Associate Attorney
About The Position
Iowa based law firm with offices in Iowa City, serving clients statewide. We pride ourselves in an open-door culture of mentorship and support from fellow attorneys and staff. We are a full-service civil law firm focusing on plaintiff medical negligence, personal injury, and workers compensation and also providing family law services, estate planning, and business litigation representation. The firm provides significant support staff assistance and a robust advertising budget to help grow your practice. Want to “just practice law” and leave the administrative work to others? We are a perfect match. Seeking an ambitious associate attorney with 2-5+ years’ experience in civil litigation or workers compensation who has a strong connection to the Waterloo / Cedar Falls (Cedar Valley) area and sees themselves as a long-term member of the community. The candidate will have the flexibility of developing an active trial practice or focusing on workers compensation and other non-jury trial litigation. Candidate should expect to perform most of their workday in-office as there will be significant client contact, but we do have a robust technology platform to allow remote work as needed. Candidate should be admitted to practice in Iowa and willing to be admitted to Northern and Southern federal districts. Competitive compensation based on experience and opportunity for significant bonuses based on fee and case generation. Equity and non-equity partnership opportunities based on your preference and performance.
Requirements
- 2-5+ years’ experience in civil litigation or workers compensation.
- Strong connection to the Waterloo / Cedar Falls (Cedar Valley) area.
- Admission to practice in Iowa.
- Willingness to be admitted to Northern and Southern federal districts.
Nice To Haves
- Sees themselves as a long-term member of the community.
Responsibilities
- Develop an active trial practice or focus on workers compensation and other non-jury trial litigation.
- Perform most of their workday in-office due to significant client contact.
- Be admitted to practice in Iowa.
- Be willing to be admitted to Northern and Southern federal districts.
Benefits
- Significant support staff assistance.
- Robust advertising budget.
- Firm pays cost of work-related travel, association membership, CLE, etc.
- Health insurance (minimal cost to attorney).
- Optional vision insurance.
- Optional dental insurance.
- Optional disability insurance.
- SIMPLE IRA contribution of 2% annual compensation.
- Equity and non-equity partnership opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
