Litigation Associate Attorney - Tampa

NACBA; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Tampa, Florida, is seeking an Associate Attorney with 3-4 years of litigation experience. The candidate will engage in complex litigation work and should possess strong advocacy skills and an active Florida license. Outstanding detail and analytical skills are crucial for managing a demanding workload, with a commitment to exceptional client service.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of litigation experience required.
• Excellent writing and oral advocacy skills needed.
• Judicial clerkship experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, organize, and draft pleadings and motions.
• Take and defend depositions as necessary.
• Interface directly with clients on litigation matters.

Skills

Attention to detail

Persuasiveness

Strategic skills

Analytical skills

Confidence in taking depositions

Proficiency in e-discovery

Education

Active Florida license

Job description

Stinson LLP seeks an Associate Attorney with three to four years of litigation experience to join our Tampa, Florida office.

Candidates with experience from a regional, national, or outstanding local law firm, and with connections to the Tampa Bay, Florida area are preferred. Excellent writing, oral advocacy skills, and academics are required. Judicial clerkship experience is a plus. The successful candidate should have the following experience and/or skills:

• Significant responsibility in analyzing, organizing, and drafting pleadings, motions, memorandum, responses, etc. on complex matters;
• Outstanding attention to detail;
• Persuasiveness at hearings and in written and oral communications;
• Proficiency in e-discovery and fact development;
• Confidence in taking and defending depositions;
• Strategic and analytical skills in addressing client challenges, both legally and economically.

The role requires a candidate with strong interpersonal skills, a high degree of maturity, a willingness to learn, strong initiative and ambition, and a desire to manage a challenging workload on work spanning high-stakes litigation, arbitration, and trial work. A successful candidate will be comfortable and able to interface directly with clients. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment.

Stinson has approximately 150 litigation attorneys (and over 450 total attorneys across the country) and represents clients in state, federal, tribal and other courts and tribunals throughout the U.S. We also often resolve matters without litigation by conducting investigations, engaging in pre-suit negotiations and employing alternative dispute resolution procedures such as arbitration and mediation. Qualified candidates will have three to four years of litigation experience and the ability to handle sophisticated litigation work at a national level. Active Florida license is required.

Please apply online athttps://www.stinson.com/careers-current-opportunities. Applicants should provide a resume, cover letter, unofficial law school transcript and a writing sample. For questions, [e-mail]. Please submit your application by no later than 45 days following the Posted date. Applications received after this date may not be considered.

For information about Stinson, visit us atwww.stinson.comand the NALP Directory of Legal Employers,https://www.nalpdirectory.com/.

Stinson LLP is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran, disabled, and other diverse candidates to apply to be considered for open positions. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. We conduct criminal background checks on all individuals offered employment. Information gathered through applicant voluntary self-identification will be used for statistical reporting and to measure the effectiveness of our EEO outreach efforts. All information is requested on a voluntary basis and will be kept confidential. We will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Applicants with a disability that are in need of an accommodation to complete the Stinson LLP application process should contact Human Resources at 316.268.7962 or [e-mail].

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