Careers
Bush Seyferth PLLC, a litigation boutique with offices in Michigan and Texas, seeks associates for its growing team. Though smaller than “big law” firms, BSP Law punches well above its weight, providing nationwide litigation services with trial skills second to none. Some of America’s best-known companies look to BSP Law for successful results in product liability litigation, complex business litigation, class actions, and appeals.
An associate filling our open position should have an interest in handling product liability cases, but will also have opportunities to work in BSP Law’s other trial litigation practice areas. Many of our attorneys have returned to working mostly in-office, but BSP Law has embraced a forward-looking hybrid in-person/remote environment. Depending on qualifications and role—and after initial onboarding—we will consider remote-first candidates.
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Outstanding interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and communication (both written and oral) skills;
- Strong attention to detail and highly responsive and efficient work habits;
- A desire to produce top-quality work and continually improve;
- Leadership and ownership on cases; and
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.
Skills & Qualifications:
- 2-6 years’ experience in civil litigation, including drafting pleadings, taking depositions, and arguing motions;
- Deep thinker; efficient researcher; persuasive writer and speaker; and
- Michigan or Texas Bar License (or ability to waive in).
Job duties include:
- Identification and analysis of complex legal issues;
- Drafting and responding to discovery requests (which requires gathering, organizing, and indexing large volumes of paper and electronic materials);
- Drafting and responding to motions;
- Taking depositions and assisting with preparation of witnesses for depositions;
- Frequent communication with opposing counsel, experts, witnesses, and clients;
- Frequent analysis of technical issues;
- Analyzing engineering documents and various other file materials, and preparing these materials for electronic production; and
- Responding to deposition notices (which includes proper objections, scope analysis, and definition).
We provide a competitive compensation package, including the following benefits and other perks;
- Market-competitive salary
- Bonuses
- 401(k) program
- Health coverage
- Pet insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Remote work options
- Vacation stipend
- Professional development stipend
- In-suite, complimentary gym (in Michigan)
Please submit your resume and a description of professional interests by e-mail (careers@bsplaw.com). No calls, please.
Bush Seyferth PLLC is a boutique litigation firm with a national practice seeking to fill the role of a Legal Administrative Assistant. BSP’s culture of excellence is based on the egalitarian vision of its founding members: a litigation practice where talented attorneys and support professionals thrive in a collegial environment. The ideal candidate will be a proactive problem solver with a professional demeanor, outstanding communication skills and meticulous attention to detail. This person will be confident, organized, flexible, and personable. A sense of humor is a big plus.
Job Duties:
- Coordinate complex scheduling and extensive calendar management.
- Organize emails and other case-related documents into case folders within the document management system.
- Draft, edit, format, and finalize documents.
- Organize and track case materials.
- Maintain/update contact lists, distribution lists, and case lists.
- Conduct conflict checks and initiate the necessary paperwork to open and close matters.
- Assemble and maintain case organization documents, including to-do lists, master case spreadsheet, chronologies, etc.
- Create case information sheets, notebooks, and deposition preparation notebooks, including exhibits for depositions.
- Schedule depositions and deposition preparation sessions.
- Request documents from clients.
- Gather responsive documents from BSP database.
- Draft correspondence to opposing counsel.
- Send document production to opposing counsel.
- Handle travel arrangements and submit expense reports.
- Understand court requirements and prepare documents for filing with the court, including e-filings.
- Organize and input attorney time utilizing the Firm’s time-entry software.
- Create and maintain a listing of attorneys and client-specific information of items or tasks to be done to provide a high level of support.
- Provide backup to other Legal Administrative Assistants and Receptionist as needed.
- Note, this list of duties is not exhaustive; the job may include duties not explicitly identified.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of administrative assistant experience (legal preferred).
- A high degree of discretion is required.
- Proficient with office technology and conferencing equipment, specifically Zoom and Teams, and Microsoft Office software, including the ability to learn new software and procedures. Experience with Net Documents, SharePoint and OneNote a plus.
- Ability to prioritize, show strong attention to detail, and work efficiently in a fast-paced work environment where strict deadlines are common.
- Someone with foresight, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Outstanding client-service skills.
Please submit your resume by e-mail (careers@bsplaw.com). No calls, please.