Description
A Senior Employment Law Attorney II is a high-level attorney with 5+ years of law practice experience with a book. The successful Senior Attorney II is self-directed and thrives with lots of support and autonomy. The Senior Attorney II generally receives a substantial portion (approximately 60%) of their work through Gravis Law's lead generation and marketing and/or other attorneys in the office. A high-level Senior Attorney II is expected to generate a portion (40%) of their own billable work. They are expected to be able to present at one event and at one organization leadership event. Attorneys have access to coaching and support services for Attorney development and networking. The Firm prioritizes a work-life integration, a collaborative culture, and a competitive compensation & incentive structure that is unique to the industry.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Successful record of mediation experience
Significant and successful trial experience
Researching and analyzing the law on complex legal issues
Writing memorandums, briefs, letters, and other documents
Marketing your and the firm's services to prospective clients
Performing discovery of electronically stored data and hard copies of information in preparation for litigation
Performing due diligence in all matters
Strong communication and advocacy skills, including competence in empathetic listening.
Managing a schedule to allow for consults and closure of consults to sufficiently reach production/collection objectives. Depending on practice area this may include outside core hours and weekend consults.
Closing consults within Gravis range of 30-50% depending on practice area.
Timely approval of invoices is critical to the health of the business on a month-to-month basis. Failure to do so on a recurring basis may result in disciplinary action.
Ensure support staff are fully utilized and productive.
Accurately and completely update CC with fees, engagement, trust, client information, invoices, etc. as required.
If over-subscribed, share work tasks with other attorneys and support staff to ensure we are meeting our objective to serve our communities.
Actively engage in brand (personal and firm) expansion through blogs, social media posts, board, and organization participation, etc.
Actively seek positive comments from successful client engagements and positive star reviews.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
The Attorney is expected to bill an average of 1500 hours annually, with collections expected on 1400 hours of invoices worked while working a full-time employment schedule. This roughly translates to billing 30 hours per week at 50 weeks annually.
Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS*:
Excellent writing and interpersonal skills.
Excellent legal research skills.
Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
Admission (or eligibility for reciprocal admission) to the bar in the state in which you intend to practice.
5+ years of experience as an attorney.
*Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Duties will be performed in a standard office environment. Employees must have the ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with Gravis policy. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally be required to work weekends, holidays, be on call, and some employees could be required to travel overnight on occasion.
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