Associate Attorney

Shaw & Murphy, PLLC; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shaw & Murphy, PLLC is seeking an experienced attorney to join our tight-knit firm in Central New York. We offer control over your caseload and work/life balance, with on-site work and flexible hours.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years of practice, court appearances, and the ability to attract clients. We handle diverse matters from real estate, business startups, nonprofits, to criminal defense, with ADR and collaborative law as a foundation.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of experience practicing law.
• Experience appearing in court and interacting directly with clients.
• Ability to attract own clients and develop a book of business.

Responsibilities

• Litigate in City, Town, County, Family, Surrogate and Supreme Court.
• Advise on and represent clients across real estate, startups, nonprofits and criminal matters; use ADR practices including mediation and Collaborative Law.

Skills

Court appearances

Client interaction

Business development

Job description

• Shaw & Murphy, PLLC represents a unique opportunity for experienced lawyers looking to have control over their own work/life balance.We are looking for a lawyer with at least 6 or more years of experience.
• Our practice focuses on providing high-quality legal service to the people who make Central New York the thriving interesting place it is today.We help clients with buying their first home, planning for retirement or building a commercial real estate business.Non-profit organizations, particularly student residential groups (like fraternities and sororities), use our services to help enhance the literary, artistic and environmental life of our area.Young clients look for our help in starting their first businesses and experienced entrepreneurs use us to keep their businesses running smoothly.We help people from all walks of life with criminal matters.While we litigate regularly in City, Town, County Family, Surrogate and Supreme Court, we do so with a firm grounding in alternative dispute resolution, offering and encouraging negotiation, mediation and Collaborative Law to our clients.
• Ideal candidates will have some experience in appearing in court, interacting directly with clients and attracting their own clients.Given our direct contacts with clients and Courts, this position cannot be done remotely.We do, however, have flexible office hours and some work-from-home options.Salary range will be based on experience and will likely fall between $80,000 and $90,000 with the opportunity for performance-based compensation in addition to salary.
• We are a small firm on purpose, looking to add one or two more lawyers to our team.We understand that having a rich personal life builds the foundation of good lawyering.If you are looking to make a change in your life, we’d look forward to talking with you.