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About the Role
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is seeking a 3rd or 4th year associate to join the New York Litigation-General practice group. The role involves handling all aspects of litigation and developing strong client relationships.
Responsibilities
- Handling all aspects of litigation, including fact investigation, pleadings, discovery, experts, motions, pretrial, trial, and settlement.
- Developing and maintaining strong business and client relationships.
- Managing discovery, including preparing witnesses for deposition.
- Drafting complaints, answers, motions, briefs, and settlement agreements.
- Managing filing and service of pleadings.
- Working effectively under pressure and meeting deadlines.
- Exercising strong professional judgment.
- Developing and growing practice, network, and expertise.
- Providing the highest level of client service.
Requirements
- Strong academic credentials.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, oral advocacy, research, writing, and analytical skills.
- Previous or current employment with an Am Law 100 firm is desired.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines, and exercise strong professional judgment.
- Strong organizational and matter management skills.
- Commitment to developing and growing practice, network, and expertise.
- Member of the New York State Bar in good standing.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Oral advocacy skills
- Research skills
- Writing skills
- Analytical skills
- Discovery management
- Witness preparation
- Drafting complaints, answers, motions, briefs, and settlement agreements
- Pleading filing and service management
- Working under pressure
- Meeting deadlines
- Professional judgment
- Organizational skills
- Matter management skills
- Practice development
- Networking
- Expertise development
- Client service
Location
- New York, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3rd or 4th year associate
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Juris Doctor degree (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school
Salary/Compensations
- $260k - $310k
About the Company
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is a law firm.
Equal Opportunity
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- If you require an accommodation in order to apply for a position, please contact us at PillsburyWorkday@pillsburylaw.com.