Associate Attorney — Business Litigation

Silverman Thompson; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental and vision supplements

401k & profit sharing

Downtown Baltimore offices

Free parking at the Inner Harbor

Team-building activities

In-house fitness center

Job summary

Silverman Thompson’s Downtown Baltimore office is seeking a 2nd- to 3rd-year associate attorney to join our high-volume business litigation and creditors’ rights practice. The ideal candidate will manage a significant caseload while developing the skills to handle complex litigation from inception through resolution.

This position offers exposure to diverse matters, focusing on high-volume commercial disputes and alternative finance litigation, as well as sophisticated business issues in

Qualifications

• Maryland Bar admission required.
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Approximately 2-3 years of substantive litigation experience, preferably involving commercial or business disputes and courtroom advocacy.
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.
• Experience with discovery, motion practice, depositions, and court appearances preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines with strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and client-service skills.
• Ability to work independently and as an effective part of a litigation team.
• Competitive compensation (commensurate with experience).
• 100% paid health benefits with options for dental and vision supplements.
• 401k & profit sharing.
• Newly renovated Downtown Baltimore offices, including an in-house fitness center.
• Free parking at the Inner Harbor.
• Monthly team-building activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage a substantial caseload of business and commercial litigation matters under the supervision and guidance of senior attorneys.
• Assist senior attorneys on particularly complex or high-value litigation matters and assume increasing responsibility as experience develops.
• Work on disputes involving alternative finance transactions, including merchant cash advances, commercial finance agreements, receivables transactions, confessions of judgment, guaranties, security interests, and related contractual and enforcement issues.
• Assist with matters involving sophisticated commercial transactions and disputes concerning contract interpretation, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, corporate governance, and other business-related claims.
• Manage litigation matters from initial assessment through discovery, motion practice, settlement, trial, and arbitration, as appropriate.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, memoranda, correspondence, and settlement documents; conduct legal research and develop strategies involving complex commercial and financial issues.
• Conduct and defend depositions and hearings; manage written discovery, document review, privilege issues, ESI, and analysis of contracts, financial records, and corporate documents.
• Communicate directly with clients and collaborate with attorneys and paralegals to manage a high-volume practice, balancing competing deadlines while maintaining accuracy and quality.

Skills

Legal research

Writing

Oral advocacy

Client service

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school

Job description

Silverman Thompson’s Downtown Baltimore office is seeking a 2nd- to 3rd-year associate attorney to join our high-volume business litigation and creditors’ rights practice.

The practice represents businesses, financial institutions, investment companies, commercial entities, construction companies, and other clients in complex disputes throughout state and federal court in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as in Florida, Georgia, and California. The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing a significant caseload while developing the skills necessary to handle increasingly complex litigation matters from inception through resolution.

This position offers the opportunity to work on a diverse mix of matters, with a focus on high-volume commercial disputes and alternative finance litigation, as well as highly complex, high-stakes business litigation involving sophisticated contractual, financial, corporate, and commercial issues.

This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney who wants substantial hands-on litigation experience, meaningful client contact, and the opportunity to work on both sophisticated business disputes and a broad range of commercial litigation matters in the area of alternative finance, construction, real estate, shareholder disputes, conventional financing, and bankruptcy/restructuring.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a substantial caseload of business and commercial litigation matters under the supervision and guidance of senior attorneys
• Assist senior attorneys on particularly complex or high-value litigation matters and assume increasing responsibility as experience develops
• Work on disputes involving alternative finance transactions, including merchant cash advances, commercial finance agreements, receivables transactions, confessions of judgment, guaranties, security interests, and related contractual and enforcement issues
• Assist with matters involving sophisticated commercial transactions and disputes concerning contract interpretation, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, corporate governance, and other business-related claims
• Manage litigation matters from initial assessment through discovery, motion practice, settlement, trial, and arbitration, as appropriate.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, memoranda, correspondence, and settlement documents; conduct legal research and develop strategies involving complex commercial and financial issues
• Conduct and defend depositions and hearings; manage written discovery, document review, privilege issues, ESI, and analysis of contracts, financial records, and corporate documents.
• Communicate directly with clients and collaborate with attorneys and paralegals to manage a high-volume practice, balancing competing deadlines while maintaining accuracy and quality

Qualifications

• Maryland Bar admission required
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
• Approximately 2-3 years of substantive litigation experience, preferably involving commercial or business disputes and courtroom advocacy
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills
• Experience with discovery, motion practice, depositions, and court appearances preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines with strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal and client-service skills
• Ability to work independently and as an effective part of a litigation team
• Competitive compensation (commensurate with experience)
• 100% paid health benefits with options for dental and vision supplements
• 401k & profit sharing
• Newly renovated Downtown Baltimore offices, including an in-house fitness center
• Free parking at the Inner Harbor
• Monthly team-building activities, from Orioles games to waterfront happy hours and intramural sports

Salary: $110,000-135,000 based on experience