Commercial Litigation Attorney

About the Role

Join a middle-market commercial litigation practice handling complex disputes for business clients. You will manage matters independently from initial filing through resolution, including trial and arbitration.

What You'll Do

• Manage commercial disputes involving contracts, warranties, mechanic's liens, bond claims, and business torts.

• Develop and execute litigation strategies in state and federal courts.

• Draft pleadings, substantive motions, briefs, and other legal documents, and argue dispositive motions.

• Lead written discovery, including preparing and responding to interrogatories, document requests, and requests for admission.

• Take and defend depositions of parties, fact and expert witnesses, and corporate representatives.

• Prepare for and participate in hearings, mediations, settlement conferences, arbitrations, and trials.

What We're Looking For

• Six to ten years of progressive commercial litigation experience, including independently managing complex matters end to end.

• Trial or arbitration experience, with the ability to describe results in concrete detail.

• Admission to the Colorado bar, or admission expected within approximately one month.

• Experience litigating breach of contract and business tort matters, and taking and defending depositions.

• Graduation from an accredited U.S. law school and a law school GPA of at least 3.0.

• Construction or defects litigation experience, Colorado state or federal court experience, and mechanic's lien or bond claim experience are helpful.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $250,000 to $300,000 annually, with merit-based pay. The role has a 1,900-hour billable target, with bonuses in 25-hour increments from 1,900 to 2,300 hours, plus 10% fee origination credit on qualifying collections. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid role based in Denver, Colorado, United States.