Partner Attorney

Boston office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks a partner attorney with 8 years of experience in complex litigation, including managing litigation teams of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants. The candidate must have experience in following Federal and state court litigation, administrative hearings, and other legal proceedings, including First-chair bench trial experience on matters with at least $1 million at issue. Setting and executing case strategy. Preparing pleadings. Motions practice, briefing, and oral argument. Document discovery, review, management, and production, including large-scale electronic discovery. Taking and defending fact, expert, and document depositions. Hiring and directing expert witnesses in diverse fields. Evaluating and applying technical research and data to legal arguments. Negotiating settlements and participating in mediation and other alternative dispute resolution processes. Litigation experience with environmental and energy laws is preferred, but who is interested and motivated to learn the field? Law review experience preferred. Clerkship experience preferred. Some portable business is preferred. Must be admitted to practice in one or more of these jurisdictions. Potential to join equity partnership.

The candidate must have top 15% of their law school class or other substantial professional achievement over the course of career. Must effectively lead, motivate, mentor, and manage other attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants, as week as consulting and testifying experts, and interact directly with the firms clients. Must be both decisive and collaborative, demonstrate strong verbal communication skills, and exhibit well-developed emotional intelligence. Must produce superior written product. Experience as the primary author of client memoranda, arbitration and mediation briefs, motions, and/or appellate briefing is required. Must be experienced, skilled and confident in verbal presentation skills in a variety of contexts, including before federal and state courts and national audiences of peers. Must be efficient, creative, and effective in performing legal research. Experience researching substantive environmental law, civil procedure, administrative law, and regulatory requirements at the federal and state level is required. Must have the experience and aptitude to consistently exercise superior judgment and maintain high ethical standards.