Litigation Associate

About the company

Our client is a law firm.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own a docket of civil defense matters from the opening filings through trial readiness, working independently while partnering with a wider group of attorneys. The role includes courtroom work on your own cases and advising on questions of insurance policy coverage.

What you'll do

- Handle every phase of a case, from initial filings through evidence exchange and contested motions.

- Take and defend witness depositions.

- Prepare cases for trial and appear before the court.

- Carry your own caseload while working closely with colleagues.

- Advise on whether and how insurance policies respond to claims.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- 3 to 5 years of post-JD experience in civil defense litigation.

- J.D. from an accredited law school.

- Active New Jersey bar admission.

- Track record of owning matters end to end rather than serving only as second chair.

- Experience taking and defending depositions, including experts, and the ability to say roughly how many.

- Experience running high-volume document and evidence exchange, including electronic records and disputes with opposing counsel.

- Experience appearing in court in your own right, such as conferences and oral argument.

- Skill drafting dispositive motions and briefs that a partner can file with minimal revision.

- Ability to interpret insurance policies and contracts under state law.

- Familiarity with analyzing an insurer's obligations to defend and to pay, and the related coverage correspondence.

- Some background in the insurance field, such as carrier-side defense or related liability work.

- Excellent research, writing and analytical ability.

- Ability to run several matters at once without prompting.

- Willingness to work in the office 4 days per week.

Bonus points

- Dedicated insurance coverage work, including opinions and declaratory judgment actions.

- Experience with management, professional or cyber liability lines.

- First-chair trial or arbitration experience.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 154,000 to 165,000 per year

Location and work model

- Madison, NJ, United States

- Hybrid, 4 days per week in the office

- Full-time