Kitch Attorneys & Counselors is a defense-oriented firm looking for an attorney with 1-5 years of litigation experience to join our Medical Malpractice team. This is an office position located in Downtown Detroit.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
• Effective at communicating complex information to stakeholders with a wide array of expertise in an accessible way
• Excellent persuasive writing skills
• Credible and discrete, with a high level of integrity and the ability to work with highly confidential and privileged information
• Impeccable written and spoken language skills
• Track record of nourishing and maintaining client and coworker relationships
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Strategic thinker who can prioritize and integrate short-term and long-term goals
• Ability to prioritize and meet multiple and competing deadlines
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with billing software
• Assist with drafting legal documents, including motions and pleadings
• Assist with the discovery process by answering and issuing written discovery, administering depositions, and examining documents
• Negotiate settlements
• Perform legal research
• Make court appearances as necessary
• Conduct and summarize depositions

Education Requirements:

• JD degree from an accredited law school
• License to practice law in Michigan
• (Preferred) 1-5 years’ experience in litigation preferably Medical Malpractice