About this opportunity
Commercial Litigation Associate | Garden City, NY – $200K + 1,800 Billables
Location/Schedule: Garden City, Long Island. Four days per week in the office, with some flexibility.
Base Salary: $200K.
Practice: 100% commercial litigation, with a balanced mix of plaintiff and defense matters.
Our client is one of Long Island’s oldest and largest full-service law firms. Commercial litigation has been central to the firm for more than 75 years, with its attorneys handling precedent-setting disputes and securing judgments exceeding $100 million.
Why You Should Join:
- $200K With 1,800 Billables – Sophisticated litigation work with a more manageable annual target.
- Major Commercial Disputes – Handle shareholder, partnership, construction, contract and business-tort matters.
- Balanced Plaintiff and Defense Work – Build a rounded commercial-litigation practice by representing clients on both sides.
- Real Courtroom Responsibility – Take depositions, draft and argue motions, attend hearings and help prepare cases for trial.
- Experienced Litigation Team – Work alongside seasoned trial and appellate lawyers, including former judges, judicial clerks and government attorneys.
What You’ll Actually Do:
- Manage commercial disputes from pleadings through resolution.
- Draft and argue substantive and discovery-related motions.
- Conduct written discovery and take and defend depositions.
- Attend court conferences, hearings and mediations.
- Work directly with clients and contribute to case strategy.
Requirements:
- Five or more years of commercial-litigation experience.
- Active New York Bar admission.
- Strong drafting, motion-practice and discovery experience.
- Ability to independently manage deadlines, client expectations and litigation strategy.
- Construction, shareholder or foreclosure-litigation experience is helpful.
No one fits every box perfectly—if you are a New York commercial litigator looking for sophisticated cases, meaningful courtroom exposure and a manageable billable target, let’s talk confidentially.
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