Litigation Associate

About This Role

This associate position in the Litigation Department offers the opportunity to work on interesting, challenging, and groundbreaking cases in collaboration with senior attorneys. The role is for a candidate with substantial litigation experience who demonstrates strong judgment, initiative, and a desire to take meaningful ownership of matters.

Responsibilities

• Work on interesting, challenging, and groundbreaking cases
• Draft briefs
• Argue motions
• Take depositions

Requirements

• 2 to 5 years of complex litigation experience in state and federal courts
• Top law firm experience or judicial clerkship preferred
• Excellent academic credentials
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Admitted to the New York Bar
• Experience handling complex, high-stakes matters preferred, particularly in commercial litigation, investigations, white-collar defense, securities litigation, and managed care
• Strong judgment
• Initiative
• Desire to take meaningful ownership of matters and become an integral member of the litigation team
• Combination of law firm and in-house experience will be considered

Benefits

• Comprehensive training through mentoring programs, CLE initiatives, Seyfarth University, industry credentialing, and hands-on learning
• Annual merit increase and bonus pay
• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)

About the Company

Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide, with more than 1000 lawyers across 19 offices.