Mid-Level Litigation Associate (4-6 yrs.)

Permanent Placements LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Permanent Placements LLC is seeking a midlevel litigation associate for its Washington, DC office. The candidate should have 4-6 years of experience in complex litigation, particularly in areas like antitrust and class actions.

This role offers significant exposure to antitrust litigation, providing opportunities to deepen expertise, enhance skills, and work directly with clients and partners.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in complex litigation, preferably antitrust matters.
• Excellent legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Strong ability to manage and mentor junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage discovery and e-discovery processes.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Prepare and work with expert witnesses.
• Draft and argue motions.
• Collaborate in multi-party litigation, ideally including class actions.

Skills

Legal research

Writing skills

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school

Job description

Permanent Placements is seeking a midlevel litigation associate with four to six years of experience in complex litigation, like class actions, commercial litigation,or having experience with multidistrict litigation,to join a growing Commercial/Antitrustlitigation team for an AM100 clientbased in their Washington, DC office. Ideal candidates will have experience 4+ years of experience with antitrust matters (not required but needs to have in interest) or other comparably complex litigation.

Position Overview

In this role, the associate will play a key part on a team supporting a portfolio of antitrust litigation matters. The position offers exceptional exposure to all aspects of antitrust litigation, along with meaningful opportunities to deepen substantive expertise, enhance litigation skills, gain trial experience, and work directly with the client and the Partner.

Core Responsibilities

The successful candidate will bring substantial experience across all phases of complex litigation, including:

• Managing discovery and e-discovery
• Taking and defending depositions
• Preparing and working with expert witnesses
• Drafting and arguing motions
• Collaborating in multi-party litigation, ideally including class actions

Experience appearing before or interacting with government enforcement agencies (such as the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, or state attorneys general) is a plus but not required. Prior experience in a law firm environment is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent legal research, writing, and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team, manage & mentor more junior team members
• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
• Admission to and good standing with the District of Columbia Bar

Firm Overview

Our client is a top-ranked, nationally recognized law firm with a strong presence in major U.S. markets. The firm advises domestic and international clients across a wide range of practice areas, including complex litigation, corporate and business law, intellectual property, regulatory matters, and government affairs.