Litigation Associate - Commercial Litigation

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a mid-level Associate Attorney with 4+ years of experience to join the Litigation Practice Group in Cleveland, Ohio. The role involves working on commercial litigation cases related to financial services, securities, and complex financial transactions. An Ohio law license is required.

Duties

• Manage day-to-day tasks and strategic case management processes.
• Oversee cases from inception through discovery and trial preparation.
• Attend depositions, settlement conferences, and hearings.
• Prepare motions, discovery responses, and client reports.
• Assist in trial preparation, including strategy, discovery, records review, client interviews, and witness preparation.

Requirements

• 4+ years of litigation-based practice required; experience with bankruptcy and creditors' rights matters preferred.
• Experience taking and defending depositions.
• Superior analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

Certifications

• Active Ohio law license.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

Benefits

• Inclusive work environment encouraging diverse backgrounds.

This multi-office firm has more than 125 attorneys in the Ohio area. The recent expansion of this firm has not prevented it from maintaining a small firm culture. Associates are encouraged to keep a healthy balance between their professional and personal lives. One reason that we like this firm is because they have a strict policy of maintaining and promoting a culturally and racially diverse firm. With a dynamic litigation practice that has clients from individuals to large corporations, this firm maintains a culture that emphasizes small-firm values even as it anticipates and welcomes technological and legal advances and changes.