Stark & Stark has a full-time opening for a Personal Injury Litigation Associate in our Newton, Pennsylvania office. The ideal candidate will have excellent legal research and writing skills, an entrepreneurial spirit, and be self-directed and detail oriented. Candidates must be able to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. The right candidate will have the extraordinary opportunity to continue their professional development in a challenging but collegial environment.
The candidate will support personal injury cases with the oversight of other attorneys in the practice. Responsibilities will include handling depositions, drafting and responding to pleadings, evaluating the merits of a personal injury claim, ascertaining experts, providing guidance and counsel to the clients through effective communication, medical review, and negotiating, settling, litigating cases and trial of cases.
The candidate should excel in the following areas:
Legal analysis
Drafting of pleadings, discovery and motions
Negotiation
Written and verbal communication skills
Attention to detail and accuracy
The candidate should possess strong, analytical, interpersonal, drafting, negotiation, excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy, demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and to interact directly with clients. Must be licensed to practice in the State of Pennsylvania.
