Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- No formal billable-hour requirement! Focus on delivering excellent legal work without traditional billing quotas.
- Enjoy greater autonomy managing meaningful litigation matters and taking ownership of your cases.
- Work-life flexibility! Enjoy opportunities to work from home after your initial onboarding period.
- Broaden your litigation experience while working alongside knowledgeable, supportive attorneys.
- Grow your career in a collaborative environment where your judgment, initiative, and contributions are valued.
Location
Sewickley, PA (Pittsburgh Area) – Join our team in person during your initial onboarding period, approximately one month, with work-from-home flexibility available afterward.
Note
We are seeking attorneys with 2+ years of civil litigation experience, strong legal writing skills, and hands-on deposition and motion practice experience. Candidates with less experience and substantial insurance defense backgrounds are also encouraged to apply. Insurance defense experience is preferred, not required.
About Us
Confidential Employer
We are an established, litigation-focused law firm committed to providing exceptional legal representation while fostering a supportive and collaborative workplace. Our attorneys handle a diverse range of challenging civil litigation matters, and we believe great legal work comes from empowering talented professionals with trust, flexibility, and meaningful responsibility.
Job Description
- Manage a diverse caseload of civil litigation and insurance defense matters from investigation through resolution.
- Draft compelling motions, pleadings, briefs, and other legal documents.
- Take and defend depositions, analyze evidence, and develop effective litigation strategies.
- Conduct legal research and prepare persuasive arguments to support client interests.
- Collaborate with experienced attorneys while independently managing deadlines and case responsibilities.
- Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, and other parties to move cases efficiently toward favorable outcomes.
- Participate in hearings, negotiations, and trial preparation as appropriate.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of civil litigation experience preferred; candidates with 2+ years and substantial insurance defense experience will be considered.
- Experience with depositions, motion practice, and substantive legal writing.
- Background in insurance defense, general liability, workers' compensation, or plaintiff-side litigation.
- Excellent analytical, research, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to independently manage litigation responsibilities while contributing to a collaborative team.
- Interest in developing or expanding an insurance defense litigation practice.
Why You Will Love Working Here
We offer something many litigation attorneys are looking for: challenging legal work, professional independence, supportive colleagues, and no formal billable-hour requirement.
You'll have opportunities to sharpen your litigation skills, take ownership of meaningful cases, and build a long-term career in an environment that values both outstanding client service and a sustainable professional life.
Ready for a litigation role with more autonomy and flexibility? We'd love to hear from you.
JPC-2625
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Requirements: PA bar license. 2+ years of civil litigation exp. Must have insurance defense, workers’ compensation, or plaintiff-side litigation exp. Y/N
- Required Years as Associate: 3+ preferred; consider 2+ with substantial insurance defense litigation experience.
- If remote: Not fully remote. On-site in Sewickley, PA for approximately the first month; work-from-home flexibility afterward.
- Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):
- 2–3 years: $100K–$105K;
- 4–5 years: $105K–$112K;
- 6+ years: $112K–$120K. Recruiter recommendations; client target $100K.
Submission Email: Amy,Rich-
abair@waymanlaw.com
;
rcanciello@waymanlaw.com
Quick Recruiter Reference
Established litigation firm handling insurance defense, commercial liability, construction disputes, and other civil litigation. Hiring one Associate Attorney with 3+ years preferred, including deposition and motion practice experience; insurance defense is a plus. Sewickley, PA; hybrid flexibility after initial onboarding; $100K client target; no formal billable-hour requirement.
Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Litigation Associate Attorney – Civil Litigation- Wayman, Irvin & McAuley, LLC - JPC- 2625- source
New Job Order Alert
- Client job title: Associate Attorney
- Location: Sewickley, PA
- On-site, hybrid, remote: Hybrid flexibility after approximately one month on-site.
- Experience: 2
- Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Litigation Associate, Civil Litigation Attorney, Insurance Defense Attorney, General Liability Attorney, Workers' Compensation Attorney, Plaintiff Litigation Attorney.
of hires needed: 1