Appellate Attorney

Lewis Brisbois; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with employer match

Job summary

Lewis Brisbois in Tampa seeks an attorney to join its Appellate Practice. The ideal candidate will have 8–15 years of appellate experience, with knowledge of state and federal civil and appellate procedure, and excellent advocacy and writing skills. Florida Bar admission is required.

The Appellate Practice handles matters coast-to-coast, including the Supreme Court, across many areas of law. The successful candidate will evaluate trial records, write briefs, frame issues, conduct research, and

Qualifications

• 8–15 years of appellate experience.
• Florida Bar admission required.
• Knowledge of state and federal civil and appellate procedure.
• Excellent advocacy and writing skills.
• Experience evaluating trial records, writing briefs, and presenting oral argument.

Responsibilities

• Handle civil appeals and extraordinary relief proceedings.
• Draft and argue briefs, conduct legal research, and frame issues.
• Present oral argument before appellate courts.

Skills

Appellate advocacy

Legal research

Brief writing

Oral advocacy

Education

Florida Bar admission

Job description

Overview

The Tampa, Florida office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an attorney to join its Appellate Practice.

The ideal candidate will have at least eight (8) to fifteen (15) years of appellate experience, including a working knowledge of state and federal civil and appellate procedure, and excellent advocacy and writing skills. Admission to the Florida Bar is required.

The attorneys who comprise Lewis Brisbois’ national Appellate Practice handle matters in federal and state courts coast-to-coast, including in the Supreme Court of the United States. These experienced and accomplished lawyers, several of whom are board-certified in appellate law, practice in all of our major markets and are familiar with local appellate court customs and procedures. They have generated hundreds of published appellate opinions as well as thousands of unpublished decisions, consistently securing significant victories each year in jurisdictions throughout the country. Indeed, few full-service law firms have as many certified appellate specialists or as large an appellate practice as Lewis Brisbois. Our lawyers regularly handle a wide variety of civil appeals and extraordinary relief proceedings across many areas of law, including: class action and mass tort, commercial litigation, construction, elder law, employment, healthcare, insurance coverage and bad faith, products liability, intellectual property, toxic torts/environmental litigation, and many others.

The successful candidate will have experience evaluating trial records, writing effective briefs, analyzing and framing factual and legal issues considering the appellate standard of review, conducting legal research, and presenting oral argument.

• We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a 401k with employer match.