Litigation Attorney

Socket.dev; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits packages

401k plan with profit sharing

Free parking

Job summary

Bush Ross, a full-service law firm in Tampa, seeks an Attorney for its Civil Trial practice. The candidate will handle a broad tort and contract caseload, manage cases from start to finish, and appear in court for hearings.

Florida Bar membership and strong trial experience are essential. The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years of civil litigation experience, with a proven ability to handle all phases of litigation, including depositions, mediations, and client communications.

Qualifications

• Active license to practice law in Florida (The Florida Bar)
• 5–7 years of civil litigation experience
• Ability to independently manage cases from inception to resolution

Responsibilities

• Manage all phases of litigation including discovery, drafting pleadings and motions
• Take and defend depositions, participate in mediations, and communicate with clients and opposing counsel
• Appear in court for hearings and other proceedings, trial experience required

Skills

Civil litigation

Trial experience

Case management

Job description

Description

The Company

Bush Ross is a full-service large local law firm located on Tampa’s picturesque Riverwalk. We were founded over 40 years ago on the principle that clients want caring, insightful, ethical, problem solvers who bring value to their business. We are committed to providing a “client-first” culture that emphasizes care and concern for clients, as well as our employees.

The Position

We are seeking an Attorney to join our growing Civil Trial practice group. Attorneys in our Civil Trial practice group represent clients in a wide range of tort and contract claims within the areas of premises liability, professional liability, defamation, discrimination, insurance, and transportation.

The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years of civil litigation experience and the ability to independently manage cases from inception through final resolution. Candidates should have experience handling all phases of litigation, including factual investigation, legal research, discovery, drafting pleadings and motions, taking and defending depositions, participating in mediations, communicating with clients and opposing counsel, and appearing in court for hearings and other proceedings. Trial experience is required.

Candidates must be actively licensed to practice law in the State of Florida and be in good standing with The Florida Bar.

Why Bush Ross?

We foster a modern, business-professional environment where employees are valued and supported. In addition to competitive compensation, we are proud to offer our employees:

• Comprehensive benefits packages
• 401k plan with profit sharing
• Free parking

Bush Ross is an EEO employer.