Overview

The Madison County office, located in Edwardsville, IL, of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an associate for its growing office. This office has needs in several areas including General Liability, Toxic Tort & Environmental including asbestos, benzene, talc and diacyl, Employment and Municipalities. Room to expand into other areas if the right candidate has expertise. Admission to the Illinois Bar is required but admission to the Missouri Bar is also preferred.

The ideal candidate will be admitted to the Illinois bar and have one (1) to seven (7) years of experience in all phases of litigation including case management, motion practice, discovery as well as handling hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials. Strong research, writing skills and the desire to litigate are preferred.

Lewis Brisbois has established itself as one of the nation's top litigation law firms. In addition to our deep and accomplished bench of trial attorneys, we have assembled a group of elite trial attorneys who specialize in parachuting in and handling any matter, regardless of the stage of litigation it has reached. While the attorneys within the firm are equipped to handle a wide variety of matters, we excel in the litigation and trial of catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and complex litigation cases. Lewis Brisbois has decades of experience defending asbestos litigation cases and our attorneys represent a broad spectrum of clients, including manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, and property owners. The firm is frequently selected to represent clients as National Counsel in asbestos litigation, and we have handled thousands of asbestos exposure cases throughout the country.

Although we would prefer that you have some experience in asbestos, toxic tort law and insurance defense we are also interested in working with developing talented attorneys who come to us with excellent skills in any litigation arena. If you have substantive litigation experience and are looking for an opportunity in a growing, collaborative firm, we invite you to apply.

We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with employer contribution, and a bonus for those who meet their minimum hourly requirement. 

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