Attorney

Cranfill Sumner LLP (Charlotte) is seeking an attorney with 5+ years’ experience and a focus and interest in professional liability, particularly construction defect, and construction litigation to join our firm and thrive. Candidates must be ready and excited to grow a practice, develop a bright future with the firm, and provide top-notch client service.  Must have excellent written and oral advocacy skills, plus enjoy working in a team environment where self-starters excel.  Having your own book of business is a welcome addition.  Employees enjoy generous benefits and leave policies and a flexible remote work policy.  We support lawyers in designing their professional path in conjunction with the needs of our firm.  Candidates should be NC licensed and practice ready. 

Apply on website: https://www.cshlaw.com/about/careers/.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Makes individual and group presentations to potential clients
• Interviews potential expert witnesses
• Meet with clients to review case strategy
• Prepare pleadings, motions and briefs, and legal research for complex matters in Superior and appellate courts
• Argue motions in Superior Court and oral arguments in appellate courts
• Meet with clients expert witnesses on site at impacted properties to investigate impacts and formulate strategy
• Meet with opposing counsel and with opposing party experts
• Communicate in person and by telephone, email, etc. with opposing counsel to negotiate numerous issues, including settlement and pre-mediation and pre-trial disclosures
• Prepare for and attend mediations with client, opposing parties and opposing counsel, negotiate settlement, including concessions in lieu of compensation
• Prepare and review settlement documents
• Conduct depositions, including preparation of clients and expert witnesses, and preparation for examination of adverse expert witnesses
• Propound and respond to written discovery
• Prepare for jury trials
• Trial preparation includes review and analysis of all factual and legal issues relating to compensability, valuation, and constitutional matters
• Selection of witnesses and exhibits
• Preparation of written outline for examination of witnesses
• Meet with client and retained expert witnesses to prepare them for direct and cross-examination
• Preparation of motions in limine and supporting briefs
• Analysis of potential juror pool and selection of jury
• Prepare for and attend pretrial conference with judge and opposing counsel
• Trial, including arguing and defending motions, jury selection, defending witness examinations and cross examining adverse witnesses, including expert witnesses
• During trial, meet with expert witnesses and clients evening and early morning to finalize elements of testimony
• Prepare for and make opening and closing arguments to jury
• Conduct post trial interviews with jurors
• During trial, meet with expert witnesses and clients evening and early morning to finalize elements of testimony