Careers at Emerge Law Group

SENIOR LITIGATION COUNSEL

We are currently searching for an experienced candidate to assume the role of Senior Attorney, leading the firm’s commercial litigation practice group with a specific focus on Oregon litigation matters. The successful candidate must be admitted to practice in Oregon and possess a minimum of 7-10 years of experience in commercial litigation, including substantial expertise in handling legal matters related to business disputes. The role involves leading a litigation team comprising an associate attorney and paralegal/legal assistant, with opportunities for growing the litigation practice group.

Depending on experience, potential for rapid advancement to Shareholder (equity shareholder).

The position mandates a minimum of 7 years of law practice, with the ideal candidate exhibiting experience in federal and state court litigation, administrative hearings, and other legal proceedings, including:

• First-chair or second-chair trial experience on matters with at least $1 million at issue.
• Setting and executing case strategy.
• Preparing pleadings.
• Motions practice, briefing, and oral argument.
• Document discovery, review, management, and production, including large-scale electronic discovery.
• Taking and defending fact, expert, and document depositions.
• Hiring and directing expert witnesses in diverse fields such as cannabis, business valuation, and damages.
• Negotiating settlements and participating in mediation and other alternative dispute resolution processes.
• Diverse and engaging civil litigation cases may include, without limitation, contract disputes, torts, partnership disputes, corporate ownership and governance disputes, investor disputes, intellectual property, products liability, landlord-tenant, employment, administrative and regulatory hearings, and real estate matters.

Skills Required

• Team Collaboration and Leadership: Effective motivation, mentoring, and management of other attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants in a team environment that extends beyond Oregon.
• Interpersonal Skills: Decisiveness, collaboration, strong verbal communication, and well-developed emotional intelligence.
• Judgment: Consistently exercising superior judgment and maintaining high ethical standards, collaborating with other litigation attorneys, and supporting transactional and regulatory attorneys.
• Writing: Producing superior written products, including client memoranda, arbitration and mediation briefs, motions, and/or appellate briefing.
• Research: Efficient, creative, and effective legal research skills, including substantive law, civil procedure, administrative law, and federal and state regulatory requirements.

Other Essential Job Duties: The successful candidate must handle their cases, lead the Oregon commercial litigation practice group, oversee attorneys and staff, and market the litigation group’s skills. Additionally, they will contribute to non-billable activities such as firm administration and professional development.

Portable Business: Some portable business is preferred but not required.

Title: Senior Counsel with potential for rapid advancement to Shareholder (equity shareholder) depending upon experience.

Salary: Competitive annual salary with a subjective annual bonus.

Required Application Materials:

• Resume.
• Cover letter (litigation success track record granted extra consideration).
• A minimum of one substantive piece of original written work product (max five pages).
• Professional references.
• Law school transcript.

>> Please submit application materials to careers@emergelawgroup.com. <<

You can expect a respectful, diverse working environment: Emerge Law Group is committed to fostering greater diversity, equity, and inclusion and combating systemic racism. We hire based on demonstrated qualifications without regard to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, or other qualities.