H1: Join Orrick as a Litigation Career Associate
H2: Exciting Career Opportunity with Orrick Law Firm
Job Title: Litigation Career Associate
Experience: 7+ years
Salary Range: $150,000 - $234,000
Job Type: Regular Fulltime
Location: Any Orrick Office in the United States
Department: Litigation Business Unit
Orrick Law Firm is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Litigation Career Associate to join our team in any of our US office locations. This is a great opportunity for a non-partner attorney with 7+ years of experience to further their career in the field of litigation.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the trial calendar and assist with staffing associates within the group
- Prepare client communications and craft thought leadership materials on industry developments
- Oversee long-term projects and ensure alignment with team's strategic goals
- Work closely with practice lawyers to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness
- Coordinate with practice manager, group leaders, and supervising partners to identify staffing needs
- Collaborate with innovation team to assign resources for maximum impact on client matters
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of litigation legal experience
- Exceptional writing skills
- Attention to detail and ability to effectively communicate
- Drafting briefs, motions, and discovery documents
- Handling discovery tasks, including e-discovery
- Assisting with preparation of witnesses for depositions
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills
- Assisting with preparation for trials
- Excellent project management, prioritization, attention to detail, and organizational skills
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, matrix environment
- Strong commitment to customer service and meeting deadlines
- Ability to multitask and collaborate with cross-department teams and clients
Why Join Orrick?
- Named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For for nine consecutive years
- Honored as the Most Innovative Law Firm in North America for three consecutive years by the Financial Times
- Recognized as Technology Group of the Year by Legal360
- Prioritizes collegiality and offers rewarding professional and personal practices
- Facilitates connections with peers and mentors for seamless integration into client teams
- Outstanding training and mentoring programs, retreats, academies, and shadowing opportunities
How to Apply:
Please apply online at and include a resume, . transcript, and cover letter. Search firm recruiters must submit using our Search Firm Portal. For any questions, please contact Caitlin Gramlich, Senior Recruiting Manager, at .
Compensation and Benefits:
- Expected salary range for this position is between $150,000 and $234,000
- Comprehensive, competitive, and thoughtful total compensation package
- Annual discretionary merit bonus based on Firm and individual performance
- Full range of elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Robust mental well-being benefits
- Child, family, elder, and pet care benefits
- Short- and long-term disability benefits
- Health savings account (with applicable medical plan)
- Flexible spending accounts
- Long-term care insurance
- 401K program
- Compensated time off through Flexible Time Off program
- Generous parental leave benefits
- Paid holidays
Orrick accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis, until filled. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration for employment. For attorney positions, a 'qualified applicant' is an individual who is a member of the State Bar of California, admitted in good standing, and is eligible to practice; or whose admission to the State Bar of California and eligibility to practice remains subject only to successful completion of the California Bar Examination. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
