Litigation Associate

Florham Park, NJ

Summary

Our client is seeking an associate with 6-8 years of experience to join their commercial litigation practice group.   The firm’s litigation group represents global, national, and regional banks 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). Federal 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

• Admitted in New Jersey and New York
• 6-8 years of litigation experience
• Experience drafting a variety of pleadings
• Experience effectively taking and defending depositions
• Manage the 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
• 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.

The salary offered will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations. Benefits offered for this position include health care; vision; dental; retirement benefits; unlimited paid time off; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses. 

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