Office: San Francisco

Title: Associate

Practice Group: General Litigation

Description:

Schiff Hardin LLP is seeking an associate with two to four years of complex litigation experience (2016 or 2014 J.D.) for its General Litigation practice group in its San Francisco office. The ideal candidate would have experience with writing briefs, taking and defending depositions, drafting pleadings, drafting affirmative and responsive discovery, and experience with routine and complex filings plus some courtroom experience (handling routine court appearances, arguing motions, and/or presenting witnesses). Strong academic record and excellent electronic data management skills, research, writing, and oral communication skills are required. California bar admission is required.

Our firm has a collegial atmosphere and a transparent management culture. We provide attorneys with opportunities for substantial professional development, responsibility, and long-term success. Our firm ranked #1 among large law firms in Chicago and #20 nationally for associate satisfaction in the 2017 Midlevel Associate Satisfaction survey by The American Lawyer. We also ranked 3rd in law firms of 300 to 600 lawyers for gender diversity on Law360’s 2017 Glass Ceiling Report, we were included in the 50 Best Law Firms for Women 2017 by Working Mother/Flextime Lawyers and, for the 8th consecutive year, our firm earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2018 Corporate Equality Index.

To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to Noah Cooper, Senior Legal Recruiting Manager, at ncooper@schiffhardin.com.

Schiff Hardin is committed to equal employment opportunity and diversity in the workplace. We maintain a policy of considering all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship status, order of protection status, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, source of income, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disabled/Vets/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.