Description:
Lieb at Law, P.C. is hiring a Senior Litigation Attorney to join our growing boutique firm. This is not a rinse-and-repeat litigation job. If you thrive on complexity, variety, and creative legal problem-solving, read on.Who You Are:
- You're energized by high-stakes challenges that don't come with an instruction manual
- You know that great legal writing and reasoning can apply to any matter if you're sharp enough to adapt
- You don't just want “winnable” cases—you want interesting ones
- You instinctively look for leverage, not just precedent
- You lead with “I can”, not “but”
- You're the kind of person who never lets an email go unread, who juggles strategy and details without missing a beat
- You're confident enough to train junior attorneys, humble enough to do the work yourself, and collaborative enough to thrive in a tight-knit team
- You're comfortable in state, federal, arbitration, defense, plaintiff, and appellate settings—and know how to switch gears quickly
- You understand that AI is not the enemy of law, it's the future—and you know how to prompt it like a pro
What we do:
At Lieb at Law, no two cases are ever the same. Our senior litigators handle:
- Complex commercial litigation
- Employment law (discrimination, retaliation, wage, whistleblower)
- Regulatory defense and licensed industry matters
- Housing and education discrimination
- Real estate brokerage disputes
- Antitrust and unfair competition
- Appeals in state and federal courts
Requirements:
- Minimum 10 years of litigation experience, with proven success across complex and varied matters
- Admitted in New York (NJ and/or CT a plus)
- Strong record of wins in motion practice and courtroom advocacy
- Exceptional legal writing, reasoning, and leadership skills
- Demonstrated ability to set litigation strategy independently on nuanced, high-stakes cases
- Direct experience managing and mentoring junior associates, including delegation, feedback, and performance oversight
- Must be willing to work full-time, in office, at our Smithtown, NY headquarters — no remote or hybrid options
- Minimum of 1900 annual billable litigation hours required
- Able to lead without supervision, drive team outcomes, and contribute to firm-wide strategic planning
- Highly organized, detail-obsessed, and a proactive communicator who never lets an issue linger
- Comfortable using technology and AI tools in legal research, drafting, and case management — we don't just use AI, we teach CLEs on it
- Embraces a "no task is beneath me" mindset and thrives in a collaborative, high-performance boutique team
What we offer:
- Challenging, high-level work that keeps you thinking
- A respectful, energized team that values intellectual rigor
- Full support from smart associates and paralegals
- Full support from business and operations team
- A firm culture that rewards curiosity, flexibility, and drive
- Competitive salary with growth potential, including additional compensation tied to your contribution to fee collections
- The chance to help lead a modern litigation firm that's shaping how boutique practice works in a tech-forward world
