Associate Attorney

Job Summary

A respected legal services firm in Tampa, FL is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its litigation practice on a direct hire basis. This opportunity is ideal for a litigation attorney who wants meaningful case responsibility, direct client interaction, and the chance to work on commercial, business, civil, insurance, property, and contract dispute matters.

The Associate Attorney will manage cases from inception through resolution while working closely with experienced attorneys and legal support staff. This role offers a collaborative legal environment, supportive leadership, and the opportunity to continue developing litigation skills through substantive writing, research, depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trial preparation.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage commercial, business, and civil litigation matters from case intake through resolution.
- Draft pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses, legal memoranda, and other litigation documents.
- Conduct legal research, analyze complex legal issues, and develop litigation strategies.
- Take and defend depositions, prepare clients and witnesses, and participate in hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
- Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, experts, court personnel, attorneys, and staff.
- Maintain litigation calendars, case deadlines, case files, and overall matter organization.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $120,000 to $150,000 per year.
- Pay is expected to be around $120,000, with flexibility to pay more for the right candidate.
- Direct hire opportunity.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, the Company is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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