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Transportation Defense Associate Attorney in New York

Date Posted: 23 October 2026

Job Snapshot

Job Description

I'm working with one of the Northeast's premier litigation firms, which is adding an Associate to defend transportation matters in New York. This is a hybrid role for an experienced litigator who can run cases from start to finish.

 

What you'll do:

- Manage your own caseload from inception to resolution

- Draft pleadings, motions, and discovery requests and meet deadlines

- Prepare for and attend depositions, hearings, and trials

- Work with clients, experts, and fellow attorneys on litigation strategy, and give clients regular status updates

- Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda

- Prepare comprehensive status reports for insurers

 

What you'll bring:

- JD from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to the New York Bar

- 5+ years of experience defending transportation, construction litigation, and tort liability matters

- Experience taking and defending depositions and preparing and filing dispositive motions

- Prior ADR experience handling arbitrations and mediations

 

Strong compensation and good benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a health advocate program, short- and long-term disability, parental and military leave, life insurance, a 401(k), a flexible spending plan, paid holidays, flexible paid time off, a mobile phone stipend, and an associate education program.

 

Apply here or reach out to Jessica at 605-846-8647 or jessica.merkel@gogpac.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.

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