Litigation Associate - Real Estate Courtroom Practice (DC)

Offit Kurman; Washington; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Offit Kurman is seeking a Litigation AssociateAttorney with 4+ years of experience to join our Washington, DC office. You will gain hands-on courtroom experience and work on a strong mix of litigation and drafting, representing large landlords and property management clients in a high-volume real estate practice.

Key responsibilities include regular court appearances, drafting pleadings and motions, and managing discovery. Must be licensed in DC; MD & VA are a plus.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of litigation experience in real estate or landlord-tenant matters.
• Excellent writing, organizational, and oral advocacy skills.
• Bench trial experience not required, but court appearances must be feasible.
• Licensed to practice in DC; MD & VA are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Represent landlords and property management clients in high-volume real estate litigation.
• Appear in court for returns, motions, bench or jury trials, and hearings.
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery responses, and trial documents; manage discovery requests.

Skills

Litigation experience

Courtroom advocacy

Research & writing

Oral arguments

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

Microsoft Word

Job description

Offit Kurman is seeking a Litigation AssociateAttorney with 4+ years of experience to join our Washington, DC office. You will gain hands-on courtroom experience and work on a strong mix of litigation and drafting, representing large landlords and property management clients in a high-volume real estate practice.

Key responsibilities include regular court appearances, drafting pleadings and motions, and managing discovery. Must be licensed in DC; MD & VA are a plus.