Description:
Description:The Research and Writing Associate works under the general direction of the lead attorneys managing and litigating the cases and the Civil Litigation Practice Coordinator, but has the authority to sign drafted documents so long as they are licensed in that state.
Responsibilities:
- Represent and advise clients in a way that best supports their legal situation.
- Follow firm legal strategy and provide clients with substantive legal advice.
- Assist in creating a “strategic plan” for each matter to move cases from milestone to milestone.
- Provide competent provision of legal services including: legal research; drafting complex motions, pleadings, orders, memos, case outlines, and overseeing and analyzing discovery.
- Review and approve all legal documents before finalization and filing by support staff.
- Communicate with witnesses and gather evidence.
- Communicate and work with Law Clerks, Paralegals, Administrative Assistants, and other support staff in the firm who are assigned tasks associated with cases to which you are assigned.
- Prepare cases and clients for depositions, mediations/settlement conferences, hearings, trials, and any other events associated with cases as directed.
- Advocate for clients during negotiations and at mediations, depositions, hearings, and trials as directed.
- Attend quarterly case status meetings and take necessary actions
- Meet all court-ordered deadlines
- Record time entries appropriately as billable or non-billable with correct activity codes in the case management system on a daily basis.
Qualifications:
- The Research and Writing Associate will have a four-year bachelor's degree, a Juris Doctor degree, and be licensed to practice law in West Virginia and/or Ohio.
- The Research and Writing Associate will demonstrate proficiency in litigation skills
