3rd – 4th year Litigation Associate

MEDIA LAW RESOURCE CENTER, INC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Klaris Law, a New York City-based media and IP boutique, seeks a 3rd–4th year Litigation Associate to join our team. You will handle a diverse docket and work directly with clients, taking ownership of matters from inception to resolution.

The role offers meaningful pre-publication clearance work across copyright, trademark, First Amendment, and newsgathering litigation, plus related commercial disputes in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• 3rd–4th year associate with litigation experience preferred.
• Interest in media and intellectual property law.
• Comfort with high-responsibility, fast-paced matters.

Responsibilities

• Take an active role in supporting litigation matters from inception through resolution.
• Contribute on pre-publication clearance and risk mitigation for media clients.
• Handle federal and state court proceedings and arbitrations.
• Draft dispositive motions and briefs; manage discovery end-to-end.
• Collaborate with partners and clients to develop case strategy.
• Juggle multiple fast-moving matters with attention to detail.

Job description

3rd – 4th year Litigation Associate, Klaris Law

Klaris, a New York City-based law firm, is seeking an exceptional associate (3rd–4th year) to join our 21-lawyer media and intellectual property boutique. This is a hands-on role for a confident, driven litigator, who has demonstrated media law interest and who thrives on responsibility, plugs in quickly, and takes ownership of matters from day one.

The attorney will support a diverse docket of contested matters alongside meaningful pre-publication and pre-broadcast clearance work. The role offers a rare opportunity to engage deeply with cutting-edge copyright, trademark,First Amendment, and newsgathering litigation, as well as commercial disputes at the heart of the media business. This is not a back-office role—the attorney will be given significant responsibility, working directly with clients, being proactive and strategic.

Responsibilities:

– Take an active role in supporting litigation matters from inception through resolution

– Have weekly responsibilities on our pre-publication team, identifying legal issues prior to publication and working with media clients on mitigating risks, newsgathering questions, and court proceedings.

– Handle federal and state court proceedings, as well as arbitrations

– Conduct sophisticated legal research and draft dispositive motions, briefs, and other advocacy-driven submissions

– Manage discovery end-to-end, including strategy, document review, depositions, and motion practice

– Participate in oral arguments and court appearances- Collaborate closely with partners and clients to develop and execute case strategy

– Juggle multiple fast-moving matters

– A sharp, detail-oriented litigator with a strong record of high-quality research and writing

– A lawyer who takes initiative, manages workflows, and sees matters through without waiting to be asked

– A collaborative person who naturally contributes to a positive team culture

– An attorney who thrives in fast-paced, high-stakes environments and is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and dig in

– A person actively engaged in culture, the media, and the arts with demonstrated interest in creative industries

– A person who reads carefully, was perhaps an author, reporter or producer.

– Clerkship experience is a plus

Compensation: $155,000-170,000 plus bonus and full, competitive benefits package