Business Litigation Associate Attorney (7+ years experience)

Messerli Kramer; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K Plan

Paid Time Off

Hybrid remote schedule

Life Insurance

Job summary

Messerli Kramer, a prominent Minnesota law firm with offices in Minneapolis, seeks a Business Litigation Associate Attorney with 7+ years of experience. The role emphasizes litigation, research, writing, and business development within a fast-paced department.

Qualified candidates hold a JD and MN bar admission, and possess strong advocacy and organizational skills. A hybrid remote schedule is offered along with comprehensive benefits and professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven (7) years business litigation experience.
• Experience in motion hearings and trials.
• Business development success.
• Strong negotiation and persuasive skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent individuals or organizations in court and related proceedings.
• Travel to represent cases and present before judges and juries.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Critical thinking

Negotiation

Oral advocacy

Time management

Multi-tasking

Client focus

Academic excellence

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

MN bar admission

Job description

Business Litigation Associate Attorney (7+ years experience)

Minneapolis

Overview

Founded in 1965, Messerli Kramer is a Top 20 Minnesota law firm with locations in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Plymouth. We have a hard-earned reputation within the business community of providing sound, reasoned and comprehensive legal services. With an emphasis on building lasting relationships with our clients, our professionals take the time to listen and understand legal issues within the larger framework of the business as a whole. Known for our dedication and responsiveness, Messerli Kramer is focused on finding pragmatic solutions and producing remarkable results for our clients. Messerli Kramer serves individuals and businesses through three unique, yet complementary divisions. We represent a variety of clients across a series of practice groups: Banking and Finance, Business Litigation, Corporate and Estate Planning, Commercial Real Estate and Family Law.

An experienced Attorney in our fast-paced Business Litigation Department. The successful candidate must have exceptional legal research, writing, and critical thinking ability; high academic achievement; excellent verbal and written advocacy at motion hearings and trial; and the capacity to organize, prioritize and multi-task. Minimum of seven (7) years business litigation experience, with business development success.

Essential Functions & Duties

• Represent individuals or organizations in court cases and other legal proceedings such as arbitrations, mediations and other law proceedings.
• Travel to represent and be comfortable presenting cases in front of judges and juries.
• Conduct exceptional legal research and writing
• Handle all legal disputes that occur in business context for the business litigation practice area.
• Prepare information for court, interview witnesses and review documents and closing deals outside of courtrooms.
• Prepare, attend and advocate at motion hearings and trials
• Attend client and community events for business development opportunities
• Focus on growing business litigation practice
• Support designated clients in timely and professional manner.

Required Experience

• Prior experience with motion practice, discovery disputes and trial preparation.
• Prior experience settling challenging disputes with contract negotiations or interpretations.
• Strong negotiation and persuasive skills with confidence in the courtroom.

Core Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong critical thinking ability
• High academic achievement
• Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Highly professional with a strong customer service orientation, commitment to meeting deadlines, and ability to multitask in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong professional, independent thinking skills with strength in problem solving and the ability to offer constructive opinions and creative solutions.
• A team player who motivates and educates other team members.

Required Education

• 4 year College Degree
• JD and must be licensed in MN. Other states helpful.

Compensation and Bonus Information

Base compensation will vary based on level of experience. Associatecompensation range $160,000-$200,000+.Associate Attorneys are also eligible for monthly source and annual discretionary bonus incentives based on performance.

• Medical, dental, and vision Insurance
• HSA (Health savings) and FSA (Flexible savings) accounts
• Employer Contribution to HSA if enrolled in High Deductible Health Insurance plan
• 401K plan
• 401K Employer contribution with 4% company contribution (after completion of 1 year of service)
• Paid time offPaid company holidays
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Monthly reimbursement for Parking and cell phone
• Annual marketing & business development budget provided
• Bar license and CLE reimbursements
• Building amenities include: onsite restaurants & onsite free gym
• Hybrid remote Schedule

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

This role operates in a professional office setting, routinely working with standard office equipment. Generally, due to the nature of this office position, the person in this role would be required to talk and hear, sit or stand for long period of time, and use their hands and fingers, to handle and feel. Occasionally required to walk, reach with arms and hand, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch. Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.

Messerli Kramer is fully committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Messerli Kramer to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, military status, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other protected status.

We conduct criminal background checks on all individuals offered employment.

Applicants with a disability that are in need of an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at 612.672.3600 or email [e-mail] .