Commercial and Business Litigation Associate

Buchalter; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

401k

Full benefits package

Bonus potential

Job summary

Buchalter's litigation team in Portland seeks a Litigation Associate with 3-5 years of experience in complex commercial and business litigation. The successful candidate will draft pleadings and motions, assist with discovery (including e-discovery), and support trial preparation under senior attorneys.

Oregon bar admission is required; California admission is preferred but not required. We offer a dynamic, growing firm with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Strong background in complex commercial litigation.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Experience handling e-discovery and document productions.
• Juris Doctor from a top-50 law school preferred.
• Must be admitted to the Oregon State Bar; CA admission preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Draft pleadings and motions.
• Assist with discovery, including e-discovery and document productions.
• Support trial preparation under senior attorneys.
• Conduct legal research as needed.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

E-discovery

Trial preparation

Contract disputes

Education

Juris Doctor

Top 50 law school preferred

Job description

Overview

• Experience in sophisticated litigation matters, including contract disputes, business torts, and fraud cases.
• Responsibilities include drafting pleadings and motions, assisting with discovery (including e-discovery issues and document productions), and supporting trial preparation.
• A degree from a top fifty law school is preferred.
• An additional admission (or willingness to become licensed) in California is preferred.

Posting details

Buchalter is seeking a Litigation Associate with 3-5 years of experience in complex commercial and business litigation in Portland. The ideal candidate will have experience in sophisticated litigation matters, including contract disputes, business torts, and fraud cases.

Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a strong background in litigation practice, excellent legal research and writing skills, experience handling e-discovery issues and document productions, and an overall track record of high-quality work. A degree from a top fifty law school is preferred but not required. We seek someone who is hardworking, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and who demonstrates exceptional analytical abilities. Must be admitted to the State Bar of Oregon. An additional admission (or willingness to become licensed) in California would be preferred but not required.

Responsibilities will include drafting pleadings and motions, conducting legal research, assisting with discovery (including e-discovery), and supporting trial preparation under the guidance of senior attorneys.

A career at Buchalter is an opportunity to do exciting work with a dynamic and rapidly growing law firm. We value an energizing and supportive environment that promotes success for our clients and each other. We offer a competitive salary, various types of bonuses, unlimited PTO, 401k, and a full benefits package.

Pay Scale: The reasonably expected pay scale for this position is $180-$230k, with bonus potential of up to $106,000. This is an employer estimate and the salary offered within that range, and the potential for bonus and bonus amount, will depend on candidate's years of practice and experience and performance.

Buchalter was founded based on principles of inclusivity. Our firm's commitment to reflecting and enhancing the rich diversity of the clients and communities we serve is more than eight decades strong. Buchalter's diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater breadth of creative talent and alternative approaches, and enriches our firm's collaborative, entrepreneurial and collegial environment, benefiting all. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In recruiting, we welcome the unique contributions that all candidates can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Salary: $180,000.00 - $230,000.00 Salary/year