Associate Attorney - Litigation

Robbins Schwartz seeks an attorney with 1-2 years of applicable experience to join our litigation practice group as an Associate. At Robbins Schwartz, our attorneys provide practical and efficient representation to school districts, community colleges, municipalities and other public entities. Our litigation team also defends public sector claims as panel counsel for many major legal liability carriers.Qualified candidates will have relevant experience litigating public sector liability claims and defending civil rights, employment, and tort claims against governmental bodies and officials as well as representing clients in federal court litigation involving age, race, sex, due process, and retaliation claims.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Perform a variety of difficult and complex legal work and operate with substantial discretion and minimal direction or supervisionResearch and analyze the law on complex issuesSynthesize legal research and analysis into a coherent written memorandum or brief for submission to a client, court or arbitratorAnalyze and summarize complicated legal documents, including contracts, and suggest alterations to those documentsPerform discovery of various electronically stored data and hard copies of information in preparation for litigationNegotiate with outside parties on contractual issues and legal disputes, including settlement conferencesTake and defend depositionsBuild relationships with clients based on trustMeet the firm’s minimum billable hour requirementsRequired Qualifications:Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law schoolAdmission to the Illinois state bar1 year minimum experienceDisclaimer: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.Robbins Schwartz provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.