Job Description

Job Description

The Long Law Firm is a small, growing boutique law firm that primarily represents businesses and municipalities. Our work is divided between an insurance defense litigation practice that primarily represents municipal entities, and a transactional practice that represents startups and tech oriented businesses on a variety of different matters.

We are hiring an associate (ideally 0-2 years of experience) to assist primarily in the litigation practice. The position will primarily focus on defending various tort litigations on behalf of municipal clients. Successful applicants MUST be admitted to practice in New York.

Our main office is in downtown Syracuse. We are also looking to open an Ithaca office in the coming months. For this position, the candidate could work either in the Syracuse office full-time (with some work from home), or work a hybrid position, with the understanding that they would eventually become a part of the Ithaca office.

The firm is growing and it is a great opportunity to work in a firm where you will be given opportunities to grow with the firm. This is considered a partner-track position. Salary is competitive and commiserate with experience level. Bonuses are discretionary, but attainable for any associate consistently making their monthly billing. The monthly billing expectation is 150 hours a month.

The atmosphere of our firm is casual and sociable; we are looking for someone who is willing to put the work in required to be a successful attorney, and is pleasant to be around. Culture and fit is extremely important to us. We operate more like a startup and less like a stiff law firm. We aim to treat employees fairly, and work collaboratively in an atmosphere of mutual respect. And we try to have fun every once in a while too.

The ideal candidate will be a friendly, helpful person who is engaged in their work and is eager to be a team player. We are looking for someone who shows willingness to learn new skills, work both independently and as a team, and can grow with the firm.

Qualifications:

• must have a J.D. and be admitted to practice law in New York State
• must be proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and other standard office software;
• must exhibit excellent attention to detail;
• familiarity with Clio, Slack, and Asana are a plus;
• litigation experience preferred but not required;
• must be a friendly and pleasant person that will fit into our relatively casual office culture;
• must be willing to learn new skills;
• must be able to take responsibility for assignments and see them to completion; and
• must have a "can-do" attitude.

Responsibilities:

• prepare cases for summary judgment, depositions and 50-h hearings; draft status reports; track cases; draft answers; analyze discovery; prepare discovery responses and requests, draft motions, and perform all of the work that goes into defending a lawsuit;
• bill time to various matters, mostly involving insurance defense and meet the firm's billable requirements (approximately 150 hours per month for full-time depending on your realization rate);
• contribute to the firm's marketing efforts by writing, researching and developing non-billable content.
• perform various non-billable research, writing and business development tasks

Perks:

• health insurance, dental and retirement account;
• training is treated as necessary and important, rather than an after-thought;
• discretionary performance bonuses.

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

If you are interested in this position, please include your resume, a cover letter, and a writing sample and email it to jlong@long.law. In your cover letter, or email application, please include a fun fact about yourself, as well as what you hope to get out of working here with us. Bonus points if you can tell us what book "no bad teams, only bad leaders" comes from. In other words, if you have read this entire job posting, let us know.

Salary is negotiable depending on experience, but we are thinking about $90,000 /year for an associate with no experience (0-1 years) and more for someone with 2-4 years. On top of that, we typically pay discretionary performance bonuses for attorneys exceeding the billing minimums.

Last thing: Syracuse is a small town. Please know that any application we receive will be treated with the utmost discretion and shall remain 100% confidential.

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