Philadelphia

Our Philadelphia office is looking for a lawyer with a minimum of six years litigation experience who possesses the following skill sets:

1. demonstrated research, writing and drafting ability (i.e., Law Review/Judicial Clerkship);
2. substantial federal litigation experience;
3. a keen interest and knowledge of the Federal False Claims Act/Anti-Kickback Act;
4. a desire to do complex civil and criminal litigation; and
5. intellectual curiosity.

Contract positions are also available.

Please forward resume, writing sample, and references to:
Dennis Mehigan
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP
1818 Market Street, Suite 3402
Philadelphia, PA 19103
E-mail: DM@Pietragallo.com

Our Philadelphia office is looking for a law school student (attending at night is acceptable) who possesses the following skill sets:

1. demonstrated research, online investigative, writing and drafting abilities;
2. pre-law school work experience in investigations, health care, or government contracting is desirable;
3. a keen interest in the Federal False Claims Act/Anti-Kickback Act*;
4. a desire to do complex litigation;
5. immense intellectual curiosity; and
6. is a self-starter.

*Please reference our False Claims Act website for further information. www.falseclaimsact.com

The position will be 25-30 hours a week with a flexible work schedule.

For consideration of this position, please forward resume, writing sample and references to:
Dennis Mehigan
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP
1818 Market Street, Suite 3402
Philadelphia, PA 19103
E-mail: DM@Pietragallo.com

Pittsburgh

Our Pittsburgh office is seeking a highly motivated, experienced legal assistant to provide secretarial and administrative support for two attorneys in our Product Liability practice area.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Transcribing, composing, formatting, editing, proofreading, and finalizing all forms of documents, correspondence, pleadings, and reports.
• Opening of new files, file set up and organization, preparing conflicts checks.
• Preparing and filing of pleadings such as Appearances, Answers, and all pretrial and dispositive Motions in state and federal courts.
• Coordinating, maintaining, and calendaring upcoming trial dates, arbitrations, jury trials, depositions, inspections, and all corresponding status notes.
• Managing incoming mail, entering daily time entries, submitting vendor invoices for payment.
• Maintain attorney calendars, travel arrangements, and expense reporting.
• Reviewing and editing prebills per client guidelines.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• At least 5 years’ experience assisting attorneys in complex litigation areas such as product liability and litigation defense.
• Experience with County, State, and Federal courts, including knowledge of CM/ECF filing.
• Strong attention to detail in all work.
• Ability to manage multiple files and to prioritize workloads to effectively meet all deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with all levels of management, staff and clients.
• Forward thinking, organized, and a team player.
• Ability to independently solve problems and exercise sound judgment with minimal direction.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products – Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with iManage & Prolaw a plus.

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP offers a collegial work environment with competitive salary and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, life and long-term disability insurance, and a 401(k) program.  Please forward resumes to careers@pietragallo.com for consideration of this position.