Mid-Level Litigation Associate

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; New York (NY); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York is seeking a litigation associate to advise domestic and international clients in complex matters, including commercial, regulatory, and class action securities and antitrust cases.

You will draft motions and briefs, manage discovery, and review documents across cross-border matters, with emphasis on e-discovery platforms, privilege logs, and expert reviews.

Responsibilities

• Draft dispositive motions, appellate briefs, pleadings, and discovery documents.
• Conduct large-scale e-discovery reviews using Relativity and DISCO.
• Review merger, trading, and corporate governance documents for shareholder derivative matters.
• Prepare Rule 26 disclosures and discovery-related motions.
• Assist with deposition preparation and witness reviews.
• Research securities and antitrust frameworks under the 1933 Act, 1934 Act, FRCP, and CPLR.
• Advise on litigation risk in transactional contexts such as indemnities and warranties.

Job description

Overview

• the firm's Litigation group represents domestic and international clients in complex litigation matters, including commercial and regulatory disputes, in both state and federal courts.
• The role involves advising and representing foreign and domestic issuers, multinational financial institutions, and other companies in complex litigation matters, specifically commercial, contract, and class action securities and antitrust cases.
• Responsibilities include advising clients on litigation risk in transactional contexts, such as indemnities, representations and warranties, and dispute mitigation.
• Daily tasks encompass drafting dispositive motions, appellate briefs, pleadings, written discovery, interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission.
• Research focuses on complex legal frameworks under the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sherman Antitrust Act, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), and New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR), utilizing Westlaw and Lexis.
• The associate will draft witness preparation and deposition outlines, assist with deposition preparation and witness reviews (including mock interviews and document review), and analyze expert reports from economic and accounting experts.
• Work involves reviewing merger, trading, and corporate governance documents in connection with shareholder derivative litigation matters, and preparing Rule 26 disclosures and discovery-related submissions, including discovery-related motions.
• A significant part of the role is performing large-scale document review utilizing e-discovery platforms such as Relativity and DISCO, covering relevance, privilege, technology-assisted review (TAR) methodologies, cross-border data privacy considerations (including GDPR implications), and preparing privilege logs and conducting privilege analysis.
• Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.