court (status checks, ex parte, arguing motions, and trial);
- Draft pleadings and documents (memoranda; demand letters; pleadings including petitions, complaints, motions, declarations, judgments, notices, proofs of service; RFP's, RFA's, and responses; trust and estate accountings; settlement agreements);
- Communicate with clients to provide legal advice, discuss case strategy, facilitate client decision-making, and provide prompt and regular case updates;
- Communicate with opposing counsel, including conferrals and settlement negotiations;
- Participate in the development and implementation of case strategy;
- Conduct legal research and analysis;
- Gather, review, analyze, and produce discovery
Preferred Skills:
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritize multiple, competing tasks;
- Ability to confidently guide clients and interact with opposing counsel in a poised, assertive manner;
- Clear and concise legal writing with the ability to produce cohesive and polished drafts that demonstrate an understanding of the facts and include the appropriate legal analysis;
- Efficiently use and navigate Microsoft Office, Outlook, Coyote, NetDocs, ShareFile;
- Issue spot throughout the life of a case;
- Understanding of and ability to identify applicable SLR's, UTCR's, statutes, and ORCP
- Prior experience with direct client contact and court appearances (e.g., sitting second-chair in trial or presenting oral argument) preferred, but not required to have been in this practice area previously;
- Independent desire to learn new material through CLE's, researching statutes and case law, and observing other attorneys
