Commercial Litigation Senior Counsel - Scottsdale

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85254, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Professional Services • Real Estate • Financial Services
The Role
Provide litigation support in commercial matters: analyze facts, draft complex pre-trial motions and summary judgment, second-chair or independently manage cases, prepare and take depositions, assist lead trial attorneys, and handle federal and state court procedures with strong drafting, negotiation, and matter-management skills.
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We are currently seeking a Senior Counsel to support our Scottsdale Office’s Litigation Practice Group. The ideal candidate will possess 8+ years of recent business litigation experience from a law firm. Candidates should also be licensed to practice in Arizona, and have strong writing skills and excellent academic credentials.Responsibilities:
  • Review a fact pattern and make correct analysis and recommendations
  • Effectively and accurately analyze legal issues
  • Second chair a complex case or first chair a simpler case
  • Effectively assist lead trial attorneys in all pre-trial issues and proceedings
  • Prepare complex pre-trial motions
  • Assist in evaluating and implementing pre-trial preparation and witness preparation
  • Experience in pre-trial motions in both Federal and State courts
  • Independently and effectively manage a small case with minimum or no supervision
  • Independently handle a modestly complex commercial case
  • Prepare motions for summary judgment
  • Effectively prepare deponents
  • Effectively take complex deposition testimony
  • Demonstrate a breadth of experience in various substantive areas of law
Job Requirements:
  • Must have a Juris Doctorate with excellent academic credentials;
  • Must be licensed to practice law and in good standing in Arizona;
  • Familiarity with federal and state court procedural rules and practices;
  • Familiarity with and ability to prepare basic litigation documents;
  • Must have case management experience;
  • Clear and effective drafting skills;
  • Strong negotiating skills;
  • Ability to learn new substantive legal topics as needed are required;
  • Ability to provide effective and reliable legal services to clients and supervising attorneys;
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines;
  • Strong organization and matter management skills;
  • Ability to work effectively with others as part of a team.

A career at Buchalter is an opportunity to do exciting work with a dynamic and rapidly growing law firm.  We value an energizing and supportive environment that promotes success for our clients and each other.  We offer a competitive salary, various types of bonuses, unlimited PTO, 401k, and a full benefits package.

Buchalter was founded based on principles of inclusivity.  Our firm’s commitment to reflecting and enhancing the rich diversity of the clients and communities we serve is more than eight decades strong. Buchalter’s diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater breadth of creative talent and alternative approaches, and enriches our firm’s collaborative, entrepreneurial and collegial environment, benefiting all.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  In recruiting, we welcome the unique contributions that all candidates can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Interested candidates should submit a resume, writing sample and transcript using the link below.

Skills Required

  • 8+ years recent business litigation experience from a law firm
  • Licensed to practice law and in good standing in Arizona
  • Juris Doctorate with excellent academic credentials
  • Strong writing skills and clear, effective drafting skills
  • Familiarity with federal and state court procedural rules and practices
  • Experience preparing complex pre-trial motions and motions for summary judgment
  • Experience in pre-trial motions in both Federal and State courts
  • Experience effectively preparing deponents and taking complex depositions
  • Case and matter management experience; ability to independently manage modestly complex cases
  • Strong negotiating skills
  • Ability to learn new substantive legal topics as needed
  • Ability to provide effective and reliable legal services to clients and supervising attorneys
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines
  • Strong organization and matter management skills; ability to work as part of a team
  • Experience second-chairing complex cases or first-chairing simpler matters and assisting lead trial attorneys
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The Company
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded: 1933

What We Do

Buchalter is a full-service business law firm that has been a trusted partner to businesses, entrepreneurs, and organizations for over 90 years, providing strategic legal counsel and advocacy.

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