Associate - Trial & Defense
$125,000–$145,000 year
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Manage a caseload of 25-30 matters involving catastrophic injury, bodily injury, and complex commercial litigation. Take depositions, attend hearings and mediations, and draft pleadings, discovery motions, and briefs. Monitor trials, evaluate records for appeal errors, and conduct legal research using Westlaw/Lexis/Nexis. Review documents for production, analyze claims for coverage issues, and prepare case strategies for trial or mediation. Actively report to insurance carrier clients and develop arguments for appeals. Requires admission to the Illinois bar, 1-3 years of litigation experience, and out-of-state travel for trials.
Required Qualifications
- 1 to 3 years of experience
- litigation and trial experience
- proactive
- motivated
- organized
- superior oral argument skills
- research skills
- writing skills
- Admission to the Illinois bar
- Experience taking depositions
- Excellent academic credentials
- Exceptional legal writing skills
- communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects
- Ability to identify and resolve problems quickly
- out of state travel
Desired Qualifications
- participate in and try cases
- monitor cases and trials
- Manage a caseload of 25-30 matters
- Draft and submit pleadings
- submit discovery
- submit motions
- submit briefs
- Monitor trials
- evaluate trial record for errors to be raised on appeal
- Conduct legal research using Westlaw/Lexis/Nexis
- Review and analyze documents and materials for production
- Review and analyze briefs and trial transcripts
- develop arguments for appeals
- Evaluate insurance policies
- analyze claims for potential coverage issues
- Actively investigate claims
- prepare case handling strategies
- report to our insurance carrier clients
- report to insureds
- Prepare cases for trial/mediation
- participate in trial/mediation
- attending hearings
- mediations as required
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