Litigation Associate — High-Stakes IP & Class Actions

The Standard Legal Recruiting; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

The Standard Legal Recruiting seeks a Junior to Mid-Level Litigation Associate for its Silicon Valley team. The role focuses on high-stakes class actions, complex commercial, and IP litigation for startups and Fortune 50 companies across state and federal courts.

Qualifications include 2–5 years of substantive litigation experience, top-tier law school credentials, strong research/writing, and discovery experience.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of substantive litigation experience in national/ regional/ boutique firm environments.
• Strong research, writing, and communication skills with experience drafting pleadings, briefs, and other litigation documents.
• Experience across discovery including document production, depositions, and expert witness prep; hearings/mediations a plus.
• Excellent academic credentials from a top-tier law school; federal clerkship strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the litigation team in a sophisticated boutique setting.
• Draft pleadings, briefs, and other substantive litigation documents.
• Participate in discovery, depositions, hearings, and mediations as needed.
• Contribute to building a client base and assume meaningful responsibility early in your career.

Skills

Litigation experience

Legal research

Legal writing

Pleadings drafting

Deposition experience

Education

Top-tier law school degree (JD)

Federal clerkship preferred

Job description

The Standard Legal Recruiting seeks a Junior to Mid-Level Litigation Associate for its Silicon Valley team. The role focuses on high-stakes class actions, complex commercial, and IP litigation for startups and Fortune 50 companies across state and federal courts.

Qualifications include 2–5 years of substantive litigation experience, top-tier law school credentials, strong research/writing, and discovery experience.