Job Description
Job DescriptionDirect Counsel is seeking a Commercial Litigation Associate with 2–5 years of experience to join a premier litigation practice in either Boston or New York. This is an outstanding opportunity for a litigator looking to work on sophisticated, high-stakes commercial disputes while gaining significant responsibility and direct exposure to clients and senior trial attorneys.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing key phases of complex litigation and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Handle all phases of complex commercial litigation matters
- Manage written discovery, document discovery, and discovery strategy
- Conduct legal research and draft memoranda, pleadings, and dispositive and non-dispositive motions
- Take and defend depositions
- Assist with witness preparation and case development
- Support trial preparation, trial strategy, hearings, and courtroom proceedings
- Collaborate closely with partners, clients, and litigation teams on sophisticated disputes
- Manage case deadlines, strategy, and workflow across multiple active matters
Qualifications
- 2–5 years of commercial litigation experience
- Experience conducting discovery and managing complex litigation matters
- Experience drafting and arguing pleadings and motions
- Experience taking and defending depositions
- Trial preparation and witness preparation experience
- Outstanding academic credentials
- Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and communication skills
- Comparable law firm experience preferred
- Judicial clerkship experience is a plus
- Experience on both the plaintiff and defense side is a plus
- Active bar admission in the jurisdiction of the primary office required
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $225,000 – $325,000
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Hybrid work environment
- Significant client contact and hands-on responsibility
- Accelerated professional development through direct collaboration with senior attorneys
- Opportunity to work on sophisticated, high-profile commercial disputes
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