Trial Attorney

Schiavetti, Corgan, DiEdwards, Weinberg & Nicholson LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Schiavetti, Corgan, DiEdwards, Weinberg & Nicholson LLP, a New York-based law firm, seeks a full-time Trial Attorney for a hybrid role in the New York Metropolitan Area. You will manage medical malpractice and general liability defense matters from inception through verdict, including strategy, discovery, motions, and trial preparation.

The ideal candidate has NYS Bar admission with substantial trial experience and will regularly appear in courts across the five boroughs and adjacent counties,

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar in good standing.
• Significant trial experience with verdicts; ADA/Legal Aid experience preferred.
• Strong legal writing, research, civil procedure, and evidence foundations.
• Ability to manage a caseload independently and take depositions.
• Willingness to appear in courts across the five boroughs and neighboring counties.

Responsibilities

• Take and defend depositions.
• Draft and argue motions and manage discovery.
• Lead case strategy from inception to verdict.
• Collaborate with clients, experts and witnesses; report developments.

Skills

Legal research

Deposition experience

Trial experience

Education

New York State Bar admission

Tools

Motions drafting

Job description

Company Description

Schiavetti, Corgan, DiEdwards, Weinberg & Nicholson LLP is a New York-based law firm with over four decades of experience defending health care providers and medical institutions in complex medical malpractice matters. The firm’s trial attorneys handle high-stakes cases involving issues such as hypoxic ischemic brain injury, Erb’s Palsy, paralysis, and wrongful death, consistently achieving strong defense verdicts, dismissals, and favorable settlements. Its appellate team manages appeals, trial applications, post-trial motions, and complex motion practice, emphasizing rigorous research and persuasive writing.

Role Description

This full-time Trial Attorney role is a hybrid position based in the New York Metropolitan Area, with a mix of in-office and work-from-home flexibility. The Trial Attorney will manage a caseload of medical malpractice as well as general liability defense matters from inception through verdict, including case strategy, discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation. Day-to-day responsibilities include taking and defending depositions, drafting and arguing motions, conducting discovery, appearing in court for conferences and hearings, working closely with clients, experts, and witnesses and reporting on all pertinent developments.

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar for at least 5 years and in good standing.
• Strong trial experience including multiple cases tried to verdict; ADA / Legal Aid experience preferred.
• Strong foundation in writing, legal research, civil procedure and evidence; medical background a plus.
• Proficiency in drafting and arguing motions, conducting discovery, and managing a caseload independently,
• Hands-on experience with defending and taking depositions.
• Comfort appearing regularly in courts in the five boroughs and adjacent counties.