Junior Litigation Associate

Company: StaffingForce
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

Prominent law firm seeks a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year Litigation savvy Junior Associate to join its Kansas City team.

Candidate will have the following: 1-3 years of litigation experience including drafting briefs, pleadings, and motions, as well as handling discovery, preparing for depositions, and other aspects of complex litigation within a major law firm setting (experience will be current or very recent) ; Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, WORD, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat ; Proficiency in PowerPoint.

Stellar academic credentials (Law Review and/or Moot Court accolades desired) ; Strong research, verbal & written communication skills required ; Missouri Bar (or current eligibility to waive).

Excellent work environment and benefits package with competitive compensation commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

-Representing a diverse group of companies and individuals, from all industries, in business disputes in state and federal court litigation, through trial and appeal, as well as in mediation and arbitration.

-Providing the full spectrum of litigation services to clients throughout the U.S. and abroad in criminal, governmental regulatory, and civil litigation matters.

-Handling all aspects of complex litigation to include: drafting pleadings and motions, managing discovery and handling discovery disputes, fact investigation and witness interviews, preparing for depositions, arguing motions, overall case management and client interaction.

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