Litigation Associate

Overview

This role involves providing defense counsel to individuals and organizations in class actions, regulatory investigations, and complex data privacy and cyber security matters.

Remote or hybrid work arrangements may be available with occasional travel to Devon, PA or other locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage class actions and complex data matters on a day-to-day basis with guidance from a supervising Partner.
• Handle privacy-based tort, contract, and statutory actions brought by individual plaintiffs against individuals and institutional defendants.
• Represent clients before regulatory bodies and in regulatory investigations.
• Prepare timely drafts of pleadings, discovery, and other legal documents.
• Oversee document collection, review, and production.
• Appear on a client’s behalf or provide second-chair assistance to the supervising Partner at civil proceedings, oral arguments, and contested hearings.
• Ensure timely reporting to the client.
• Vet experts and other vendors for approval by the client and the supervising Partner.
• Perform legal research as needed for client matters and to update the team on emerging issues.
• Other tasks as reasonably assigned.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as an Associate working in a litigation practice group.
• Active license to practice law in Pennsylvania or the primary state of residence (additional bar memberships a plus).
• Experience tracking time and billing.
• Excellent research and writing skills.
• Strong ability to think strategically and analytically.
• Strong sense of ownership and efficient execution.
• Initiative, attention to detail, ability to learn quickly.
• Superb communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Class action or complex litigation experience (defense preferred).
• Experience with large document productions and working with e-discovery vendors.
• Courtroom exposure, argument, and hearing experience.
• Exposure to regulatory investigations.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive market pay.
• Full benefit package, including:
  • Accrued time off
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave
  • A generous 401(k) program

Location

Headquarters office located at 426 West Lancaster Ave, Devon, PA. Occasional travel to Devon, PA or other locations may be required.

Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.

Applicant must be authorized to work in the United States of America.