Littler Mendelson P.C. is seeking an attorney with a minimum of 8 years of labor and employment litigation experience to join Littler CaseSmart (LCS) as a Littler CaseSmart Counsel, Early Case Evaluation attorney. The candidate should possess excellent academic credentials, and their experience should include significant litigation work. This position can be worked remotely from anywhere in the United States. Candidate must be licensed to practice law in their state of residence. Pursuant to California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, DC, and Jersey City, New Jersey regulation, the salary range is $122,000 to $150,000 annually, contingent on relevant experience and education and includes eligibility for performance-based bonuses. We offer generous compensation and benefits packages. For more information visit: <a href="https://www.littler.com/benefits/state-details" re_target="" target="blank" re_onclick="" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://www.littler.com/benefits/state-details. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
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Responsibilities
Littler CaseSmart Counsel are full-time, remote attorneys with a reduced billable hours requirement and with no obligation to engage in any business-related travel or any required business development. These positions are ideal for attorneys seeking interesting, challenging work that allows more flexibility than on-track roles.
Responsibilities
Littler CaseSmart Counsel, Early Case Evaluation attorneys are responsible for effectively conducting the initial factual investigation into new litigation matters by collecting and reviewing key documents, communicating with the case teams regarding the results of the same, and partnering with the case teams with respect to case strategy, including advancing their own recommendations and suggestions. This position is also responsible for the following:
- Drafting answers and corporate disclosure statements.
- Preparing Early Case Evaluations, which set forth an objective analysis of the claims and likely defenses and the strategic recommendations to the client.
- Providing sufficient information and analysis of cases to allow remaining members of the case teams to transition efficiently into discovery and subsequent case phases.
- Drafting settlement agreements, depending on when a case settles.
Littler CaseSmart utilizes data-driven technology and a specialized workflow process to provide superior service to our clients. Our attorneys are highly skilled in their fields and enjoy access to all the resources our firm can provide without the demands of a shareholder-track position.
Qualifications
Candidates for this position should have:
- The ability to discern practical and well-founded options for the effective defense of litigation matters and involving a wide variety of employment-related claims.
- A minimum of 8 years of employment litigation experience, including hands-on experience being responsible for cases through their entire life cycle.
- The ability to provide appropriate valuations of employment law cases, as well as to focus in on the most relevant and important aspects of a case.
- An active bar license in the state of residence.
Littler CaseSmart utilizes data-driven technology and a specialized workflow process to provide superior service to our clients. Our attorneys are highly skilled in their fields and enjoy access to all the resources our firm can provide without the demands of a shareholder-track position.
About Littler
Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice in the world exclusively devoted to representing management. With more than 1,800 attorneys in over 100 offices worldwide, Littler serves as the single source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 75 years.
Littler's unparalleled commitment to labor and employment law helps clients navigate a complex business world with nuanced legal issues--building better solutions for clients' toughest challenges. With deep experience and resources that are local, everywhere, Littler is fully focused on its clients. With a diverse team of the brightest minds, Littler fosters a culture that celebrates original thinking. And with powerful proprietary technology, Littler disrupts the status quo--delivering bold, groundbreaking innovation that prepares employers not just for what's happening today, but for what's likely to happen tomorrow.
Benefits
We offer a generous benefits package to full-time and part-time employees working at least a 50% schedule. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision plan for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children. In addition, we provide a superior 401(k) plan, ample time off programs, mental health programs, family building and caregiving, generous paid parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, a wellness program, flexible spending accounts, and an employee referral bonus program.
For more information about our benefits visit: https://www.littler.com/benefits/state-details
For more information about our firm visit: <a href="http://www.littler.com/" target="_blank" re_target="_blank" re_onclick="" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px;">www.littler.com.
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For inquiries regarding this opportunity, please e-mail Jonathan Arnold at <a href="mailto:joarnold@littler.com" re_target="" target="blank" re_onclick="" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px;">joarnold@littler.com with the job title in the subject line.
Littler Mendelson is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LCS Counsel in this role are entrusted with the protection of highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial and/or proprietary information related to our clients and the Firm's internal operations, in strict compliance with Firm policies and ethical standards. Given the nature of this role, LCS Counsel will engage regularly with clients, other attorneys, firm staff, and third parties, often in situations requiring a high degree of trust, professionalism, discretion and integrity. To maintain our Firm's commitment to these standards and to ensure the security of the sensitive information and relationships we manage, we conduct thorough background checks, including criminal records, as part of our hiring process. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and any other applicable law or regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with criminal records, in a manner consistent with the applicable law or regulation.
This job posting is a general description of the types of responsibilities that are required of an individual in this job. It is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required for this job.
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