Senior Trial Attorney – Complex Litigation

Australia-Employment; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is recruiting a Senior Trial Attorney for complex litigation based in Philadelphia, PA. This on-site, permanent role focuses on sophisticated defense matters with national exposure, including catastrophic injury and product liability.

The ideal candidate has extensive trial experience, a strong background in civil litigation or government service, and the ability to manage cases from investigation through trial. Travel for depositions and court appearances is expected.

Qualifications

• Significant trial experience across civil defense or government litigation.
• Ability to independently investigate, depose witnesses, and present cases.
• Comfort with complex/high-exposure matters on a national scale.

Responsibilities

• Handle complex defense matters involving catastrophic injury, product liability, construction, and other high-exposure litigation.
• Take cases from factual investigation through trial, including depositions and motions.
• Travel for depositions, hearings, trials, and client meetings as needed.
• Collaborate with partners and clients to develop trial strategy and resolutions.

Skills

Trial experience

Civil litigation

Prosecutor/government experience

Depositions

Job description

Senior Trial Attorney – Complex Litigation

$150000 - $275000 per year | Philadelphia, PA | On-site | Permanent

Join a nationally recognized, full-service law firm handling sophisticated, high-stakes defense matters across the country. Excellent opportunity for an experienced civil litigator or accomplished prosecutor/government trial attorney

A bit about us:

We are a well-established, full-service law firm with 120+ attorneys and a history spanning more than a century. Headquartered in Philadelphia with additional offices throughout the Northeast, our attorneys represent businesses, institutions, and individuals in sophisticated matters throughout the United States and internationally. Our litigation platform handles complex commercial disputes, product liability, catastrophic injury and events, construction matters, white-collar defense, government investigations, and other high-stakes litigation. We offer the resources and caliber of work associated with a larger firm while maintaining a collaborative, mid-sized environment where experienced attorneys can have meaningful ownership of their cases.

Why join us?

• Sophisticated, high-stakes litigation with a national caseload
• Opportunity to take significant ownership of cases from factual investigation through trial
• Established 120+ attorney full-service platform
• Strong firm stability with 10+ year average attorney tenure
• Work alongside experienced trial attorneys while maintaining substantial autonomy
• Opportunity for accomplished prosecutors and government attorneys to transition into sophisticated private-practice litigation
• Broad practice platform providing exposure to product liability, catastrophic injury, construction, commercial litigation, and related matters
• Philadelphia-based position with national case exposure
• Compensation competitive with experience and portable business, where applicable

Job Details

We are seeking a seasoned trial attorney who genuinely enjoys getting into the facts of a case, developing strategy, and taking matters into the courtroom. This is not a position where candidates need to check one specific practice-area box—the priority is finding a strong, experienced trial lawyer.

The attorney will handle sophisticated defense matters involving catastrophic injury, product liability, construction, property damage, and other complex/high-exposure litigation. Candidates coming directly from civil defense are welcome, but we are also very interested in former prosecutors, AUSAs, Attorney General attorneys, and other government litigators with substantial first-chair trial experience.

Candidates should bring significant litigation experience with the ability to independently investigate and develop cases, conduct and defend depositions, work with fact and expert witnesses, draft and argue substantive motions, develop trial strategy, negotiate resolutions, and take matters through trial. Strong courtroom presence, judgment, writing skills, and client-facing capabilities are important.

This practice handles cases throughout the country, so candidates must be willing and able to travel for depositions, hearings, trials, client meetings, and other case needs. The ideal candidate is looking for a long-term home within a well-rounded firm where they can continue trying significant cases while benefiting from a broader full-service platform.

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