Attorney- Associate

Max 3 yrs required

Full-time

No

# Attorney - Associate

Stark & Stark is actively recruiting for an associate attorney in the personal injury practice group within its Marlton, New Jersey office. The ideal candidate will be self-directed and detailed-oriented with the ability to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. With headquarters in Hamilton, New Jersey and offices in Marlton, New Jersey, Yardley, Pennsylvania and New York City, Stark & Stark is committed to bringing value to all its relationships.

## Job Responsibilities

- Support personal injury cases in a busy practice, with oversight from other attorneys in the practice group.
- Responsible for all phases of personal injury practice, from pre-litigation through post-litigation, with an emphasis on client interaction, drafting of pleadings, conducting written discovery, taking and defending depositions, handling court appearances, doing jury trials, and negotiating settlements.
- Evaluate the merits of personal injury claims, retain experts, and provide guidance and counsel to clients.

## Qualifications and Skills

- Solid work ethic
- 0 - 3 years of relevant law firm experience or judicial clerkship experience. Prior personal injury experience is preferred but not required.
- Solid legal research and writing skills.
- Ability to develop strong ties to Southern New Jersey as part of their business marketing strategy.
- Ability to work in the office full-time.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task while demonstrating strong integrity and professionalism.
- Willingness to work autonomously at times and collaboratively during other times, as an effective member of a practice group team.
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## Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience. Stark & Stark is committed to the health and well-being of its staff members. The firm offers a full range of benefits, including traditional major medical and hospitalization coverage, a prescription plan, a dental plan, a vision plan, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, a profit sharing, and a 401(k) plan, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

## Equal Opportunity Employer

Stark & Stark’s policy is to make employment decisions based on merit, ability, and competence. Except where required by law, employment practices shall not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or staff member’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or any other characteristic provided by law. Qualified minorities, females, veterans, and attorneys with disabilities are encouraged to apply. It is also our policy to provide a work environment that is free of harassment of any kind, including that which is sexual, age-related, or ethnic.

## Mansfield Rule

As part of its continued efforts to actively recruit and advance the recruitment, development, and promotion of diverse lawyers, Stark & Stark is participating in Diversity Lab’s Midsize Mansfield Rule initiative. The Mansfield Rule is named for Arabella Mansfield, the first woman admitted to practice law in the United States. It measures whether law firms affirmatively consider diverse lawyers for hiring, advancement, and significant leadership roles.

Under this initiative, Stark & Stark strives for a candidate pool consisting of at least 30% women, attorneys from underrepresented racial and/or ethnic groups, lawyers with disabilities, and/or LGBTQ+ attorneys. The Mansfield Rule initiative also includes a commitment by Stark & Stark to be transparent in its internal governance, particularly with its selection guidelines and job descriptions for firm management roles and committees.

Stark & Stark is currently recruiting for an associate attorney for its personal injury practice group in its Marlton, New Jersey office. The ideal candidate should have 0-3 years of relevant law firm experience or judicial clerkship experience and have bar admission in the State of New Jersey or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The candidate should have a solid work ethic and the ability to multi-task while demonstrating strong integrity and professionalism. The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience. Benefits include traditional major medical and hospitalization coverage, a prescription plan, a dental plan, a vision plan, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, a profit sharing, and a 401(k) plan, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Stark & Stark is committed to making employment decisions based on merit, ability, and competence and provides a work environment that is free of harassment of any kind. Qualified minorities, females, veterans, and attorneys with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

As part of its continued efforts to actively recruit and advance the recruitment, development, and promotion of diverse lawyers, Stark & Stark is participating in Diversity Lab’s Midsize Mansfield Rule initiative. This initiative requires a candidate pool consisting of at least 30% women, attorneys from underrepresented racial and/or ethnic groups, lawyers with disabilities, and/or LGBTQ+ attorneys and transparency in its internal governance, particularly with its selection guidelines and job descriptions for firm management roles and committees.

If you are interested in this position and feel you meet the qualifications, please apply.

Traditional major medical and hospitalization coverage, a prescription plan, a dental plan, a vision plan, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, a profit sharing, and a 401(k) plan, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Legal research and writing, verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, client interaction, drafting of pleadings, conducting written discovery, taking and defending depositions, handling court appearances, doing jury trials, and negotiating settlements.

Qualification and Experience Bar admission in the State of New Jersey or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is required. Ultimately, admission to both states’ bars is required.

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