Job Title: Associate - Business Litigation
Job Responsibilities:
- Represent clients in courtroom and mediation/arbitration proceedings.
- Take and defend depositions.
- Research various factual and legal issues and collaborate with senior attorneys about strategies.
- Draft memoranda, pleadings, discovery demands and responses, motions, briefs, etc.
- Examine records and transactions underlying business disputes and investigations to assess potential client claims.
- Commit to working in a variety of commercial litigation practice areas.
- Collaborate with colleagues across departments to provide comprehensive legal support to clients.
- Meet a minimum requirement of 1800 billable hours annually.
Education and Experience:
- A minimum of 7 years’ experience in litigation is required.
- Experience in complex commercial litigation and/or bankruptcy is preferred.
- Admission to the New York bar is required.
- Admission to the Connecticut and/or Massachusetts bar is preferred.
- Federal or state judicial clerkship experience is preferred.
- Must possess a Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of the bar.
- Must have excellent research and writing skills, and be able to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
- Must be able to function effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Demonstrated high level organizational skills are necessary for prioritizing workload.
- Must exhibit the ability to absorb, process, and understand new information rapidly.
- A high standard of performance, conscientiousness, dedication, self-discipline, and a sense of responsibility are required.
- Must have a professional, cooperative, positive, and flexible attitude.
- Ability to work with diverse personalities within various levels of the organization is essential.
- Military experience is welcomed.
Salary Information:
- Albany: $130,000 - $175,000
- Uniondale & White Plains: $135,000 - $175,000
Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and welcomes applications from diverse candidates with varied backgrounds and skills, including military experience. The firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and its policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits, and termination. The firm ensures a positive, respectful, and productive work environment, free from unlawful harassment or discrimination based on race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status, or any other legally protected status. The firm complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law and all other state and federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions, including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.
