Litigation Associate Attorney - Washington, DC

Description

Stinson LLP is seeking a highly motivated associate with at least 3 years of litigation experience to join our litigation practice areas in our Washington, DC office.

Eligibility for admission or active Washington, DC license required. Qualified candidates will have exceptional academic performance.

Excellent research, writing, analytical, and communication skills are required. Judicial clerkship experience is preferred.

The successful candidate should have the following experience and skills :

• Significant responsibility for pleadings, motions, and briefing on complex matters;
• Proficiency handling e-discovery and fact development;
• The confidence to tackle complex fact, legal, and logistical issues with foresight; and
• The ability to be strategic and analytical in addressing client challenges, both legally and economically.

The role requires a candidate with strong interpersonal skills, a high degree of maturity, a willingness to learn, and a desire to manage a challenging workload on work spanning high-stakes litigation, arbitration, and trial work.

We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment.

Please apply online and provide a resume, cover letter, unofficial law school transcript and a writing sample. For questions, contact the Stinson Attorney Recruiting Team at recruiting@stinson.

com . Please submit your application by no later than 45 days following the Posted date. Applications received after this date may not be considered.

For information about Stinson's compensation system and other associate benefits, visit us at www.stinson.com and the NALP Directory of Legal Employers, https : / / www.nalpdirectory.com / .

Stinson LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran, disabled and other diverse candidates to apply and be considered for open positions.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Stinson LLP is a federal contractor. Information gathered through applicant Voluntary Self-Identification will be used periodically with various government agencies for statistical reporting and to measure the effectiveness of our Affirmative Action and EEO outreach efforts.

All information is requested on a voluntary basis and will be kept confidential. We will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Applicants with a disability that are in need of an accommodation to complete the Stinson LLP application process should contact Human Resources at 316.

268.7962 or email [email protected] .

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If employed, you will be required to provide documentation showing you are legally authorized to work in the United States.

We conduct criminal background checks of all individuals offered employment.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)