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🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

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Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1963

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

⚖️ Legal

Consulting • Defense • Legal

Hawkins Parnell & Young is a national defense litigation firm in the United States. With a team of over 250 litigation attorneys, the firm specializes in developing winning defense strategies and has the capability to bring cases to verdict across all 50 states. Known for their expertise, Hawkins Parnell & Young has litigated numerous high-profile cases and serves a diverse clientele, including many Fortune 500 companies.

📋 Description

• Research New Mexico and applicable law on liability, damages, coverage, and procedural issues arising in personal injury and premises liability matters • Monitor and summarize developments in New Mexico case law, statutes, and court rules relevant to the firm’s practice • Prepare motions, responses, briefs, and legal memoranda for pre-litigation and litigation case teams • Draft discovery-related legal analysis and assist with pleadings as needed • Collaborate with trial attorneys and Team Leads to identify legal issues, anticipate defense arguments, and strengthen case positions • Provide research support for settlement negotiations, mediation, and trial preparation • Deliver timely, well-supported written work product meeting firm quality standards • Collaborate with attorneys and staff to ensure cases move efficiently through the process • Provide legal analysis and drafting supporting trial attorneys’ advocacy and maximizing recovery for injured clients

🎯 Requirements

• Active license to practice law in New Mexico, or eligibility for admission • Strong legal research, analysis, and writing skills • Ability to translate research into persuasive, well-supported drafts • Experience drafting motions, briefs, memoranda, and other litigation documents • Personal injury or civil litigation experience preferred • Insurance defense or appellate background is a plus • Ability to collaborate with trial attorneys and Team Leads across multiple case teams • Ability to manage competing deadlines

🏖️ Benefits

• Sign-on bonus: $25,000 paid incrementally over the first 6 months of employment • Health, dental, and vision insurance • Life, short and long term disability insurance • 401(k) retirement plan • Paid time off (PTO) • Select paid holidays • Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM • No court appearances required • Experienced investigators, dedicated case managers, and paralegals • Teamwork and mentorship across every practice team