Associate - Chicago, United States - Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP

Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP

Verified Company

Chicago, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

HPY offers a competitive salary complemented by a comprehensive benefits package including subsidized Medical Insurance, Vision Plan, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, 401k, Short
- and Long-Term Disability and Profit Sharing. HPY offers hybrid opportunities for those employed more than six months and meeting performance expectations (three days in the office, two remote). HPY expects that this hire will work from the Chicago office during business hours and be able to travel, including via airplane and driving a car. A valid driver's license is required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Trial preparation, including strategy discussion, discovery, records review, client interviews and witness preparation
Research, both legal and factual investigation
Drafting of briefs, memos, and client updates
Attendance at depositions, hearings, and mediations
Ability to work in the Chicago loop office as well as to travel
Closely collaborating with national counsel teams and especially HPY's St. Louis and Detroit attorneys

Skills and Educational Requirements:

Actively licensed and in good standing in Illinois; Michigan and/or Missouri license also preferred
Previous litigation experience required, including deposition and courtroom experience
Participation in law review and/or moot court are a plus
Excellent academic credentials and strong writing, analytical, and communications skills, writing sample required
Ability to thrive in a highpaced environment, requiring exceptional organizational skills, juggling priorities, and adhering to strict deadlines
Must be a selfstarter who can handle multiple projects with competing demands and understand the importance of deadlines
Clientfocused mentality
Takes initiatives and welcomes challenges
Ability to work flexibly and independently within a strong team
Pays attention to detail
Technologically savvy, with experience in Microsoft Office, Excel
Intellectually curious, keeping current on litigation trends and recent legal opinions

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_Active Illinois Bar License Required_
Over the last half-century, our continued success relies on one distinction - OUR PEOPLE.

We are committed to our people by providing a culture that is vibrant, challenging, and rewarding with an environment to choose your career path and experience opportunities and benefits not present at every firm.

We value diversity and strive to create a supportive environment that enables all of our personnel to achieve and deliver excellence in their professional careers.

We actively embrace different backgrounds, viewpoints and perspectives as we endeavor to promote diversity in our workplace and our community.

Many of our attorneys and staff participate in pro bono programs and community service to provide social, legal and economic opportunities to the underprivileged and disadvantaged.

Hawkins Parnell & Young is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.