Defense Litigation Associate Attorney - Mass Torts & Products Liability

Murtha Cullina LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in NYC office

Equal Opportunity Employer

NY bar admission support

Job summary

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina LLP in New York City seeks an associate attorney to join its Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation, Products Liability team. The role involves collaborative work across offices and with local counsel nationwide.

The Defense Litigation Associate will litigate complex injury defense matters, take first-chair depositions, draft pleadings and briefs, and participate in trial and ADR planning.

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York bar (required).
• Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school.
• 4+ years of experience in mass torts and products liability defense litigation.

Responsibilities

• Litigate matters involving complex injury defense.
• Take and defend depositions as first chair.
• Draft reports, legal memoranda, pleadings, discovery demands and responses, motions, and briefs.
• Participate in trial and ADR planning and preparation.
• Represent clients at courtroom conferences and motion appearances.
• Manage day-to-day case responsibilities with partner supervision.

Skills

Mass Tort

Product Liability

Litigation

Deposition

Trial prep

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Defense Litigation Associate Attorney - Mass Torts & Products Liability

New York, NY, USA

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid – 3 days in Manhattan office)

Experience Level: 4+ years of experience Mass Torts, Products Liability Defense Litigation

About the Role: We are seeking an associate attorney to join our nationally-recognized Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation , Products Liability team. Given the broad reach of our practice, this role will involve working collaboratively with colleagues in all of our offices, as well as with local counsel throughout the country.

The Defense Litigation Associate will have the opportunity to:

• Litigate matters involving complex injury defense
• Take and defend depositions as first chair
• Draft reports, legal memoranda, pleadings, discovery demands and responses, motions, and briefs
• Participate in trial and ADR planning and preparation
• Represent clients at courtroom conferences and motion appearances
• Manage day-to-day case responsibilities with partner supervision

Work Environment and Expectations:

• A hybrid work opportunity in Harris Beach Murtha’s NYC office
• Minimum annual billable requirement of 1900 hours
• Engagement in sophisticated, high‑stakes litigation on behalf of long‑standing clients

Applications are encouraged and desired if you have:

• Admission to the New York bar (required)
• Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school
• Experience practicing before New York State courts; federal experience is a plus
• Strong deposition, motion practice, pleading, and e-discovery experience
• Familiarity with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other video conferencing platforms
• Excellent research, writing, and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload and manage competing deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to quickly absorb, process, and understand new information
• High standards of performance, professionalism, and accountability
• A cooperative, positive, and flexible team-oriented attitude
• Military experience welcome

Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position and geographic locations.

NYC: $155,000 - $185,000

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 and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.
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.