Appellate Attorney

Overview

Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP, an established litigation law firm in Baltimore, is seeking an Associate Attorney to join our rapidly growing appellate practice group. We believe that the best lawyers are happy lawyers, and we know that many superb legal writers are laboring in busy but often joyless Big Law environments. The ideal candidate will have a passion for legal research and writing, own books by Bryan Garner, Ross Guberman, and Matthew Butterick, and have an existing opinion on the writing styles of Justices Kagan, Roberts, Ginsburg, and Gorsuch.

If you consider “appellate nerd” a compliment, this may be the ideal place for you.

The successful candidate must be a gifted legal writer who is eager to continue developing these skills. Firm favors candidates with appellate and federal clerkship experience or sinking feeling that Big Law’s mass-attrition business model does not fit their career goals and life. The ideal candidate wants to develop an appellate practice while working closely with excellent trial lawyers (often defending health care providers) and is ready to practice in Maryland, with D.C. and Virginia bar admission a strong plus.

• Develop and apply legal research and writing skills in appellate matters; participate in building an appellate practice.
• Collaborate with trial lawyers (often defending health care providers) to support litigation across levels of appeal.
• Practice in Maryland with D.C. and Virginia bar admission considered a strong plus.

• Gifted legal writer with a demonstrated passion for developing these skills further.
• Appellate and federal clerkship experience preferred, or a demonstrated interest in pursuing a different career path from Big Law’s mass-attrition model.
• readiness to practice in Maryland; D.C. and Virginia bar admission a strong plus.
• Interest in evaluating writing styles of prominent Justices and a commitment to high-quality legal analysis and writing.

Employees enjoy a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, the potential for performance-based bonuses, a great work environment, an on-site fitness center, in-building parking, and maternity/paternity benefits.

When applying please upload a writing sample, or provide via email to  Applicants must apply directly; outside recruiting firms are not currently being used.

Salary $120K-$160K. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified candidates with disabilities; to request an accommodation please email

Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann is committed to diversity and inclusion, and has been recognized by Law
360 as one of the top law firms for women in the United States. EOE