Litigation Associate Attorney

  • Memphis, Tennessee
  • Full Time
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Join a nionally recognized law firm with a strong presence throughout the Southeast and a collaborive, team-oriented culture. This is an excellent opportunity for a litigion torney seeking sophisticed commercial litigion work, direct client interaction, meaningful courtroom experience, and long-term career growth with a highly respected defense-side practice. The Memphis office is actively seeking an torney who can immediely contribute to a busy litigion team handling complex commercial disputes.

Litigion Associe Attorney Benefits & Compension

  • Competitive base salary commensure with experience
  • 1,850 billable hour requirement with bonus eligibility beginning 1,950 hours, including a $10,000 bonus opportunity and additional production-based incentives
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary firm contribution
  • Professional development, mentoring, and torney training programs
  • Clear ph for long-term career growth and partnership potential
  • Opportunity to work alongside experienced litigors on sophisticed commercial litigion mters
  • Nional plform with a collaborive culture and strong internal referral network

Litigion Associe Attorney Requirements & Qualificions

  • Active Tennessee Bar license in good standing
  • 36 years of commercial litigion experience
  • Ability to independently manage litigion responsibilities while working collaborively within a team
  • Experience handling all phases of litigion, including discovery, depositions, motion practice, and court appearances
  • Strong legal writing, research, and oral advocacy skills
  • Experience drafting discovery, motions, and dispositive motions
  • Experience conducting and defending depositions
  • Excellent communicion and client relionship management abilities
  • Strong academic credentials
  • Exceptional organizional skills and ability to manage competing priorities
  • Comfortable appearing in court and advocing on behalf of clients
  • Ability to work full-time in the Memphis office

Litigion Associe Attorney Background & Skills

  • Commercial litigion experience in a law firm environment
  • Defense-side litigion experience
  • Experience drafting and arguing dispositive motions
  • Strong courtroom presence and advocacy skills
  • Ability to manage multiple mters simultaneously
  • Strong tention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work
  • Collaborive approach and desire to build a long-term career with the firm

Litigion Associe Attorney Day-to-Day Responsibilities

  • Manage and support commercial litigion mters through all phases of the litigion process
  • Draft pleadings, motions, discovery requests, responses, and legal memoranda
  • Conduct legal research and develop litigion stregies
  • Take and defend depositions
  • Prepare for and tend hearings, mediions, and court proceedings
  • Assist with case management from inception through resolution
  • Communice directly with clients, opposing counsel, witnesses, and experts
  • Collabore with partners and torneys across the firm's litigion practice
  • Provide practical legal guidance and stregic support to clients

Locion

  • Memphis, TN 38119
  • Full-time, in-office position

If you are a litigion torney seeking sophisticed commercial litigion work, meaningful client interaction, courtroom experience, and long-term career growth with a nionally respected law firm, we encourage you to apply.

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Job ID: 523522329
Originally Posted on: 6/3/2026

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