Litigation Associate

Distinct | North America; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinct | North America’s Boston office is seeking a Litigation Associate for a hybrid schedule, joining a team handling sophisticated commercial disputes. You’ll work on complex contract and business-tort litigation, fiduciary and shareholder disputes, and trade-secret cases, with motion practice in the Massachusetts courts and federal court.

Admission to the Massachusetts Bar and 3–9 years of commercial litigation experience are required; strong writing skills are essential, with mentoring

Qualifications

• Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar.
• 3 to 9 years of commercial litigation experience.
• Excellent writing ability.

Responsibilities

• Complex contract and business tort litigation.
• Fiduciary duty, shareholder, and partnership disputes.
• Trade secret and restrictive covenant cases.
• Motion practice in Massachusetts Superior Court, including the Business Litigation Session.
• Federal litigation in the District of Massachusetts.

Skills

Excellent writing

Education

Admission to the Massachusetts Bar

Job description

Litigation Associate | Boston, MA (hybrid) | $160,000 to $235,000 | Commercial Litigation

Ownership. Of the case, the strategy and the client relationship. That's what this Boston litigation team offers its associates, and it's the reason I think this role is worth ten minutes of your time.

The firm represents companies across New England in complex business disputes, from contract and fiduciary claims to fights over technology and trade secrets. Teams are kept small on purpose, so associates do substantive work early and see their cases from every angle.

The work

• Complex contract and business tort litigation
• Fiduciary duty, shareholder and partnership disputes
• Trade secret and restrictive covenant cases
• Motion practice in Massachusetts Superior Court, including the Business Litigation Session
• Federal litigation in the District of Massachusetts

What I'm looking for

• Admission to the Massachusetts Bar
• 3 to 9 years of commercial litigation experience
• Excellent writing. You'd rather draft the brief than review someone else's

How you grow

Associates argue motions, take depositions and lead client calls as soon as they show they're ready. The mentoring is real: partners explain the why behind a decision, not just the what.

How the role scales

The firm is hiring across two levels. Mid level associates sit toward the lower end of the range. Senior associates who can run a case on their own sit toward the top.

The week

Hybrid, and the choice of which days you're in the office is genuinely yours.

Why move

Boston is full of sophisticated clients with sophisticated problems. This firm puts you in the room for them, with the backing to do your best work.