Litigation Associate (Mass Tort/Class Action)

Our US offices have led the fight against corporate creed and misconduct in complex mass tort, environmental, and class action claims on behalf of countless individuals over the last twenty years. Our firm’s European offices are currently managing some of the largest claims in English legal history, including claims against various vehicle manufacturers arising from the diesel emissions scandal. The firm is at the cutting-edge of group consumer claims, currently representing hundreds of thousands of affected clients throughout the US, Europe,and across the globe. We are dedicated to environmental and social justice.

We find solutions where others can’t.

We fight for justice when others won’t.

We stand up for people against powerful corporations.

Our purpose is to make the world a better, fairer place, with every case we win.

Globally, we now have over 100 lawyers and 500 staff in countries including the US,

We make the following commitment to all our people:

To be a meritocracy with a fair and transparent pay review process

To offer opportunities for internal promotion

To provide everyone with a fair and structured performance review process

To provide a learning environment that supports its employees in becoming experts in their roles

To give all PGMBM’s people opportunities to influence and improve how we work

You will play an invaluable part in our vision, working with the team on large, complex and fast paced contentious cases, including multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Taking initial instructions from partners and senior associates and delegating to paralegals and staff when appropriate, you will be involved in:

Drafting of pleadings, motions, and complex legal briefing
Arguing motions and managing status conference and case hearings in court
Intense legal research and case strategy assessments
Preparing the Partner or Senior Associate for depositions and hearings as well as conducting and managing some of your own.
Serve on trial team
Oversee paralegal and staff on plaintiff-specific issues and file maintenance in our mass tort cases
Developing and maintaining relationships with external counsel, expert witnesses, and other external parties
Managing meetings effectively by setting clear agendas
Demonstrating effective case management
Assisting the firm in achieving its professional objectives
Contributing to PGMBM’s business development, including raising the firm’s profile by partaking in marketing activities, pro bono opportunities, and contributing to the firm’s publication