Litigation Associate: Impact, Collaboration & Growth

Cassiday Schade LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Job summary

Cassiday Schade LLP is seeking an associate attorney for its Chicago Office with up to three years of experience in any area of law. The successful candidate must be licensed to practice in Illinois and committed to collaborative, professional practice alongside our team of 100+ attorneys.

The role focuses on drafting pleadings and memos, conducting depositions, discovery, and court appearances, with a strong emphasis on analytical rigor and client interaction.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in Illinois.
• Proficient with Lexis and MS Office.
• Demonstrate strong legal research and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft pleadings, motions, orders, discovery and legal memoranda.
• Prepare and respond to written discovery, conduct legal research, and take and defend depositions.
• Review client documents, draft case evaluations and prepare status report correspondence.
• Assist with and participate in mediations, pretrial settlement conferences and court appearances.
• Interact directly with clients, claim professionals, opposing counsel, colleagues and staff; and manage a substantive case load.
• Perform a variety of difficult and complex legal work with discretion and minimal supervision.

Skills

Legal research

Draft pleadings

Depositions

Lexis

MS Office

Education

Illinois bar admission

Tools

Lexis

MS Office

Job description

Cassiday Schade LLP is seeking an associate attorney for its Chicago Office with up to three years of experience in any area of law. The successful candidate must be licensed to practice in Illinois and committed to collaborative, professional practice alongside our team of 100+ attorneys.

The role focuses on drafting pleadings and memos, conducting depositions, discovery, and court appearances, with a strong emphasis on analytical rigor and client interaction.