Litigation Associate Attorney - Denver, Colorado

Description

Stinson LLP is seeking a highly motivated associate with at least 5 years of litigation experience to join our business and commercial litigation practice areas in our Denver, Colorado office.

Eligibility for admission or active Colorado 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;
• The ability to be strategic and analytical in addressing client challenges, both legally and economically;
• Experience taking and defending depositions;
• Experience appearing in state and federal court on motions and other pre-trial matters; and
• Trial and arbitration experience.

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.

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At Stinson LLP, we are committed to the success of our attorneys. We are equally committed to providing competitive, affordable health and wellness benefits to help take care of yourself and your family, including :

• Medical, dental, and vision health plans
• Medical savings accounts
• Firm-provided Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness Program
• Employer-paid life insurance and AD&D
• Short- and long-term disability benefits
• Generous paid time off for holidays, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, and attorney leave for various reasons, including birth or adoption of a child and personal and / or family health;

generous paid military leave

• Paid bar dues, approved bar association memberships and CLE expenses
• Excellent work-life programs, including service bonuses, back-up child and elder care, and employee discount program

Our associate compensation structure has two components : (1) a base salary (based on an 1850 billable hour target) and (2) a discretionary merit bonus based on performance.

Depending on the experience level of the candidate, the base compensation for this role ranges between $215,000 and $235,000.

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] .

By submitting an application, you certify the information provided is true to the best of your knowledge and belief. You understand that being untruthful in response to any of the answers provided within an application or any of the attached documents may lead to your termination in the event you are employed.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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)