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Senior Civil Litigation Attorney

Smith Freed Eberhard Jun 30,2020 Feb 26,2020 Location Portland OR
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Law Firm

Attorney

Construction

Litigation

Litigation - Personal Injury

Litigation - Foreclosure (Lender-side)

Min 3 yrs required

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Description

Smith Freed Eberhard is seeking an experienced civil litigation associate to join our Portland office in Personal Lines, Construction Defect and/or Commercial litigation practice areas.

Personal lines icludes: automotive liability, premises liability, wrongful death, underinsured motorist (UM), uninsured motorist (UIM), and personal injury protection (PIP).

Commercial litigation includes: defense of large loss claims for personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage, and includes claims for premise liability, products liability, liquor liability, trucking accidents, defamation, plus a variety of other business related torts.

Construction Defect includes: products liability, and defense of developers, general contractors and sub-contractors, against claims for breach of contract, and negligent construction.

Smith Freed Eberhard is a tier one litigation defense firm that specializes in multiple practice areas. Attorneys at the firm are consistently recognized by Martindale Hubbell, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers as being top-ranked trial lawyers. To find out more information about the firm, please visit our website.

Our Culture

Smith Freed Eberhard offers a flexible and fun work environment.  Collaboration between partners, associates, paralegals and staff is vital to serving our clients well.  Our casual work environment allows you to deal with what needs to be done rather than keeping up appearances. Employees have the ability to participate in making the community a better place with pro bono, community service, and fundraising opportunities and activities. Smith Freed Eberhard provides the tools you need to succeed in your cases and your career. 

Position Summary

As an associate for Smith Freed Eberhard, you will have real responsibility from day one. Associates often manage cases from start to finish. They take and defend party, witness, and expert depositions, handle arbitrations, and argue motions. Candidates should be proactive, creative thinkers who are willing to put in the hard work to solve problems for our clients. 

Primary Responsibilities 

  • Identifies, researches and analyzes legal issues and conflicting legal opinions; reviews legal authority cited by litigants; and conducts self-directed independent research as may be needed to further clarify issues and reach sound judicial decisions.
  • Ability to draft pleadings, correspondence, memoranda and other documents.
    Exhibits good judgment and organizational skills to receive, record and disseminate all information on behalf of the clients
  • Provide legal representation of clients to protect their interests in defense of complex and high exposure litigation
  • Explain litigation to those unfamiliar with the process, as well as make your case to judges, arbitrators, and opposing counsel
  • Take charge of cases to move them toward cost effective, efficient, and fair resolutions. 
  • Able to juggle multiple assignments and/or deadlines while maintaining a professional demeanor and seeks assistance when needed.
  • Routinely reviews and follows-up on client deadlines and calendar appointments.
  • Has an understanding of client-specific billing guidelines and consistently applies those guidelines to ensure cost-effective practices.
  • Provide assistance on the handling of other attorneys' files when needed

Requirements

The ideal candidate for this position is an attorney with 3+ years of experience who has demonstrated the ability to handle complex assignments in a lead role, work independently, have excellent research, writing, communication and interpersonal skills, handle a variety of tasks simultaneously, and be a member of the Oregon State Bar in good standing and/or recent graduation with Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA accredited university. 

Firm Values: One Firm, One Team, One Direction

Cultivation

  • We coach, mentor and provide feedback to one another
  • We maintain a growth mindset and avoid complacency
  • We lead with innovation and hard work
  • We embrace change and ideas from everyone

Collaboration

  • We work together to innovate and achieve winning solutions
  • We learn from our collective successes and experiences
  • We encourage teamwork on every task no matter how big or how small

Compassion

  • We show empathy towards our colleagues, clients and communities
  • We celebrate wins and learn from losses
  • We listen to all voices fairly

Community

  • We communicate openly, directly and respectfully
  • We commit to fun, family and a healthy work-life balance
  • We are inclusive of diverse ideas, viewpoints and people
  • We support each other and our community at large

 

Smith Freed Eberhard is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, military service obligations or other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Company info

Company Profile

Smith Freed Eberhard, P.C. is a regional litigation defense firm with offices located in both Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. The firm is known for creative solutions that achieve favorable results for our clients. Attorneys at the firm are consistently recognized by Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, and Martindale Hubbell, as being top-ranked trial lawyers. The firm handles a variety of cases throughout Oregon and Washington in the firm’s main practice areas: Commercial Liability Defense, Construction and Development, Personal Lines Defense, Bad Faith, Excess and Surplus Lines (Errors and Omissions (E&O), Directors and Officers (D&O).