Associate Attorney - Civil Litigation Defense at Orion Placement in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Job description

• Join a respected litigation team handling sophisticated defense matters for insurers, businesses, and corporate clients.
• Step into a role with meaningful litigation responsibility, including discovery, motions, depositions, mediations, hearings, and trial preparation.
• Work closely with experienced litigators while continuing to build strong case strategy, client communication, and courtroom skills.
• Handle complex defense matters across areas such as insurance defense, medical malpractice, construction, transportation, professional liability, long-term care, and general liability.
• Build your career in a collaborative, professional environment that values mentorship, strong legal writing, practical judgment, and attorney development.
• Location: This is a hybrid position based in Indianapolis, IN, offering a strong mix of in-office collaboration, direct mentorship, and schedule flexibility.
• Note: Must be licensed to practice law in Indiana and have 2+ years of civil litigation defense experience.
• You will get hands-on litigation defense experience and direct exposure to active cases.
• You will work with experienced attorneys who value mentorship, training, and professional development.
• You will build practical skills in depositions, motions, court appearances, client reporting, and trial preparation.
• You will be trusted with meaningful responsibility while still having access to partner guidance and support.
• You will join a team that values advocacy, collaboration, open communication, integrity, and long-term career growth.

Responsibilities

• Manage civil litigation defense matters from initial pleadings through resolution.
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, legal memoranda, case evaluations, status reports, and settlement-related materials.
• Prepare and respond to written discovery, review client documents, and analyze liability, damages, records, and evidence.
• Take and defend depositions of parties, witnesses, experts, corporate representatives, and other key stakeholders.
• Attend hearings, mediations, settlement conferences, pretrial conferences, and other court proceedings.
• Develop litigation strategy, evaluate exposure, and provide practical recommendations to clients, insurers, and claim professionals.
• Assist with trial preparation, including motions in limine, witness preparation, exhibit review, jury instructions, and trial strategy.
• Communicate directly with clients, claim professionals, opposing counsel, attorneys, and support staff.
• Handle challenging legal work with professionalism, discretion, strong judgment, and increasing independence.

Requirements

• Active license to practice law in Indiana.
• 2+ years of civil litigation defense experience.
• Experience with insurance defense, general liability, medical malpractice defense, construction defect, transportation defense, professional liability, long-term care defense, or related defense litigation.
• Experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery, legal memoranda, case evaluations, and client status reports.
• Experience taking or defending depositions.
• Experience attending hearings, mediations, settlement conferences, or court appearances.
• Ability to communicate with insurance carriers, claim professionals, corporate clients, or business clients.
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and case management skills.
• Comfortable managing a litigation caseload with partner oversight.
• Proficient with Lexis, Westlaw, Microsoft Office, and legal case/document management tools.
• Professional, motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work both independently and collaboratively.

Skills

Required

• Professional
• motivated
• detail-oriented
• Lexis
• Westlaw
• Microsoft Office
• legal case/document management tools

Benefits

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