Associate-Litigation

JOB TITLE: Litigation Associate 
LOCATION: Lexington

STATUS: Exempt

SUMMARY: As an Associate in Stoll Keenon Ogden’s Business Litigation Strategic Business Unit, you will have the opportunity to work in a complex and ever-changing business sector. In this role, Associates support other attorneys and Members of the Firm in delivering high level legal assistance in an effort to protect and pursue our clients’ interest. The ideal Associate will have a strong background and interest with complex business and tort litigation and enjoy collaborating and contributing to the attorney team serving clients with intricate legal issues.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to demonstrate outstanding legal research, analysis, and written/oral communication skills on a consistent basis.
• Maintain demand for his/her services sufficient to maintain minimum required goals through excellent and responsive work product.
• Manage aspects of complex legal matters with appropriate degrees of supervision.
• Demonstrate ability to maintain and enhance existing client relationships, evidenced by requests from clients for his/her services.
• Assist the Firm in helping to generate new client relationships through research, written work product, presentations and other specific tasks upon request.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and expand upon legal skills and expertise through satisfaction of required continuing legal education requirements.
• Demonstrate consistent, excellent work habits indicated by meeting the Firm’s billable and non-billable hour requirements.
• Demonstrate expertise in all aspects of Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the ability to work with all portable document format (PDF) applications.
• Demonstrate expertise or ability to quickly learn e-discovery.
• Understanding of Appellate brief rules, formatting and preparation of citations to the record on appeal for appellate briefs.
• Preparation of deposition summaries and document indices, where necessary.
• Maintain a professional attitude and appearance with clients, other attorneys, judges, and anyone associated with a specific client matter.
• Maintain good practice hygiene, including entering time on a daily basis and reviewing any prebills or invoices in a timely manner consistent with the Firm’s practices.
• Attendance at relevant Firm and Practice Group meetings
• Attendance at law student and associate recruiting events upon request
• Follow all personnel policies and procedures of the Firm.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• A minimum of two to four years practicing law in Business or Tort Litigation.
• Consistently demonstrate personal qualities of honesty, character, leadership, integrity, maturity, and Firm loyalty.
• Proper treatment of attorneys and other team members within the Firm.
• Ability to effectively leverage support team.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Exceptional writing and legal drafting skills.
• Some travel may be required, including the possibility of overnight stays.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with the team and clients.
• Willingness to own mistakes and work towards progress.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• This position requires sitting for the majority of the workday. May lift up to 5 – 10 lbs.

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:

• Assigning attorneys and the Business Litigation Strategic Business Unit Leader.

The statements contained in this job description are not necessarily all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned, and requirements may vary from time to time.