Business Litigation Associate Attorney

Job Overview:
A highly regarded law firm is seeking a motivated and organized Business Litigation Associate to join its Litigation team. This role involves handling complex commercial litigation cases across a wide range of industries, including automotive, real estate, healthcare, and financial services. The successful candidate will contribute to trial preparation, legal research, and client negotiations while demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to excellence.

Location:

• Detroit, MI

Duties:

• Assist with complex commercial litigation matters.
• Conduct legal research and draft briefs, memoranda, and correspondence.
• Play a key role in written discovery, depositions, trial preparation, and trials.
• Participate in witness interviews, client meetings, and negotiations.
• Deliver high-quality work and communicate effectively with clients and internal teams.
• Demonstrate responsiveness, creativity, and efficiency in handling legal matters.
• Continuously improve legal skills and knowledge, seeking feedback and guidance.
• Build strong relationships with clients and contribute to business development efforts.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of complex litigation experience.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Outstanding interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited institution.
• Licensed attorney in good standing in Illinois or Michigan (or ability to waive into either jurisdiction).
• Ability to travel as needed to meet client requirements.

Education:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.

Certifications:

• Licensed to practice law in Illinois or Michigan (or eligible to waive in).

Skills:

• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to manage a variety of tasks efficiently and under significant time constraints.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with clients and colleagues.
• Strong problem-solving skills and an interest in continuous professional development.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Student loan refinancing and consolidation services.
• Open/flexible vacation policy.
• 401(k) plan with generous paid parental leave.
• Workstyle support and wellbeing programs.
• Strong support for legal training and business development.
• Opportunities for advancement, including promotion to partner.

This is a large Michigan-based law firm that provides full legal services to its clients, and is a general purpose business law firm. Its lawyers are academically and professionally accomplished attorneys, and all take their jobs and the service they provide to their clients very seriously. The firms clients are stable and have been with the firm for a long time. Compensation is very competitive with other firms in town, and most lawyers work hard at the firm. The firm has been consistently recognized by Chambers as the best law firm in Michigan for Corporate/M&A, Litigation, and Real Estate. It is growing significantly in IP.