Hinshaw & Culbertson

Defense Litigation Associate

Hinshaw & Culbertson$88K — $105K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Must be admitted to the Indiana Bar and in good standing.
  • 2+ years of defense litigation experience across various liability matters.
  • Experience in drafting complex legal documents and conducting depositions.
  • Demonstrated autonomy in managing a rigorous caseload while ensuring high-quality work.
  • Strong academics and excellent writing skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a diverse and challenging caseload with significant responsibilities.
  • Collaborate with a high-performing team to deliver legal services.
  • Draft complex opinions, motions, and legal memoranda.
  • Conduct thorough file analysis and legal research.
  • Take depositions and interview witnesses.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with multiple paths to earn more.
  • Semi-annual and annual performance-based bonuses.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including top-tier healthcare and generous PTO.
  • Career support via mentorship programs and skills development workshops.
  • Flexible career tracks and pro bono opportunities.
Full Job Description
Location: Schereville, IN | Hybrid or Remote

What You Will Do
  • You will be entrusted with a diverse and challenging caseload, assuming significant responsibilities from the outset, while collaborating with a high-performing team.

Qualifications
  • Must be admitted to the Indiana Bar and in good standing.
  • Ideal candidates will have 2+ years of defense litigation experience, including general liability, product liability, construction defect, premises liability, and vehicle liability matters.
  • Experience drafting complicated opinions, motions and legal memoranda, conducting file analysis, taking depositions, and interviewing witnesses.
  • Demonstrated experience managing a rigorous caseload independently, with the ability to handle multiple matters efficiently while maintaining high-quality work.
  • Strong academics and excellent writing skills required.

What We Offer

Competitive Compensation & Multiple Paths to Earn More

Hinshaw's compensation structure is designed to reward performance and provide multiple opportunities to increase your total compensation. In addition to competitive base salaries, attorneys can benefit from:
  • Semi-annual hours-based bonuses rewarding strong billable performance
  • Annual billed-and-collected bonuses providing an additional opportunity to directly benefit from your business and billing results
  • Discretionary annual bonuses recognizing overall contributions and performance

With multiple bonus opportunities throughout the year, Hinshaw provides several avenues to achieve-and potentially exceed your compensation goals.

Exceptional Benefits, Growth & Career Support

Hinshaw offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, career growth, and life beyond the workplace. Employees enjoy top-tier healthcare with multiple medical plan options to fit individual and family needs, along with dental and vision coverage.

Additional benefits include generous PTO and holidays, retirement savings and wealth management resources, a student loan repayment program, backup care, parental and personal leave with reintegration support, wellness and mental health resources, EAP, commuter benefits, and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Hinshaw also recognizes and rewards long-term commitment through its employee anniversary program.

Your growth matters at Hinshaw. Through a dedicated Mentor Program, Hinshaw University skills development, Trial Workshops, and free monthly CLE programs, attorneys have meaningful opportunities to sharpen their skills and advance their careers. Our Peer Recognition Program allows you to be recognized and recognize fellow peers for outstanding work. Flexible career tracks allow you to shape your professional path, while coast-to-coast pro bono opportunities provide the chance to make an impact in communities across the country.

At Hinshaw, you're not just joining a firm; you're joining a firm invested in your success, your career, and your life.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your resume, unofficial law school transcript, and writing sample.

About Hinshaw & Culbertson

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a U.S. based law firm with offices in 11 states and London. The firm was founded in 1934 and has over 500 lawyers. Hinshaw offers a full-service practice with an emphasis in litigation, corporate and business law, environmental, labor and employment law, professional liability defense, and wealth preservation and taxation matters. The firm serves clients ranging from emerging and middle-market businesses to Fortune 500 companies, as well as governmental and public entities.
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