Pay: $90,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year
Associate Attorney - Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers
Why work for us:
- Be part of a growing firm with a national presence
- Be a part of a high performing team
- Learn about mass torts and class action cases
- Generous year-end bonuses and case origination bonuses
- Generous benefits and perks
Job Summary:
Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, one of the fastest growing and most well-known trial law firms in the country, named to the Inc. 5000 List two years in a row, is hiring an Associate Attorney for our Mass Torts and Class Action team. Do you want to work on cases that matter and represent victims in social media litigation and other high-profile mass tort cases that are shaping the law in Nevada and across the country?
If you're ready to handle complex, challenging litigation alongside some of the best trial lawyers in the profession, this is the opportunity for you.
We represent ordinary and extraordinary people who have been injured or killed, or whose loved ones have been injured or killed, by the wrongdoing of corporations and other powerful defendants. Our Mass Torts and Class Action team handles large-loss, high-stakes cases that require sophisticated legal strategy, extensive discovery, and the ability to coordinate with co-counsel on cases of national importance. As an Associate Attorney, you'll take on meaningful responsibility from day one, conducting legal research, drafting motions and briefs, taking and defending depositions, and helping prepare cases for trial.
Our clients come from all walks of life, and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our law firm stronger. Excellence is expected and required.
Benefits
- Generous year-end bonuses
- 15 days PTO, 12 paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave
- 6 Weeks paid parental leave
- 50% of health insurance premiums paid by firm
- 401k plan with free 4% match
- 401k Profit sharing
- Cash balance plan (Pension plan) - in addition to the 401k, 401k match, and 401k profit sharing
- Diverse and inclusive work atmosphere
- Work from home once a week (if you want)
- Volunteer opportunities in the community
- Wellness and personal and professional development opportunities
Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervise
- Oversee paralegal and law clerk work
- Review documents drafted by law clerks and paralegals
- Ensure case deadlines are met and case is prosecuted in a timely manner
- Participate in Litigation and Execute Strategy on Each Case
- Ensure case deadlines are met and case is prosecuted in a timely manner
- Participate in Litigation and Execute Strategy on Each Case
- Maintain client communication and provide updates to clients on case status
- Conduct focus groups at appropriate times
- Help set budget and monitor case costs as case progresses
- Help set case deadlines
- Retain experts
- Determine what discovery is needed, draft written discovery, conduct and defend depositions
- Travel for depositions/discovery
- Draft complaints, motions, oppositions, replies and/or review those drafted by law clerk
- Make sure complaints are filed before SOL
- Attend hearings and argue motions
- Develop settlement strategy to present to partner
- Develop mediation strategy to present to partner
- Negotiate settlements
- Attend mediations
- Conduct court-annexed arbitrations, short trials, and trials as necessary
Prepare Case for Trial
- Work with partner to develop trial strategy
- Draft pre-trial motions, or review motions drafted by law clerk
- Help draft opening statement or create presentation
- Help call and interview witnesses
Marketing
- Attend marketing events
- Meals or events with referral partners
- Develop referral relationships
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities (If required):
- Supervise paralegals, legal assistants, medical record specialists, and law clerks
Required Education and Experience:
- Juris Doctorate Degree
- 1-3 years as an attorney at a personal injury law firm or insurance defense law firm.
- Experience with Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Experience with Adobe products
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Prior mass torts or class action experience
- Prior complex civil litigation experience
- ESI discovery
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
- Office setting
- Travel required
Equal Opportunity Statement for Employment: Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Claggett & Sykes Law Firm expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
Pay: $90,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a Juris Doctorate Degree?
Work Location: In person
