Associate Attorney

Orion Placement


Job Location:

Edwardsville, IL - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 90000 - 120000
Posted on: 5 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Pay: $90000.00 - $120000.00 per year

Why this is a great opportunity

  • Join a nationally recognized plaintiff-side firm with over $4 billion recovered for injured clients your work creates real lasting impact
  • Travel the country meeting clients and building your practice this role offers meaningful variety and autonomy not a desk-bound routine
  • Competitive salary with a robust benefits package including health dental vision 401(k) continuing education and pet insurance
  • Work in a mission-driven socially responsible environment alongside a team of experienced attorneys and legal professionals
  • Build expertise in asbestos litigation mass torts defective drugs and devices and workers comp a specialized marketable skill set
  • Annual performance bonuses available
  • Free gym access identity theft protection and short and long-term disability coverage included

Location: This is a primarily field-based role with significant travel roughly 80% of your time will be spent visiting clients witnesses and legal proceedings across the United States. Candidates must reside in one of the following states: Missouri Illinois Florida Louisiana California New York or Washington D.C. We offer one remote workday per week with four days in the office when not traveling. No relocation package is available for this position.

Note: This role requires an active law license in any U.S. state (Missouri and/or Illinois preferred) and professional-level fluency in Spanish. Candidates must also have 1 year of attorney experience. All three are hard requirements candidates who do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

About us

We are a well-established plaintiff-side law firm with a decades-long track record of fighting for people who have suffered catastrophic harm. Our practice spans asbestos litigation mass torts defective drugs and devices workers compensation and broader personal injury work and we have recovered over $4 billion on behalf of our clients. We are proud of the culture we have built: collaborative high-performing and genuinely committed to the people we serve. Confidential Employer.

What you will do

  • Represent clients injured by asbestos exposure advocating fiercely on their behalf throughout each stage of the case
  • Prepare and manage assigned asbestos disease cases as part of a collaborative deposition team
  • Travel extensively (approximately 80%) across the U.S. to conduct in-person client and witness interviews
  • Gather and analyze records including Social Security medical military and union documents to build strong case foundations
  • Prepare and conduct depositions of fact witnesses including client intake and testimony evaluation
  • Summarize and synthesize fact witness deposition testimony for team review and case strategy
  • Approach every client interaction with empathy many clients are seriously or terminally ill

Qualifications

  • Active law license in any U.S. state (Missouri and/or Illinois preferred)
  • 1 year of attorney experience personal injury or asbestos litigation preferred; all litigation backgrounds considered
  • Professional-level Spanish fluency (spoken and written) required
  • Comfortable with extensive domestic travel (approximately 80%)
  • Currently residing in Missouri Illinois Florida Louisiana California New York or Washington D.C.
  • Strong legal research writing and communication skills
  • Proficient in MS Office (Word Excel Outlook) and Adobe
  • Self-directed organized and capable of managing a varied caseload with compassion and urgency

Why you will love working here

  • Your caseload matters you are helping real people through some of the hardest moments of their lives
  • Grow your practice in a specialized area of law with national reach and genuine complexity
  • Work alongside a tenured supportive legal team that takes both craft and culture seriously
  • Expansive benefits firm-sponsored continuing education and a clear path to building a meaningful legal career

JPC-1253

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Requirements: Must haves: Bar license in any state (Missouri and/or IL preferred) bilingual spanish. 1 year of litigation experience.

  • Nice to haves: Preferred: personal injury / asbestos experience

  • Preferred Years as Associate: 1

  • Additional context: Relocation- no. Packages - no

  • Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):

  • 23 years (new associate litigation basics): $75000$85000

  • 35 years (solid deposition/litigation experience): $85000$100000

  • 58 years (seasoned litigator PI or asbestos background): $100000$115000

  • 8 years (senior associate strong trial/deposition record): $115000$120000

Submission Email: Name / Tony -

Quick Recruiter Reference

Plaintiff-side national asbestos and mass torts firm with over $4 billion in client recoveries seeking a licensed bilingual (Spanish) attorney for a deposition-focused associate role. Candidate will travel extensively (80%) across the U.S. to conduct client/witness interviews and depositions. All litigation backgrounds considered; PI/asbestos preferred.

Recruiters Submission: To submit cancel - Associate Attorney (Bilingual Spanish) - Gori Julian & Associates - JPC 1253 - Source

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  • Client job title: Associate Attorney (Bilingual Spanish)

  • Location: Edwardsville IL

  • On-site hybrid remote: Hybrid

  • Experience: 1

  • Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Associate Attorney Deposition Attorney Plaintiff Attorney Personal Injury Attorney Asbestos Litigation Attorney Mass Tort Attorney Bilingual Attorney Spanish Workers Comp Attorney Trial Attorney Litigation Associate Spanish Speaking Attorney Tort Litigation Plaintiff Side Litigation

  • # of hires needed: 1

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Pay: $90000.00 - $120000.00 per year Why this is a great opportunity Join a nationally recognized plaintiff-side firm with over $4 billion recovered for injured clients your work creates real lasting impactTravel the country meeting clients and building your practice this role offers meaningful va...