Senior Litigation Associate Attorney

I'm working with one of the Northeast's premier litigation firms, which is adding a Senior Litigation Associate to its New Jersey team. You'd handle complex civil litigation in general liability, construction, employment and labor, and workers' compensation, with real ownership of your cases and a work-from-home option.

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 New Jersey Bar
• 7+ years of civil litigation experience, including New Jersey state and federal courts
• Experience taking and defending depositions and filing dispositive motions in Superior Court
• Prior ADR experience handling arbitrations and mediations
• Ability to prepare comprehensive status reports for insurers

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