Job Description:

At Nixon Peabody, our priority is to attract, retain, and promote talented individuals who have an array of racial, ethnic, social, economic, religious, and personal backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations. Therefore, we encourage talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.

 Nixon Peabody is seeking to hire an experienced commercial litigation associate to join our office in Washington, DC. The position is in our Construction and Real Estate Litigation practice group. The successful candidate will work on matters in that practice group as well as commercial litigation generally.

More than a third of Nixon Peabody’s lawyers are litigators. We have decades of experience representing clients at every level of the trial and appellate courts in our judicial system, in international forums, mediations, arbitrations, and other methods of alternative dispute resolution.

 At Nixon Peabody, our associates are given the opportunity to take the lead on interesting matters and are provided with the opportunity to work on career-enhancing cases that both challenge and excite them. Our diverse workforce encourages collaboration and teamwork. Our entrepreneurial culture inspires attorneys at all levels to build relationships both inside and outside the firm, setting the foundation for a long and exciting career with us.

 A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s a chance to use your knowledge to shape what’s ahead. We enable our Team to share, innovate, and learn at a firm that taps the power of collective thinking.

 Job Requirements:

Qualified candidates will have at least 6 to 8 years of commercial litigation experience, including significant experience taking and defending depositions. Hearing and some trial experience is required. The ability to work in a fast-paced client-centric environment with a varied caseload involving complex issues is critical. Ideal candidates will be admitted to practice in DC (or eligible to waive in), in addition to VA and/or MD.