Litigation Associate

About the Company

Elias Law Group LLP is a mission driven law firm, dedicated to helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Seattle, Washington.

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Litigation Associate in our Washington, D.C. or Seattle office.

Responsibilities

• ELG’s litigators prosecute and defend cases involving voting rights, redistricting, the First Amendment, and other areas consistent with the firm’s and its clients’ missions.
• ELG consistently has active cases in both state and federal courts and at the trial court and appellate level, including before the U.S. Supreme Court.
• These matters are often high pressure, fast paced, and offer a rewarding opportunity for lawyers who want to use their litigation skills on the front lines to protect democracy and support the efforts of progressive clients.
• We are seeking attorneys with meaningful litigation experience and excellent credentials.
• We are primarily looking for candidates in class years 2018-2024, but we will consider candidates in other class years with exceptional qualifications or experience.
• Excellent legal writing skills are a must, as is meaningful litigation experience, the ability to take significant responsibility for cases and skillfully move them forward, as well as excellent oral presentation skills.
• Experience supervising and directing more junior attorneys and staff, and careful attention to detail and the ability to work quickly, thoughtfully, and collaboratively in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
• The ideal candidate will have the experience and skill set to take and defend depositions, a deep familiarity with the federal rules of procedure and evidence, meaningful in-court experience, and broad motions practice experience, including the ability to execute major filings from beginning to end.

Qualifications

• Have excellent writing and editing skills, and be able to draft compelling, accurate, and thoughtful written work product;
• Have strong oral presentation and client-facing skills;
• Have meaningful experience in state or federal court litigation (clerkship experience is a plus);
• Have a strong understanding of the lifecycle of a civil case and working knowledge of the rules of procedure and evidence;
• Be committed to a team mentality (with the attitude that no job is too small);
• Have a commitment to the mission of ELG.

Required Skills

• Excellent legal writing skills.
• Meaningful litigation experience.
• Ability to take significant responsibility for cases.
• Excellent oral presentation skills.
• Experience supervising and directing more junior attorneys and staff.
• Attention to detail and ability to work quickly, thoughtfully, and collaboratively.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in taking and defending depositions.
• Deep familiarity with the federal rules of procedure and evidence.
• Meaningful in-court experience.
• Broad motions practice experience.

Pay range and compensation package

Salary commensurate with class year, ranging from $215,000 to $350,000.

When applying, please address the following questions in your cover letter:

- Why are you interested in ELG?

- What is the best lesson you've learned in the past five years?

- Tell a story that illustrates your problem solving skills.

- How would you add value to the practice and your case teams beginning in your first month?

Equal Opportunity Statement

Elias Law Group LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, protected veterans, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities and termination.