Litigation Associate Attorney - Kansas City

Stinson's

$95K — $115K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of litigation experience from a reputable law firm
  • Outstanding writing and oral advocacy skills
  • Experience with pleadings, motions, and briefing on complex issues
  • Proficient in e-discovery and fact development
  • Experience taking and defending depositions
  • Active Missouri license or eligibility for Missouri bar admission
  • Strong strategic and analytical thinking abilities

Responsibilities

  • Draft and manage pleadings, motions, and complex briefs
  • Oversee e-discovery processes and fact development
  • Address complex legal and logistical issues proactively
  • Take and defend depositions as needed
  • Appear in state and federal courts for motions and pre-trial matters
  • Work collaboratively to address client challenges strategically
  • Manage a diverse and challenging litigation workload, including trials and arbitration

Benefits

  • Relocation support to Kansas City if needed
  • Opportunity to work on high-stakes litigation
  • Mentorship and professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative team-oriented environment
  • Commitment to client service excellence
  • Diverse caseload across various areas of litigation
Full Job Description
Stinson LLP seeks an Associate Attorney with three to five years of litigation experience to join our Kansas City office.

We prefer candidates with experience from a regional, national, or outstanding local law firm. Excellent writing, oral advocacy skills, and academics are required. Clerkship and court experience are a plus. The successful candidate should have the following experience and skills:
  • Significant responsibility for pleadings, motions, and briefing on complex matters;
  • Proficiency handling e-discovery and fact development;
  • The confidence to tackle complex fact, legal, and logistical issues with foresight;
  • Experience taking and defending depositions;
  • Experience appearing in state and federal court on motions and other pre-trial matters; and
  • The ability to be strategic and analytical in addressing client challenges, both legally and economically.

The role requires a candidate with strong interpersonal skills, a high degree of maturity, a willingness to learn, and a desire to manage a challenging workload on work spanning high-stakes litigation, arbitration, and trial work. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment.

Qualified candidates will have four to five years of litigation experience and the ability to handle sophisticated litigation work at a national level. Active Missouri license or eligibility to become admitted to the Missouri bar is required.

Please apply online. Applicants should provide a resume, cover letter, unofficial law school transcript and a writing sample. For questions, contact [redacted]. Please submit your application by no later than 45 days following the posted date. Applications received after this date may not be considered.

For information about Stinson, visit us at www.stinson.com and the NALP Directory of Legal Employers, https://www.nalpdirectory.com/.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.

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