Associate Attorney

📍 Hartford, CT ✨ Full Time Hire

Responsibilities :

• Reviewing title and drafting complaints.
• Provides clients with legal advice by conducting and directing review of each case and supporting law, including explaining all aspects of the mediation program and foreclosure process to clients
• Updating clients regarding case developments
• Maintains rapport with clients by making contact with clients; satisfying client needs
• Accomplishes work requirements by working with and providing legal guidance to legal assistants; monitoring case progress; drafting, preparing, and formatting memoranda, correspondence, assignments, motions, pleadings, affidavits, and various other legal documents.
• Must have strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Make court and mediation session appearances across Connecticut
• Write, review, and edit reports, opinions, correspondence, pleadings, and other documents for compliance purposes.

Qualifications :

• Knowledge of state and local laws. Ability to analyze standing orders, rules of court, statutes, case law and provide recommendations, normally acquired through a combination of the completion of a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and work experience.
• Membership in the State Bar of Connecticut required.
• Independent daily travel to and from court and mediation sessions
• Ability to manage cases independently

Jettison provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetics.