Litigation Associate Attorney

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with employer match

Job summary

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP seeks a litigation associate in Wilmington, DE to defend professional liability, D&O, and employment practices matters. The role requires 2–7 years of civil litigation experience and the ability to manage all discovery aspects, with strong research, brief writing, and oral advocacy skills.

Delaware Bar admission is required. The position offers substantial responsibility for court appearances, depositions, and motion practice, with competitive compensation and

Qualifications

• 2–7 years of civil litigation experience
• Admission to the Delaware Bar is required
• Experience managing all aspects of discovery and strong research/brief writing skills

Responsibilities

• Defend a variety of civil matters across professional liability, directors & officers liability, and employment practices liability
• Manage court appearances, depositions, and motion practice
• Handle case files independently with significant responsibility

Skills

Discovery management

Oral advocacy

Research & brief writing

Case management

Job description

Overview

• The role involves defending lawsuits across professional liability, directors & officers liability, and employment practices liability.
• Candidates should have experience managing all aspects of discovery.
• The position offers significant responsibility to handle court appearances, depositions, motion practice, and case files independently.

Posting details

Overview

Lewis Brisbois, a full-service Am Law 100 firm, is actively seeking a litigation associate attorney to join its Wilmington, DE office. This role offers the opportunity to work on a variety of matters, including the defense of lawsuits involving professional liability, directors & officers liability, and employment practices liability.

The ideal candidate will have two (2) to seven (7) years of civil litigation experience and should have experience managing all aspects of discovery, as well as outstanding research, brief writing, and oral advocacy skills. We are looking for candidates who want significant responsibility to handle court appearances, depositions, motion practice, and case files independently. Admission to the Delaware Bar is required.

We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401k with employer match.