Associate - Business and Commercial Litigation

Founded in 1856, Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries Harris Beach represents include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities. The firm’s more than 200 lawyers practice among offices throughout New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Uniondale, Washington, D.C. and White Plains, as well as in New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey.

Location:  Long Island (Uniondale), NY                                                               

Description: Harris Beach PLLC seeks an energetic, knowledgeable mid-level litigation associate to assist with all types of business and commercial litigation matters in a thriving and highly productive litigation practice.

The Litigation Associate will have the opportunity to:

• Obtain significant state and federal trial experience in a team environment
• Oversee a significant case load from inception
• Meet and create contacts with New York State and Federal Court personnel
• Actively participate in their career development and growth, practically and professionally
• Argue before State and Federal Courts; Represent our clients in courtroom and mediation/arbitration proceedings
• Take and defend depositions
• Be an active research team member to assist clients with various factual and legal issues
• Collaborate with senior partners on case management and strategy
• Draft legal documents, i.e. motions, pleadings, memoranda, discovery demands
• Obtain experience factually researching business and corporate policies, and programs by examining records and transactions underlying business disputes and investigations 

Applications are encouraged and desired if you have:

• 3+ years’ experience in litigation required
• Admission to NYS bar (or ability to waive in)
• Juris Doctorate from ABA accredited law school required
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Strong writing skills
• High level organizational skills
• Ability to absorb, process and understand, new information rapidly
• Conscientiousness, dedication, self-discipline, and a strong sense of responsibility
• Capability of functioning with differing personalities and prioritizing important matters and dates organization
• Military experience welcome 

Harris Beach is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates. Harris Beach PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position and geographic locations.

The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.