Litigation Associate Attorney

You're three or four years into a litigation practice, and you still haven't been on your feet.You've drafted the memos. You've run the doc review. You've cite checked the brief that someone more senior actually argued. But the parts of the job that turn an associate into a litigator — taking a deposition, arguing a motion, owning a workstream the client can see — keep going to somebody else.DC is the wrong market to be stuck in that seat.This is the city where complex commercial disputes, regulatory enforcement, and high-stakes federal litigation all run through. The matters are sophisticated, the courts are demanding, and midlevels who can actually carry responsibility are in short supply.A global AmLaw firm with one of the deeper litigation benches in Washington is making a number of midlevel hires for its DC office. The practice is busy and growing, not backfilling a departure.The work includes:Complex commercial and federal court litigation from pleadings through resolutionResearch, briefing, and motion practice on sophisticated, high stakes mattersDiscovery strategy and management — not just reviewDirect exposure to depositions, hearings, and client-facing responsibility as you grow into the roleWhat you bring:3-4 years of litigation experience at a large law firm and/or a federal clerkship (clerkship time counts — a strong clerk-plus-two profile fits)Excellent academic credentials and sharp research and writingDC bar admissionWhat you get:A litigation platform with the caseload to keep you in substantive work, not parked in a review trailerA clear runway to get on your feet — depositions, arguments, and client contact at your level, not five years outCravath scale plus bonusThis is one of multiple seats, and general litigation midlevels at this caliber of platform don't sit open long.Reach out or send your resume confidentially to srushing@laterallink.com — happy to share more details on the group and the platform privately.