Associate Attorney - Business Litigation

Murtha Cullina LLP; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina LLP in Boston, MA seeks an associate with strong litigation experience to join its Business Litigation team. You will represent clients in state and federal court, take depositions, draft pleadings, and develop case strategy from inception through resolution.

The role offers a hybrid work model, collaboration with colleagues firmwide, and exposure to sophisticated commercial disputes across offices.

Qualifications

• 3-7+ years of experience in litigation required; business litigation and/or construction litigation experience preferred.
• Admission to the Massachusetts bar is required.
• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Experience litigating matters in Massachusetts state and federal court preferred.
• Federal or state judicial clerkship experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in state and federal court proceedings, mediations, and arbitrations
• Take and defend depositions of parties and fact witnesses
• Conduct legal research and develop case strategy in collaboration with senior attorneys
• Manage all phases of discovery, including written discovery, document review and production
• Draft pleadings, memoranda, motions, and briefs
• Analyze records, transactions, and other evidence underlying business disputes and potential client claims
• Work across a variety of commercial litigation matters and collaborate with colleagues firmwide to deliver exceptional client service

Skills

Litigation experience

Strong writing skills

Team orientation

Education

Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school

Massachusetts bar admission (required)

Job description

Associate Attorney - Business Litigation

Boston, MA, USA

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Experience Level: 3-7+ years of experience in litigation required; business litigation and/or construction litigation experience preferred

About the Role: Harris Beach Murtha is seeking an associate with strong litigation experience to join its collaborative Business Litigation team. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with experienced litigators across offices and practice areas, engage in sophisticated commercial disputes, and take on meaningful responsibility representing clients in state and federal courts, as well as in mediation and arbitration proceedings. The work is fast-paced, team-oriented, and provides hands-on experience managing complex business litigation matters from inception through resolution.

The Business Litigation Associate will have the opportunity to:

• Represent clients in state and federal court proceedings, mediations, and arbitrations
• Take and defend depositions of parties and fact witnesses
• Conduct legal research and develop case strategy in collaboration with senior attorneys
• Manage all phases of discovery, including written discovery, document review and production
• Draft pleadings, memoranda, motions, and briefs
• Analyze records, transactions, and other evidence underlying business disputes and potential client claims
• Work across a variety of commercial litigation matters and collaborate with colleagues firmwide to deliver exceptional client service

Work Environment and Expectations:

• A hybrid work opportunity in Harris Beach Murtha’s Boston office
• Engagement in sophisticated commercial and business litigation on behalf of a diverse client base
• Minimum annual billable requirement of 1800 hours

Applications are encouraged and desired if you have:

• Admission to the Massachusetts bar (required)
• Admission to the Connecticut and/or New York bar (preferred)
• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school
• Experience litigating matters in Massachusetts state and federal court preferred
• Federal or state judicial clerkship experience (preferred)
• Excellent research, writing, and verbal communication skills
• The ability to function effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly absorb and analyze new information
• A high level of professionalism, conscientiousness, and responsibility
• A positive, flexible, and cooperative attitude
• Military experience welcome

Harris Beach Murtha is not accepting candidate submissions from recruiting agencies for this position during the first two weeks after posting. Following this period, agencies with an active fee agreement with the firm may reach out to our internal recruitment team at [e-mail] to inquire about potential collaboration for this position.

Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied background and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About Harris Beach Murtha:

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.

The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey.

The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.