Associate Attorney - Detroit, United States - Kitch Attorneys & Counselors

Description

Job Description

Job Description

Kitch Attorneys & Counselors is a defense-oriented firm looking for attorneys with 1-3 years of experience in high volume litigation such as auto, construction, and commercial.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills;
• Effective at communicating complex information to stakeholders with a wide array of expertise in an accessible way;
• Excellent persuasive writing skills;
• Credible and discrete, with a high level of integrity and the ability to work with highly confidential and privileged information;
• Impeccable written and spoken language skills;
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively;
• Strategic thinker who can prioritize and integrate short-term and long-term goals;
• Ability to prioritize and meet multiple and competing deadlines;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Assist with drafting legal documents, including motions and pleadings;
• Assist with the discovery process by administering depositions, issuing interrogatories, and reviewing documents;
• Participate in settlement negotiations;
• Perform legal research;
• Make court appearances as necessary;
• Conduct and summarize depositions

Education Requirements:

• JD degree from an accredited law school;
• License to practice law in Michigan;
• (Preferred) 1-3 years experience at a law firm or as an in-house counsel.

Company DescriptionThe Kitch firm has grown from four attorneys in 1969 to over 100 attorneys and six offices in the Great Lakes region. Although the Kitch firm began as a medical malpractice defense firm, it is today a full-service firm.

Company Description

The Kitch firm has grown from four attorneys in 1969 to over 100 attorneys and six offices in the Great Lakes region. Although the Kitch firm began as a medical malpractice defense firm, it is today a full-service firm.