Litigation Associate - LA

Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm, has an exciting full-time employment opportunity for an associate in the Litigation Practice of our Los Angeles office. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package. GT is consistently ranked among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100; the Litigation Associate will have the opportunity to work with clients, large and small, from a variety of industries across the country and sometimes internationally. 

Job Requirements:
Candidates should have between three to seven years of litigation experience. Candidates must have excellent academic credentials and strong research, writing and oral advocacy skills.  The ideal candidate will have experience in a mid to large law firm, along with experience drafting pleadings and briefs, conducting research, managing traditional and electronic discovery, assisting with and/or taking and defending depositions, and appearing before state and federal courts.   

Candidates must be in good standing with the CA Bar.  Federal clerkship a plus. 

Practice Summary: 
Greenberg Traurig's Commercial Litigation Practice is skilled in business dispute litigation and has wide-ranging experience in corporate governance and compliance and with issues which typically arise in business disputes. We have litigated issues of first impression. Our team comprises experienced trial lawyers who understand broad business implications and can draw on the firm's multidisciplinary teams in industries such as financial services, accounting, insurance, real estate, eDiscovery and entertainment to devise creative and efficient strategies. Our client base is diverse, and we regularly represent national and multinational corporations and national and locally based law firms, accounting firms, investment banks, advertising agencies, architectural firms, and artists in disputes, mergers and acquisitions and liquidations, and before regulatory and self-regulatory organizations. 

To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter, law school transcript (unofficial transcript is acceptable), and a writing sample all in PDF format.

Submissions from search firms will only be accepted through our web portal for third party submissions; for access, contact Amanda Perez.

$225,000 - $350,000

Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program.  Additional voluntary programs include:  voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance and pet insurance.  Commuter and Transit programs may also be available in certain markets.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment.

GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis. ​