Associate Attorney

Since 1933, Stark & Stark has developed innovative legal solutions to meet our client's needs. With experienced attorneys in more than 30 practice areas, and a philosophy of putting the law to work for our clients is the basis for building and maintaining our practice.

Stark & Stark is actively recruiting for a Personal Injury Associate for our Hamilton, NJ office. The right candidate will have the extraordinary opportunity to continue their professional development in a challenging, but collegial, environment.

Responsibilities:

• The candidate will support personal injury cases, with limited oversight from other attorneys in the practice.
• Responsible for all phases of personal injury litigation, with an emphasis on drafting pleadings, engaging in written discovery, taking, and defending depositions and oral motion hearings and trial.
• Experience evaluating the merits of a personal injury claim, retaining experts, and providing guidance and counsel to staff and clients through effective communication.
• Provide timely and consistent updates on the status of cases and assignments to stakeholders, ensuring transparency throughout the process.
• Foster an environment of open communication by reporting milestones, delays, or changes in real-time to all relevant parties.
• Proactively address questions or concerns from team members or clients, ensuring clarity and alignment on assignment expectations.
• Work primarily in office, maintaining a physical presence to ensure in-person collaboration and engagement with the team.
• Communicate any scheduled outings, appointments, or remote work plans to supervisors and team members in advance, ensuring proper coverage and alignment on ongoing assignments.

Qualifications:

• 0 to five years of experience handling personal injury cases is preferred.
• Strong research and writing skills.
• Must be skilled in negotiation and drafting.
• Possess superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate strong integrity and professionalism.
• Exercise judgment and the ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of a team.
• Must be able to act with a sense of urgency while presenting a calm demeanor.
• Intellectual curiosity and the ability to problem solve independently.
• Must have trial experience or a strong interest in litigation.
• Admission in New Jersey is required. Admission in New York or the interest in barring in New York or PA is a bonus.

Benefits

Stark & Stark is committed to the health and well-being of its staff members. The firm offers a full range of benefits, including traditional major medical and hospitalization coverage, a prescription plan, a dental plan, a vision plan, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, a profit sharing, and a 401(k) plan, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stark & Stark’s policy is to make employment decisions based on merit, ability, and competence. Except where required by law, employment practices shall not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or staff member’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or any other characteristic provided by law. Qualified minorities, females, veterans, and attorneys with disabilities are encouraged to apply. It is also our policy to provide a work environment that is free of harassment of any kind, including that which is sexual, age-related, or ethnic.

Mansfield Rule

As part of its continued efforts to actively recruit and advance the recruitment, development, and promotion of diverse lawyers, Stark & Stark is participating in Diversity Lab’s Midsize Mansfield Rule initiative. The Mansfield Rule is named for Arabella Mansfield, the first woman admitted to practice law in the United States. It measures whether law firms affirmatively consider diverse lawyers for hiring, advancement, and significant leadership roles.

Under this initiative, we strive for a candidate pool consisting of at least 30% women, attorneys from underrepresented racial and/or ethnic groups, lawyers with disabilities, and/or LGBTQ+ attorneys. The Mansfield Rule initiative also includes a commitment by Stark & Stark to be transparent in our internal governance, particularly with our selection guidelines and job descriptions for firm management roles and committees.