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About the Role

We are seeking an associate attorney to join our nationally-recognized Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation, Products Liability team. This role will involve working collaboratively with colleagues in all of our offices, as well as with local counsel throughout the country.

Responsibilities

Litigate matters involving complex injury defense
Take and defend depositions as first chair
Manage discovery, including e-discovery
Draft reports, legal memoranda, pleadings, discovery demands and responses, motions, and briefs
Participate in trial and ADR planning and preparation
Represent clients at courtroom conferences and motion appearances
Manage day-to-day case responsibilities with partner supervision

Requirements

Admission to the New York bar (required)
Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school
Experience practicing before New York State courts; federal experience is a plus
Strong deposition, motion practice, pleading, and e-discovery experience
Familiarity with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other video conferencing platforms
Excellent research, writing, and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload and manage competing deadlines
Demonstrated ability to quickly absorb, process, and understand new information
High standards of performance, professionalism, and accountability
A cooperative, positive, and flexible team-oriented attitude
Military experience welcome

Skills

Mass Torts
Products Liability Defense Litigation
e-discovery
Zoom
Microsoft Teams
video conferencing platforms
research
writing
verbal communication
organizational skills
prioritize workload
manage competing deadlines

Location

New York, NY

Work Type

Hybrid – 3 days in Manhattan office
Hybrid work opportunity in Harris Beach Murtha’s NYC office

Experience Level

4+ years of experience

Education Level

Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school

Salary/Compensations

NYC: $155,000 - $185,000

Benefits

medical, dental, and vision insurances
health savings and flexible spending account options
life and disability insurances
retirement plan including 401(k) and profit sharing
paid leave programs
employee assistance resources
commuter and parking benefits where applicable
professional development opportunities

About the Company

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP.
A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936.
Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.
Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach.
Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals.
The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.
The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey.

Equal Opportunity

Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied background and skills, including military experience.
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination.
It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment.
Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or 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 is strictly prohibited.
Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.