Litigation Associate

Bush Seyferth PLLC; Troy (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) program

Health coverage

Paid parental leave

Remote work options

Vacation stipend

In-suite gym (Michigan)

Job summary

Bush Seyferth PLLC, a litigation boutique, seeks associates for its growing team in Michigan and Texas. The firm offers a forward-looking hybrid in-person/remote environment with potential remote-first options.

Candidates will work on product liability and other trial litigation matters for notable clients. Ideal applicants have 2–6 years of civil litigation experience, including pleadings, depositions, and motions, and a Michigan or Texas bar license (or waiver).

Qualifications

• 2-6 years’ experience in civil litigation, including drafting pleadings, taking depositions, and arguing motions.
• Michigan or Texas Bar License (or ability to waive in).

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze complex legal issues in cases.
• Draft and respond to discovery requests.
• Draft and respond to motions and briefs.
• Take depositions and prep witnesses for depositions.
• Communicate with opposing counsel, experts, witnesses, and clients.
• Analyze engineering documents and other materials for production.
• Respond to deposition notices with proper objections and scope.

Skills

Civil litigation

Deposition

Legal research

Drafting pleadings

Job description

Bush Seyferth PLLC, a litigation boutique with offices in Michigan and Texas, seeks associates for its growing team. Though smaller than “big law” firms, BSP Law punches well above its weight, providing nationwide litigation services with trial skills second to none. Some of America’s best-known companies look to BSP Law for successful results in product liability litigation, complex business litigation, class actions, and appeals.

An associate filling our open position should have an interest in handling product liability cases, but will also have opportunities to work in BSP Law’s other trial litigation practice areas. Many of our attorneys have returned to working mostly in-office, but BSP Law has embraced a forward-looking hybrid in-person/remote environment. Depending on qualifications and role—and after initial onboarding,we will consider remote-first candidates.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Outstanding interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and communication (both written and oral) skills;
• Strong attention to detail and highly responsive and efficient work habits;
• A desire to produce top-quality work and continually improve;
• Leadership and ownership on cases; and
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 2-6 years’ experience in civil litigation, including drafting pleadings, taking depositions, and arguing motions;
• Deep thinker; efficient researcher; persuasive writer and speaker; and
• Michigan or Texas Bar License (or ability to waive in).

Job duties include:

• Identification and analysis of complex legal issues;
• Drafting and responding to discovery requests (which requires gathering, organizing, and indexing large volumes of paper and electronic materials);
• Drafting and responding to motions;
• Taking depositions and assisting with preparation of witnesses for depositions;
• Frequent communication with opposing counsel, experts, witnesses, and clients;
• Frequent analysis of technical issues;
• Analyzing engineering documents and various other file materials, and preparing these materials for electronic production; and
• Responding to deposition notices (which includes proper objections, scope analysis, and definition).

We provide a competitive compensation package, including the following benefits and other perks;

• 401(k) program
• Health coverage
• Paid parental leave
• Remote work options
• Vacation stipend
• In-suite, complimentary gym (in Michigan)