Careers at High Swartz LLP

High Swartz LLP has been a fixture in southeastern Pennsylvania since 1914.

Our law firm serves clients from four offices across southeastern Pennsylvania, including Norristown, Doylestown, and Feasterville. Our longevity comes from building a team of attorneys and staff who are serious about their work and invested in the communities they serve.

If you are looking to grow your practice or your career at a firm where your contributions are recognized, we want to hear from you. Send your cover letter and resume to careers@highswartz.com.

Experienced Municipal Law Attorney - Montgomery County

We are seeking a dedicated Municipal Law Attorney to join our Montgomery County team. This hybrid position is based in Norristown, PA. A successful candidate will have 5-7 years of experience. Municipal experience a plus.

Qualifications

  • Admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania
  • Willingness and ability to attend evening meetings regularly
  • Self-motivated team player with strong work ethic
  • Exceptional organizational and time/billing management skills
  • Excellent computer skills with experience in law practice management software and document management systems a plus

Benefits

  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health reimbursement account
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance (company paid)
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to support a high-volume litigation and landlord/tenant practice.

This position is ideal for a highly organized, resourceful, self-directed professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment with a proven ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail under pressure.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to)

  • All administrative tasks related to matter management (open matters and run conflict checks in legal case management system, maintain electronic files in document management system, update contacts)
  • Maintain accurate calendars, hearing schedules, filing deadlines, and task lists to ensure deadlines and obligations are met
  • Prepare, review, organize, and file/e-file legal documents, pleadings and correspondence
  • Contact witnesses, sheriffs and third-party vendors to coordinate evictions
  • Prepare hearing materials, exhibits, and supporting documentation
  • Collaborate with paralegal to manage high-volume landlord tenant caseload in multiple states
  • Maintain various case lists to keep up to date on status
  • Send monthly client bills
  • Schedule attorney and client meetings (in person and Zoom)

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3+ years of legal assistant experience in a law firm (litigation and landlord/tenant a plus)
  • Demonstrated experience handling high-volume case management (100+ active matters simultaneously)
  • Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and multiple deadlines under pressure
  • Comfortable with repetitive work with an ability to identify and handle important variances from matter to matter in a fast-paced environment
  • Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through under pressure
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong ownership and follow-through
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, PDF software, document management, and legal case-management systems

Benefits

  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health reimbursement account
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance (company paid)
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Internships

Summer 1L Robert E. Slota Diversity Program

Every year, High Swartz participates in the Montgomery Bar Association's Robert E. Slota Summer 1L Diversity Program. This summer internship experience provides rich and rewarding opportunities for 1L students. But more importantly as High Swartz sees it, is an opportunity to provide important real-world insight to law students. If you have any questions or would like to be considered, please contact Nancy Walsh at at 215-896-6970 or nancy@tbdnowllc.com.