Commercial Litigation and Business Attorney

CLA is currently hiring for a national law firm’s Columbia, SC office for a Commercial Litigation and Business Attorney. Their team is skilled and at the forefront of business litigation and transactional law as a full-service law firm. This team is looking for an attorney with a few years of litigation experience, preferably in business law. This position allows you to grow with a smaller team of attorneys but with the resources of a large firm. This is an excellent opportunity to find a mentor and improve your business litigation skills.

Sample Job Responsibilities:

• Handling litigation from intake through trial with minimal supervision
• Formulate and develop case strategy, advise clients on risk mitigation and pre-suit resolution options
• Drafting and filing of litigation documents to include pleadings, discovery requests, discovery responses, motions, and memorandum
• Guide clients through the case process
• Interaction with expert witnesses to include conferences, drafting of expert reports, and affidavits
• Attendance and preparation for depositions, mediations, hearings, and court appearances
• Consistent communication with their team and clients
• Other tasks as necessary

Minimum and Additional Qualifications:

• A JD from an accredited law school and a member of the SC Bar in good standing
• At least 1-2 years of experience practicing as an attorney
• Knowledge of and experience in corporate litigation and business transactions strongly preferred
• Detail-oriented, hardworking, and results-driven team player
• Must be a motivated self-starter
• Ability to express arguments and conclusions clearly and logically
• Strong research, organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to analyze and synthesize facts, evidence, and legal theory and to understand and craft legal pleadings, discovery, and proposed orders
• Knowledge of the laws and rules, as well as state and federal court procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience trying cases, preferred but not required
• Experience with arbitration and mediation, preferred but not required
• May require travel, working more than 40 hours per week when needed and lifting boxes of documents
• Must be willing to work in office

Competitive compensation and full benefits package dependent on experience.

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Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.