Overview
Phoenix Litigation Associate Jobs in Phoenix, Arizona, USA at Hagens & Berman
Job Description
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is a national class-action and complex litigation law firm that takes on the world’s largest corporations and entities, fighting for the rights of consumers, employees, student-athletes, investors, whistleblowers, and others. In the firm’s 31 years of practice, Hagens Berman has earned a reputation as one of the most feared plaintiffs’ firms in the nation, willing to go above and beyond in the fight for our clients’ rights.
Founded in 1993, Hagens Berman has recovered settlements valued at more than $320 billion for our clients across our various practice areas. Our legal team has achieved record-breaking settlements and believes in helping those most in need.
Core Responsibilities:
Investigate and vet potential new cases for technical and legal issues
Responsible for having a deep knowledge and understanding of all the facts in each case that is assigned
Ability to review, summarize, and highlight evidence gathered from documents
Research legal facts and regulations for new cases
Conduct all phases of civil discovery, including drafting written discovery, conducting meet and confers, and preparing for and conducting depositions
Draft briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents
Prepare for hearing, trial, and depositions
Help identify and work with experts
Identify, select and prepare expert witnesses
Requirements and
Qualifications:
J.D. with 3-6 years’ litigation experience (class action experience strongly preferred)
Highly accomplished academic and employment credentials (federal law clerk experience a plus)
Exceptional analytical skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Superior writing, drafting and oral advocacy skills
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, planning, verbal and written communication skills
Results oriented, self-starter, with a high level of initiative
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with internal and external contacts at all levels
Ability to work independently, shift focus, adapt to changing priorities, and maintain patience in high-pressure situations
Must manage highly confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity
Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel)
Full-time employees become eligible for several benefits on the first of the month following hire, including medical, dental, vision, HSA, life insurance, AD&D, EAP, 401K, LTD and STD. Also available is a voluntary FSA, and transit and parking benefits.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Title: Phoenix Litigation Associate
Company: Hagens & Berman
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Category: Law/Legal, Administrative/Clerical