Mid-Senior Level Employment Litigation Associate

Fisher Phillips; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 200,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Fisher Phillips in Portland seeks a senior litigator for a defense-side complex litigation role with a preference for employment law experience. The candidate will manage matters from inception through resolution, draft pleadings, and oversee e-discovery strategy, motions, and depositions.

The role involves mentoring junior attorneys, collaborating with litigation teams, and pursuing a partner-track path with firm backing for business development and long-term practice growth.

Qualifications

• Experience handling defense-side complex litigation matters from inception to resolution.
• Preference for employment law experience.
• Mentor junior attorneys and collaborate with litigation teams.
• Partner-track opportunity with support for business development.

Responsibilities

• Draft pleadings and manage written and electronic discovery.
• Draft and argue dispositive and non-dispositive motions.
• Take and defend depositions; prepare for trials, hearings, or depositions.
• Lead or participate in mediations and trials.
• Mentor junior attorneys and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Complex litigation

Employment law experience

Mentoring

Discovery management

Job description

Overview

• The role involves defense-side complex litigation, with a preference for prior employment law experience; however, senior litigators from other defense-side complex litigation practices demonstrating a strong interest in developing an employment law practice will also be considered.
• Responsibilities include independently managing sophisticated litigation matters from inception through resolution, specifically drafting pleadings, managing written and electronic discovery (including e-discovery strategy), drafting and arguing dispositive and non-dispositive motions, taking and defending depositions, preparing for trials, hearings, or depositions, and leading or substantially participating in mediations and trials.
• The position also requires mentoring junior attorneys and collaborating with litigation teams.
• This is a partner-track opportunity, with the firm providing support for business development and long-term practice growth.