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On behalf of our client, People Placers Staffing, a specialist in placing top-notch legal talent, we are seeking an accomplished litigation professional for the following career opportunity.
§ Title: Senior Healthcare and Employment Litigation Counsel | Trial Attorney
§ Practice Area: Healthcare Regulatory Disputes, Employment Litigation, and Complex Commercial Advocacy
§ Location: New York, NY (With multi-office flexibility in the Tri-State region)
§ Salary: $170,000 to $225,000 Base Salary (Commensurate with experience, plus discretionary year-end performance incentives, merit-based increases, and origination credits. Comprehensive corporate benefits are provided, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, alongside a 401k retirement plan and paid time off.)
§ Schedule: Full-time, Direct-Hire, Minimum 1,850 hours annual billed target
§ The Firm: Our client is an established and rapidly expanding premier mid-market law firm with a commanding presence across the Tri-State area. Highly regarded for its exceptional litigation departments, the firm frequently earns accolades from prominent peer-review organizations and regional legal directories for its advocacy in complex commercial defense, healthcare controversies, and labor matters.
The firm provides a sophisticated, collaborative, and highly professional environment designed to foster career advancement and leadership development. Attorneys benefit from substantial autonomy, a robust institutional platform, and direct opportunities to cultivate a personal book of business through origination credits. This organization prides itself on its collegial, intellectual culture, offering a rare blend of high-stakes advocacy and professional mentorship.
§ Duties: The incoming Senior Trial Attorney will direct and manage a sophisticated portfolio of high-stakes controversies, focusing primarily on healthcare law and employment disputes. This individual will steer complex matters autonomously from their initial inception through final resolution, administrative adjudication, or appellate review.
Daily obligations include: ⨖ Formulating and executing comprehensive defense and litigation strategies for corporate and institutional entities. ⨖ Drafting and arguing complex motions, substantive pleadings, master discovery demands, and responses before state and federal jurisdictions. ⨖ Orchestrating, conducting, and defending critical depositions of key witnesses, medical professionals, and corporate representatives. ⨖ Representing institutional clients as lead or co-counsel in court proceedings, binding arbitrations, and administrative agency hearings. ⨖ Providing strategic cross-functional support to interconnected practice groups on multi-faceted business disputes. ⨖ Spearheading internal process improvements and operational optimizations within the litigation department to enhance client delivery.
§ Qualifications: Candidates must meet the following mandatory requirements to be considered for this elite advocacy role: ⨖ Juris Doctor degree awarded by a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. ⨖ Active, unrestricted admission to the New Jersey State Bar, with an active admission or immediate willingness to obtain admission to the New York State Bar. ⨖ Seven or more years of substantive experience handling complex commercial litigation, with a distinct emphasis on healthcare or employment matters within a sophisticated legal environment. ⨖ Documented first- or second-chair trial experience, including extensive experience taking and defending depositions and leading courtroom arguments. ⨖ Superb verbal articulation, persuasive brief writing, advanced negotiation capability, and meticulous analytical skills.
§ Skills: The following credentials and attributes are highly valued and will distinguish premier candidates: ⨖ Demonstrated leadership capacity, including a track record of mentoring junior associates and building sustainable professional relationships. ⨖ Intellectual curiosity and adaptability when confronting highly complex, evolving statutory structures and intricate corporate business issues. ⨖ High proficiency in utilizing modern litigation technology, document management systems, and e-discovery frameworks. ⨖ Natural aptitude for client development and an interest in leveraging the firm's generous origination credit system.
!Notice¡ This a job advertisement on behalf of our client and does not reflect the full job description for the role. Any qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. You will need to provide law school transcripts, a writing sample or deal sheets, and a cover letter in order to be considered for this role. This posting does not constitute an offer of employment and the listed compensation details may vary by state or experience and will be discussed thoroughly during interview phase.