Associate

3-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

## Associate at Pogust Goodhead

Pogust Goodhead is a unique partnership between American, British, and Brazilian lawyers, with particular expertise in complex litigation, mass tort, and group litigation. Our firm leads complex mass tort and class action litigation in the United States and manages some of the largest claims in English legal history. Our firm is at the cutting-edge of American complex litigation and European group consumer claims, representing hundreds of thousands of affected clients across the globe.

**Job Summary**

At Pogust Goodhead, we are currently seeking an experienced Associate to join our litigation team to assist in all aspects of civil litigation and assume responsibility for some minor matters. This role offers the opportunity to help manage some of the high-profile cases we currently oversee.

**Role Responsibilities and Core Competencies**

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

- Working with the litigation teams on large, complex and fast-paced contentious cases, including some multi-jurisdictional cases
- Serving as either the primary or junior associate on large mass tort and class action cases pending in the US
- Taking lead on smaller individual cases with guidance from senior associates and partners
- Working collaboratively with UK and Brazilian counterparts to build and litigate multijurisdictional (international) lawsuits
- Assisting the firm in achieving its professional objectives
- Contributing to Pogust Goodhead’s business development, including raising the firm’s profile by partaking in marketing activities and developing referral and co-counsel relationships

**Requirements**

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

- 3-5 years experience as a litigation attorney in a products liability, personal injury, mass tort, or medical malpractice group
- Superior academic background, including academic transcript for those 2 or fewer years out of law school
- Strong technical skills with experience in US civil litigation, preferably with experience in products liability, mass torts, class actions, and personal injury claims
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand the clients’ needs and an ability to adopt the best-case strategy
- Great attention to detail and accuracy to produce work which is consistently of a high standard
- Very strong organisational skills, file management and time/record keeping
- Confident communicator able to work calmly under pressure
- Strong interpersonal skills demonstrated by previous collaborative work with external and internal parties
- A demonstrably flexible approach to work to ensure client deadlines are met and clients are communicated with efficiently
- A willingness and eagerness to travel both domestic and abroad
- Empathy and passion for the clients we represent

Desirable experience includes:

- Experience in pro-bono or social justice/human rights work

**Salary and Benefits**

At Pogust Goodhead, we are committed to providing our Associates with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. The successful candidate will be offered a salary that is commensurate with experience.

Our commitment to building an inclusive workplace includes providing a learning environment that supports employees in becoming experts in their roles and offering fair and equal career growth and learning opportunities to all our employees. We also offer a structured performance review process and provide all Pogust Goodhead’s people with opportunities to influence and improve how we work.


## Associate at Law Firm

Law Firm is a unique partnership between American, British, and Brazilian lawyers, with particular expertise in complex litigation, mass tort, and group litigation. Our firm leads complex mass tort and class action litigation in the United States and manages some of the largest claims in English legal history. Our firm is at the cutting-edge of American complex litigation and European group consumer claims, representing hundreds of thousands of affected clients across the globe.

**Job Summary**

Law Firm is currently seeking an experienced Associate to join our litigation team to assist in all aspects of civil litigation and assume responsibility for some minor matters. This role offers the opportunity to help manage some of the high-profile cases we currently oversee.

**Role Responsibilities and Core Competencies**

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

- Working with the litigation teams on large, complex and fast-paced contentious cases, including some multi-jurisdictional cases
- Serving as either the primary or junior associate on large mass tort and class action cases pending in the US
- Taking lead on smaller individual cases with guidance from senior associates and partners
- Working collaboratively with UK and Brazilian counterparts to build and litigate multijurisdictional (international) lawsuits
- Assisting the firm in achieving its professional objectives
- Contributing to Law Firm’s business development, including raising the firm’s profile by partaking in marketing activities and developing referral and co-counsel relationships

**Requirements**

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

- 3-5 years experience as a litigation attorney in a products liability, personal injury, mass tort, or medical malpractice group
- Superior academic background, including academic transcript for those 2 or fewer years out of law school
- Strong technical skills with experience in US civil litigation, preferably with experience in products liability, mass torts, class actions, and personal injury claims
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand the clients’ needs and an ability to adopt the best-case strategy
- Great attention to detail and accuracy to produce

Meritocracy with a fair and transparent pay review process, opportunities for internal promotion, fair and structured performance review process, learning environment that supports its employees, opportunities to influence and improve how we work, equal opportunities employer, committed to providing a place of work that provides fair and equal career growth and learning opportunities

Bachelor's Degree

Legal