Litigation Associate

Florham Park, NJ

Summary

Our client is seeking an associate in law school class years 2016 through 2020 to join our commercial litigation practice group.   The firm’s litigation group typically represents national, regional and local banking and financial institutions, and has a broad, cutting-edge, and cross-functional litigation practice which seeks a candidate with experience across the litigation spectrum (e.g., corporate fiduciaries, contract disputes, banking transactions, mortgage loan and real estate transactions, business torts and trusts and estates litigation). District court or appellate court clerkship experience would be a plus.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include researching and drafting motions and briefs, participating in all aspects of discovery, and case/client management.  Deposition, hearing and trial experience are beneficial.

Qualifications

• 3 – 7 years of litigation experience
• Experience drafting a variety of pleadings
• Experience effectively taking and defending depositions
• Manage a workload of multiple clients and competing deadlines
• Commitment to advancing representation toward client-desired outcome and exceeding client needs/expectations in an effective manner
• Experience communicating orally and in writing with clients, experts, witnesses, opposing counsel and judges
• Interest in a healthy work- life balance
• Excellent analytical ability and writing skills
• Ability to articulate legal concepts, problems and solutions in a persuasive, poised manner
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Demonstrates ability to develop positive relationships with colleagues, clients, opposing counsel, judges, consultants ,court staff and all internal staff.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $170,000 – $195,000.