Description
Represent clients in civil litigation through all phases—pre-suit, pleadings, discovery, motions, trial, and appeal. Draft legal filings, present cases in court and ADR forums, negotiate settlements, and advise clients on strategy, risk, and compliance.
- • Advise clients on litigation risk, legal rights, and strategy.
- • Interpret statutes, regulations, and case law for clients and teams.
- • Analyze case strengths, defenses, and probable outcomes using precedent.
- • Draft and file complaints, answers, counterclaims, and third-party claims.
- • Draft and argue dispositive and procedural motions.
- • Conduct legal research and write briefs, memoranda, and opinions.
- • Manage discovery plans and schedules under court rules.
- • Draft and respond to interrogatories, requests for admission, and document requests.
- • Issue and enforce subpoenas; coordinate e-discovery and document review.
- • Conduct and defend depositions of parties, fact witnesses, and experts.
- • Gather and evaluate evidence through interviews and record reviews.
- • Prepare witnesses, exhibits, and demonstratives for hearings and trial.
- • Appear at status conferences, hearings, and settlement conferences.
- • Select jurors; examine and cross-examine witnesses at trial.
- • Present and summarize cases to judges and juries.
- • Negotiate settlements and draft settlement agreements and releases.
- • Represent clients in mediations, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings.
- • Prepare jury instructions, verdict forms, and trial briefs.
- • File notices of appeal and appellate briefs; argue appeals.
- • Confer with co-counsel and subject-matter experts to refine legal theories.
- • Ensure compliance with court orders, deadlines, and ethical obligations.
- • Supervise paralegals and manage case budgets, billing, and docketing.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
