Litigation Associate

Overview

• Responsibilities encompass drafting pleadings and dispositive motions, managing depositions, and making courtroom appearances, including arguing motions.


• The role involves handling trials and arbitration hearings, with opportunities for first or second chair experience, and requires developing, researching, and executing overall case strategy.

Posting details

At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping our clients succeed. A full-service law firm with more than 1,250 attorneys and over 2,000 on our team, we have the collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services that make us a preeminent law firm.

Taft is seeking an experienced Litigation Associate to join its Detroit office.

Taft is seeking an associate with 5-6 years of complex litigation experience, including: drafting pleadings and dispositive motions, courtroom appearances including arguing motions, handling depositions, handling trials, and arbitration hearings (first or second chair), and developing, researching, and executing overall case strategy. The ideal candidate will have excellent academic and professional credentials, superior research and persuasive writing ability, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication skills.

Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, 401K, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, bonus and more.

• medical


• dental


• vision


• life


• long term disability


• flexible spending


• 401K


• Paid Time Off


• paid holidays


• bonus


• more

The salary range for this position is $215,000 – $255,000 Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on office location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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