Virtual Office Counsel: Employment Litigation

We are working with one of the oldest and largest management side, labor and employment law firms in the country. The firm seeks employment litigation attorneys with five or more years of experience (5+) to join its Virtual Office team, as Employment Litigation Counsel, in particular target states, identified above and below. The work will involve the tactical aspects of cases, primarily, rather than facets of cases involving physical presence, such as attending in-person depositions, hearings, conferences, or trials. Attorneys hired for this role will work under the guidance of partners and operate in collaboration with other skilled lawyers and paralegals. They will benefit from the support of a paralegal team and a shared secretarial pool within the firm’s Virtual Office. The Counsel role requires efficient, high quality legal work and offers the challenge of a full-cycle litigation practice; however, it allows attorneys serving in it increased flexibility, including options re billable hours expectations, which the attorneys, individually, participate in setting for themselves in dialogue with appropriate firm personnel. The position imposes no business development pressure, allowing attorneys filling these roles to concentrate on providing exceptional legal services without the burden of additional non-billable hour demands. The firm is committed to creating and empowering an inclusive workplace in which talented attorneys can thrive and flourish. Salary for the firm’s Counsel roles is $135,000 - $170,000, with the actual base pay determined by factors such as an attorney’s own selected billable hours target and an attorney’s actual employment litigation experience, skills, and qualifications. The firm offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid time off; paid parental leave; a 401(k) plan with a carve-out election and profit sharing; life insurance; long-term disability coverage; an employee assistance program; and optional benefits, including critical care, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance, student loan refinancing, dependent life insurance, and pet insurance. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Handling administrative charges, attorney demand letters, and employment litigation for a number of the firm’s clients, including those carrying Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)
• Collaborating with supervising partners and other skilled attorneys and staff on whatever work is needed to represent clients with excellence
• Conducting legal research
• Drafting work product for litigation at all stages
• Assiduously meeting deadlines
• In selected target states, as specified below, supporting PEO litigation and/or general liability and negligence litigation
• In selected target states, as specified below, supporting wage and hour matters
• Performing other litigation tasks, as directed by supervising attorneys

QUALIFICATIONS

• JD from an ABA accredited law school
• Licensure in good standing, as well as residence in one of the target states for which the firm needs Employment Litigation Counsel, namely: California (in Northern California, PEO litigation experience is necessary); Florida: New York & New Jersey (licenses, in both, with general liability and negligence experience, in addition to the standard requirements of the Counsel role, as set forth in this posting); Kentucky & Ohio (licensed in both); Georgia (including wage and hour); Arizona; Washington State (with wage and hour and EPLI experience, as well as experience advising and counseling); Massachusetts (with general liability and negligence experience, in addition to the standard requirements of the Counsel role, as set forth in this posting); and Pennsylvania (with general liability and negligence experience, in addition to the standard requirements of the Counsel role, as set forth in this posting)
• Strong background in employment law matters
• Substantial experience working with administrative agencies
• Significant experience handling state and federal court employment litigation
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting
• Five or more years (5+) of experience in employment law and litigation
• Experience practicing in a law firm (preferred)
• Experience with matters covered by EPLI (preferred)

OTHER DETAILS

• Salary: $135,000-$170,000 (actual base pay to be determined by factors such as the attorney’s own selected billable hours target and the attorney’s actual employment litigation experience, skills, and qualifications)
• Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid time off; paid parental leave; a 401(k) plan with a carve-out election and profit sharing; life insurance; long-term disability coverage; an employee assistance program; and optional benefits, including critical care, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance, student loan refinancing, dependent life insurance, and pet insurance
• Location: Virtual Office (fully remote)
• Licensure: In good standing in the target state, of interest, in which the attorney resides
• Experience: Five or more (5+) years of employment law and litigation experience
• Billable Hours: As set by the attorney in dialogue with the firm

Candidates may apply to this position on LinkedIn, the Hire Counsel website, or by direct e-mail to [email protected]. We at Hire Counsel cannot promise that a particular candidate will get the job or an interview, but we can promise that we will review all submitted resumes. About Hire Counsel, a Purpose Legal Company Hire Counsel, a Purpose Legal Company, is an agile legal talent agency. We build connections between and among legal professionals and our clients, some of the nation's largest law firms and legal departments (and some of the smallest). By introducing good lawyers to our clients and assisting attorney candidacies, we serve the entire legal community. We provide permanent employment opportunities. We also provide individuals with options to work on contract (temporary) assignments as may be fitting, to aid their stability, even as we endeavor to help them find permanent homes. Hire Counsel holds all resumes in the strictest confidence.