Junior Construction & Real Estate Litigation Associate

Austin NAWIC; Providence (RI); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Standard benefits package

Contingent compensation potential

Job summary

Nixon Peabody LLP in Providence, RI seeks a Junior Construction & Real Estate Litigation Associate to join our Construction and Real Estate Litigation practice. The successful candidate will handle matters in this group and in commercial litigation overall.

Requirements include 2–4 years of commercial litigation experience, including depositions, discovery, and pleadings, with RI bar admission required and MA bar favorable. Clerkships or internships are preferred.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of commercial litigation experience
• Experience with depositions, discovery strategies, and pleadings
• Bar admission in RI required; MA admission desirable

Responsibilities

• Work on Construction & Real Estate Litigation matters and general commercial litigation
• Conduct depositions and manage discovery
• Draft pleadings and contribute to trial preparation

Skills

Courtroom advocacy

Communication skills

Judgment

Education

Rhode Island Bar admission

Massachusetts Bar admission desirable

Job description

Junior Construction & Real Estate Litigation Associate

At Nixon Peabody, we are committed to attracting talented individuals from a wide range of experiences and cultures, including individuals from a wide range of racial, ethnic, social, economic, religious, genders, and personal backgrounds. Therefore, we encourage talented individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

Qualified candidates will have strong academic credentials, superb judgment and communication skills, and a commitment to providing excellent client services.

Nixon Peabody is seeking to hire a commercial litigation associate to join our office in Providence, RI. The position is in our Construction and Real Estate Litigation practice group. The successful candidate will work on matters in that practice group as well as commercial litigation generally.

Qualified candidates will have at leasttwo to four years of commercial litigation experience, including courtroom advocacy, taking and defending depositions, managing discovery strategies and responses, researching and drafting pleadings. Hearing and some trial or administrative hearing experience is required. Ability to work in a fast-paced client-centric environment with avaried caseload involving complex issues is critical. Rhode Island State and Federal Bar admission is required. Massachusetts State Bar admission is desirable. Judicial Clerkship, Internship, or similar experience is preferred.

More than a third of Nixon Peabody’s lawyers are litigators. We have decades of experience representing clients at every level of the trial and appellate courts in multiple jurisdictions, in international forums, and mediations, arbitrations, and other methods of alternative dispute resolution.

In accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, the anticipated annual salary range for this position is as follows.

Providence, RI: $145,000 to $180,000

In addition to a standard benefits package, this role may be eligible for additional contingent compensation based on an array of factors, including but not limited to work performance, geographic location, work experience, education, and qualifications. Because such contingent compensation is not yet calculable or may be zero ($0) in some circumstances, the above-listed salary range is Nixon Peabody’s good faith estimate of the annual salary it reasonably expects to pay for the position at the time of this posting.

A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s a chance to use your knowledge to shape what’s ahead, to innovate, and to learn at a firm that taps into the power of collaboration and collective thinking.

Principals Only.

Nixon Peabody LLP is an Equal Opportunity / Affi­mmative Action Employer: Disability / Veteran.

To comply with Federal law, Nixon Peabody participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are verified through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm their identity and employment eligibility. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation and the Right to Work posters on the Nixon Peabody Careers page for more information.