Experience: 5-7 years
Location: Chicago Loop
E-mail: bg@glgchicago.com, dg@glgchicago.com
URL: glgchicago.com/davidgoodman/
Area of Practice: Litigation
Attorney
Goodman Law Group | Chicago is a fast-growing boutique law firm focused on business litigation. GLG attorneys resolve legal disputes for clients by developing and implementing strategies to effectively and efficiently present and promote their business interests in hearings, trials, and through settlements. Our attorneys work in a wide range of business disputes, with an emphasis on insurance coverage litigation. Please visit https://glgchicago.com/.
We are seeking a highly motivated, self-starting attorney with five to seven years of litigation experience to join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Managing Member, the attorney will assist with all aspects of litigation, including drafting and responding to discovery, interviewing witnesses and conducting investigations, reviewing and analyzing documents, drafting briefs and pleadings, taking depositions, and appearing in court.
The successful candidate will have at least 5-7 years of substantive legal experience working in a mid- to large-sized law firm on sophisticated commercial litigation matters. Strong analytical and problem- solving ability, stellar research and writing skills, meticulous attention to detail, and excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must. As a growing boutique firm committed to serving clients in a thoughtful and efficient way, each of our attorneys is a key contributor, and our collegial, service-focused culture is important to us. We are looking for someone with stellar communication and interpersonal skills who is inquisitive, intellectually curious, and entrepreneurial-a strategic and independent thinker who seeks, is open to, and executes on feedback. Also vital: a strong desire to win and an understanding of what that means to each client, a commitment to community involvement and social responsibility, and a natural desire to take ownership and help us grow the firm.
Key Proficiencies:
Legal research and strong legal writing skills
Great project management and multitasking skills
Able to lead the discovery process
Proficiency and an interest in civil procedure and trial advocacy
Ability to establish and cultivate strong collaborative relationships
Desired Experience:
Writing and arguing contested motions
Analyzing complex contracts
Drafting and responding to discovery
Participating in investigations
Preparing and presenting witnesses for depositions and hearings
Send resumes to dg@glgchicago.com and bg@glgchicago.com.
