What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Attorney position at Kitch Attorneys & Counselors, PC?
Kitch Attorney & Counselors is a defense-oriented firm that is seeking attorney candidates for our Chicago office with a focus on Civil Litigation matters with 3-5 years of experience.
Qualifications/ Skills
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
- Effective at communicating complex information to stakeholders with a wide array of expertise in an accessible way
- Excellent persuasive writing skills
- Credible and discrete, with a high level of integrity and the ability to work with highly confidential and privileged information
- Impeccable written and spoken language skills
- Track record of nourishing and maintaining client and coworker relationships
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
- Strategic thinker who can prioritize and integrate short-term and long-term goals
- Ability to prioritize and meet multiple and competing deadlines
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with billing software
- Assist with drafting legal documents, including motions and pleadings
- Assist with the discovery process by answering and issuing written discovery, administering depositions, and examining documents
- Negotiate settlements
- Perform legal research
- Make court appearances as necessary
- Conduct and summarize depositions
Minimum Education Requirements:
- JD degree from an accredited US law school
- Licensed to practice law in Illinois or
- Taken the Illinois Bar examination in the last 6 months and awaiting results