[Hiring] Associate Attorney @Orion Placement

Role Description

• Manage first-party property litigation matters through pre-litigation, discovery, negotiation, hearings, depositions, mediation, trial preparation, and resolution.
• Provide thoughtful legal advice and strategic guidance to clients throughout the life of each matter.
• Draft and review pleadings, motions, discovery, notices, subpoenas, correspondence, and other legal documents.
• Organize, analyze, and summarize voluminous records and identify key facts, issues, and evidence.
• Prepare exhibits, case materials, witnesses, and supporting documentation for depositions, hearings, examinations, and trials.
• Conduct factual investigations, interviews, statements, document collection, and database research.
• Perform legal research and analyze statutes, policies, court procedures, and relevant case law.
• Evaluate case strengths, weaknesses, risks, and potential strategies to support favorable outcomes.
• Communicate effectively with clients, opposing counsel, courts, witnesses, experts, and internal team members.
• Maintain organized case files and manage deadlines and assignments efficiently.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active license in good standing with the New York or New Jersey Bar.
• 1+ year of directly relevant first-party property litigation experience.
• Ideally 3+ years of experience as a practicing associate attorney, with 3 to 4 years especially well aligned.
• Strong knowledge of civil litigation practices, legal research, discovery, pleadings, motions, and court procedures.
• Excellent written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to independently manage priorities, deadlines, and case responsibilities.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, legal research platforms, and standard legal technology.
• Ability to travel locally for hearings, trials, depositions, and client meetings when required.

Requirements

• Must have first-party property litigation experience.
• Active, current license in good standing with either the New York or New Jersey Bar.
• Candidates licensed in both New York and New Jersey are strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance