Appellate/Trial Support Attorney

Lewis Brisbois; Coral Gables (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Miami, FL office of Lewis Brisbois, a national AmLaw 100 firm, seeks an Appellate/Trial Support Associate Attorney to join its Appellate Practice. The ideal candidate has two to fifteen years of appellate experience and strong advocacy and writing skills.

Admission to the Florida Bar is required. The successful candidate will help evaluate trial records, draft briefs, conduct research, and assist with oral arguments in a variety of civil matters before state and federal courts.

Qualifications

• 2–15 years of appellate experience
• Working knowledge of state and federal civil and appellate procedure
• Admission to the Florida Bar is required
• Strong advocacy and writing skills

Responsibilities

• Evaluate trial records and draft appellate briefs
• Research issues and prepare arguments
• Assist with oral arguments across civil matters

Skills

Advocacy

Legal writing

Appellate procedure

Job description

Overview

The Miami, FL office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an Appellate/Trial Support Associate Attorney to join its Appellate Practice.

The ideal candidate will have at least two (2) 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 They have generated hundreds of published appellate opinions as well as thousands of unpublished decisions, consistently securing significant victories each year in jurisdictions throughout the country.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 401k with employer match.