What are the responsibilities and job description for the Litigation Associate position at Mullen Coughlin LLC?
Litigation Associate
Mullen Coughlin is a highly successful, fast-growing niche law firm focused exclusively on counseling organizations in the context of data privacy, including incident response, regulatory investigation, single-plaintiff and class action litigation, and compliance. Committed to rapid incident response to incoming client calls, we thrive in a high energy, close-knit, and upbeat Firm culture. The Firm pays very competitively in the market and offers a full benefit package, including unlimited time off, paid maternity and paternity leave, and a generous 401(k) program. At its office, located at 426 West Lancaster Avenue, Devon, PA, Mullen Coughlin’s home office is over fifty-six thousand square feet, boasting the latest in technology and security, accommodating the projected continued growth of the Firm, and providing all Mullen Coughlin employees access to amenities and resources to further their professional careers, as well as their health and well-being. Remote or hybrid work arrangements may be available with occasional travel to Devon, PA or other locations.
In this role, the attorney will provide defense counsel to individuals and organizations in class actions, regulatory investigations, and complex data privacy and cyber security matters.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage class actions and complex data matters on a day-to-day basis with guidance from supervising Partner.
- Handle privacy-based tort, contract, and statutory actions brought by individual plaintiffs against individuals and institutional defendants.
- Represent clients before regulatory bodies and in regulatory investigations.
- Prepare timely drafts of pleadings, discovery, and other legal documents.
- Oversee document collection, review, and production.
- Appear on client’s behalf or provide second chair assistance to supervising Partner at civil proceedings, oral arguments, and contested hearings.
- Ensure timely reporting to client.
- Vet experts and other vendors for approval by client and supervising Partner.
- Perform legal research as needed for client matters and to update team on emerging issues.
- Other tasks as reasonably assigned.
Preferred skills, experience, and qualifications:
- 4-6 years’ experience as an Associate working in litigation practice group.
- Active license to practice law in Pennsylvania or primary state of residence, additional bar memberships a plus.
- Class action or complex litigation experience, defense preferred.
- Experience with large document productions and working with e-discovery vendors.
- Courtroom exposure, argument, and hearing experience a plus.
- Exposure to regulatory investigations preferred.
- Excellent research and writing skills.
- Strong ability to think strategically and analytically.
- A keen sense of ownership and efficient execution.
- Initiative, attention to detail, ability to learn quickly.
- Superb communication skills.
- Experience tracking time and billing.
To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter, professional writing sample and compensation expectations using our online portal.
Mullen Coughlin is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes in strength in diversity.
Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.
Applicant must be authorized to work in the United States of America.
