Litigation Attorney

TorontoJobs.ca Recruitment Division; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent real estate law firm in New York is seeking an attorney for their Litigation Practice Group. The ideal candidate will be experienced in all phases of litigation, from pleadings to trial, and possess excellent writing skills. The firm offers a competitive revenue sharing program, top-tier benefits, and the opportunity for significant client interaction and court experience from day one.

Benefits

Revenue sharing for all attorneys

Comprehensive health insurance

Firm funded dental and vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Matching 401(K) plan

Subsidized gym memberships

Qualifications

• Must have experience from pleadings to trial in state or federal courts.
• Appellate experience preferred, but not required.
• Self-starter looking for strategic decision-making opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Handle all pre-trial aspects of complex real estate litigations.
• Conduct depositions and argue motions in court.

Skills

Excellent writing skills

Experience in real estate litigation

Confidence to appear in court

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Overview

Position Details: Our client is New York’s preeminent boutique real estate law firm, seeking an attorney to join their Litigation Practice Group. Candidates must have experience from pleadings to trial in state Supreme Court, or federal courts; appellate experience preferred, but not required. Candidates must have excellent writing skills and be able to handle all pre-trial aspects of complex real estate litigations including initial pleadings, through discovery, researching and drafting motions, and conducting depositions. Additionally, candidates should exhibit confidence to appear in court and argue motions. For the junior attorney position, we are seeking a self-starter looking for the opportunity to make strategic decisions, and gain substantial court experience and client interaction, from the first day. Real estate and trial experience are a plus.

About the Firm: Our client has participated and prevailed in many of the most important New York real estate cases of the new millennium, as reflected in numerous published and unpublished decisions on novel legal issues. The firm’s successes have led to the highest honors and awards from the bar and ranking organizations. Our client is the only real estate litigation law firm with under 30 attorneys that has received an AV Martindale-Hubbell rating, Super Lawyers honors with a Top 100 recognition, Best Lawyer awards for the firm and attorneys and selection into the Registry of Preeminent Lawyers as well as the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. By uniting many of the best real estate attorneys of our generation, our client has become one of New York’s most prominent real estate law firms. The firm excels by solely practicing real estate law and only taking on projects and cases where it is among the best in the field. Our client has achieved ground breaking results in the courtroom, in the board room, at the closing table, in the lobbies of legislative bodies, and in every other venue where talented legal advocacy is key to its clients’ interests.

Why join us?

• Revenue sharing for all attorneys: The Revenue Sharing Plan offers a competitive compensation system to all attorneys. Every attorney receives a 1/3 of the hours billed by that attorney and then collected by the firm (in addition to 20% bonuses paid to the attorney for introducing a client to the firm). Assuming one-third of the cash revenue on billed time is greater than the amount of advance compensation paid, the difference will be paid to the attorney as a bonus. In addition to the revenue sharing program, our attorneys are able to make supplementary revenue based on the amount of business they bring in. When an attorney at any level brings in new business they will receive a percentage of that new business (20%), on top of the compensation revenue program. Every attorney at the firm receives one-third of their collected billable time and any attorney who brings in business will receive a higher amount to be negotiated.
• Benefits include: Rolls Royce of Health Insurance Plans, Firm Funded Dental and Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Matching 401(K) plan, Commuter benefits, Subsidized 80% Gym Memberships. Every attorney receives their own office with a spectacular view.
• Portable Business: The firm is very busy and no attorney is required to bring portable business or any business to the firm; nor is there any requirement to bring in business to make partner at the firm.

About the Firm – Honors & Awards (selected)

• Crain’s Best Places To Work
• New York’s Best and Brightest Company to Work For
• Chambers USA: One of New York’s Top Real Estate Litigators
• Best Lawyers: The Best Lawyers of New York City for Real Estate Law
• Top 100 Super Lawyers
• Highest “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell
• Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
• Commercial Observer Most Powerful Real Estate Attorneys
• America’s Top 100 Bet-The-Company Litigators
• American Lawyer: Top Rated Litigators