Associate -Nursing Home Negligence

Since 1933, Stark & Stark has developed innovative legal solutions to meet our client's needs. More than 100 attorneys, over 30 practice areas, and a philosophy of putting the law to work for our clients are the basis for building and maintaining our practice.

Stark & Stark, Hamilton office, is open to considering applications from experienced litigation attorneys, preferably with nursing home malpractice or medical malpractice experience. We are seeking candidates with exceptional credentials and a genuine passion for the law.

The ideal candidate is self-directed and detailed-oriented with the ability to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced litigation environment. Candidates should have experience with all phases of personal injury, nursing home malpractice and/or medical malpractice litigation.

Responsibilities:

• The position will support and assist a team in litigating nursing home negligence cases and growing the practice.
• Must have experience handling a high-volume caseload in a fast paced, results oriented environment with limited oversight.
• The position provides the opportunity to work directly with clients handling depositions, drafting and responding to pleadings and discovery, as well as writing and researching legal issues for briefs and pleadings. The position also entails reviewing medical records and discovery.
• Must be able to effectively evaluate and analyze the merits of a claim.
• The position requires excellent communication skills for providing guidance and counsel to clients.
• Must have experience in and be able to effectively negotiate, settle, litigate, and try cases.

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will have at least 5+ years of Plaintiff’s Nursing Home or Medical Malpractice litigation experience.
• Strong analytical, drafting, writing, research, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, high attention to detail and accuracy, and the ability to work in a deadline driven practice is required.
• Must have demonstrated the ability to work independently, as part of a team and the interpersonal skills to interact directly with clients.
• Must be licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey.

Benefits

Stark & Stark is committed to the health and well-being of its staff members. The firm offers a full range of benefits, including traditional major medical and hospitalization coverage, a prescription plan, a dental plan, a vision plan, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, a profit sharing, and a 401(k) plan, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stark & Stark’s policy is to make employment decisions based on merit, ability, and competence. Except where required by law, employment practices shall not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or staff member’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or any other characteristic provided by law. Qualified minorities, females, veterans, and attorneys with disabilities are encouraged to apply. It is also our policy to provide a work environment that is free of harassment of any kind, including that which is sexual, age-related, or ethnic.

Mansfield Rule

As part of its continued efforts to actively recruit and advance the recruitment, development, and promotion of diverse lawyers, Stark & Stark is participating in Diversity Lab’s Midsize Mansfield Rule initiative. The Mansfield Rule is named for Arabella Mansfield, the first woman admitted to practice law in the United States. It measures whether law firms affirmatively consider diverse lawyers for hiring, advancement, and significant leadership roles.

Under this initiative, we strive for a candidate pool consisting of at least 30% women, attorneys from underrepresented racial and/or ethnic groups, lawyers with disabilities, and/or LGBTQ+ attorneys. The Mansfield Rule initiative also includes a commitment by Stark & Stark to be transparent in our internal governance, particularly with our selection guidelines and job descriptions for firm management roles and committees.