Associate Attorney (Bilingual Spanish)

Orion Placement
  • Edwardsville, Illinois
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Pay: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

    Why this is a great opportunity

    • Join a nationally recognized plaintiff-side firm with over $4 billion recovered for injured clients — your work creates real, lasting impact
    • Travel the country meeting clients and building your practice — this role offers meaningful variety and autonomy, not a desk-bound routine
    • Competitive salary with a robust benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401(k), continuing education, and pet insurance
    • Work in a mission-driven, socially responsible environment alongside a team of experienced attorneys and legal professionals
    • Build expertise in asbestos litigation, mass torts, defective drugs and devices, and workers' comp — a specialized, marketable skill set
    • Annual performance bonuses available
    • Free gym access, identity theft protection, and short and long-term disability coverage included

    Location: This is a primarily field-based role with significant travel — roughly 80% of your time will be spent visiting clients, witnesses, and legal proceedings across the United States. Candidates must reside in one of the following states: Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Louisiana, California, New York, or Washington D.C. We offer one remote workday per week with four days in the office when not traveling. No relocation package is available for this position.

    Note: This role requires an active law license in any U.S. state (Missouri and/or Illinois preferred) and professional-level fluency in Spanish. Candidates must also have 1+ year of attorney experience. All three are hard requirements — candidates who do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

    About us

    We are a well-established, plaintiff-side law firm with a decades-long track record of fighting for people who have suffered catastrophic harm. Our practice spans asbestos litigation, mass torts, defective drugs and devices, workers' compensation, and broader personal injury work — and we have recovered over $4 billion on behalf of our clients. We are proud of the culture we have built: collaborative, high-performing, and genuinely committed to the people we serve. Confidential Employer.

    What you will do

    • Represent clients injured by asbestos exposure, advocating fiercely on their behalf throughout each stage of the case
    • Prepare and manage assigned asbestos disease cases as part of a collaborative deposition team
    • Travel extensively (approximately 80%) across the U.S. to conduct in-person client and witness interviews
    • Gather and analyze records including Social Security, medical, military, and union documents to build strong case foundations
    • Prepare and conduct depositions of fact witnesses, including client intake and testimony evaluation
    • Summarize and synthesize fact witness deposition testimony for team review and case strategy
    • Approach every client interaction with empathy — many clients are seriously or terminally ill

    Qualifications

    • Active law license in any U.S. state (Missouri and/or Illinois preferred)
    • 1+ year of attorney experience — personal injury or asbestos litigation preferred; all litigation backgrounds considered
    • Professional-level Spanish fluency (spoken and written) — required
    • Comfortable with extensive domestic travel (approximately 80%)
    • Currently residing in Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Louisiana, California, New York, or Washington D.C.
    • Strong legal research, writing, and communication skills
    • Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe
    • Self-directed, organized, and capable of managing a varied caseload with compassion and urgency

    Why you will love working here

    • Your caseload matters — you are helping real people through some of the hardest moments of their lives
    • Grow your practice in a specialized area of law with national reach and genuine complexity
    • Work alongside a tenured, supportive legal team that takes both craft and culture seriously
    • Expansive benefits, firm-sponsored continuing education, and a clear path to building a meaningful legal career

    JPC-1253

    Benefits:

    • Dental insurance
    • Paid time off
    • Retirement plan
    • Vision insurance

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationEdwardsville, Illinois

    Skills

    • Adobe Product Familyunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Asbestosunmatched
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    • Case Managementunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Diseaseunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Legalunmatched
    • Legal Researchunmatched
    • Litigationunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Microsoft Outlookunmatched
    • Microsoft Wordunmatched
    • Militaryunmatched
    • Multilingualunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Personal Injuryunmatched
    • Retirement Planunmatched
    • Spanish Languageunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Terminally Illunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Witness Testimonyunmatched
    • Worker's Compensationunmatched

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