Civil Litigation Associate Attorney

I'm working with one of the Northeast's premier litigation firms, which is adding a Civil Litigation Associate in Hartford. You'd handle complex cases in insurance defense, professional liability, construction, employment, medical malpractice defense, and long-term care.

What you'll do:

• Manage your own caseload from inception to resolution
• Draft pleadings, motions, and discovery requests and meet deadlines
• Prepare for and attend depositions, hearings, and trials
• Work with clients, experts, and fellow attorneys on litigation strategy, and give clients regular status updates
• Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda

What you'll bring:

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to the Connecticut Bar (or an adequate UBE score for admission)
• 3-8 years of litigation experience, preferably in insurance defense or a related area; clerkship experience valued
• Skill drafting and arguing dispositive motions, legal research, and discovery
• Strong advocacy skills for mediations, arbitrations, trials, and hearings

Strong compensation and good benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a health advocate program, short- and long-term disability, parental and military leave, life insurance, a 401(k), a flexible spending plan, paid holidays, flexible paid time off, a mobile phone stipend, and an associate education program.

Apply here or reach out to Jessica at 605-846-8647 or jessica.merkel@gogpac.com