Administrative Legal Specialist
ALTUS Receivables Management
Litigation Staff Attorney
Positively Partners
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $82,735 - $111,935 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Independently and as a member of a team, identify opportunities for advocacy and strategize pathways to action
- Represent PRP’s partners in litigation from idea generation through conclusion, including legal and factual development, case pitching, motions practice, discovery, oral argument, client management, coalition engagement, and more
- Conduct legal research and analyze laws across a range of jurisdictions
- Draft, review, edit, and provide feedback on written work product
- Effectively advise government clients, including on legal, political, and justice considerations of potential courses of action
- Participate in regular meetings for the Litigation Team and other crucial strategic meetings and discussions, including ensuring alignment, collaboration, and clear next steps
- Meet with government and non-government stakeholders
- Synthesize input and feedback from internal and external stakeholders
- Contribute to an innovative, inclusive, and supportive group of advocates
Requirements
- Licensed to practice law in a jurisdiction of the United States is required
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in litigation is preferred
- Outstanding writing and editing skills, including drafting and editing complex briefs and legal analysis
- Excellent judgment about both legal issues and strategy
- Strong communication skills, both writing and speaking
- Demonstrated ability to handle aspects of litigation, including at least half of the following: client management, discovery, oral advocacy, brief writing, deadline management, electronic filing, navigating local rules, working with cooperating counsel, and expecting the unexpected
- Strong project management skills and the ability to use electronic tools to coordinate with other team members
- Demonstrated interest in working on issues of federal law, constitutional law, civil rights law, and other relevant legal topics
- Team player who can work with government partners, co-counsel, community-based organizations, and other advocates, as well as internal teams
- Demonstrated positive and respectful attitude, ability to work well with diverse people and communities, capacity to show presence, self-confidence, common sense, and good listening ability
- Prior experience with remote work in large teams in support of fast-moving and mission-driven litigation is preferred
- Belief in the power of state and local government to make positive change in the world.
Benefits
- health, dental & vision insurance
- retirement savings
- stipends for cell phones
- home office & professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
litigationlegal researchdraftingeditingclient managementdiscoveryoral advocacybrief writingdeadline managementelectronic filing
Soft skills
communicationproject managementteam playerjudgmentcollaborationlisteningself-confidencecommon sensepositive attituderespectful attitude
Certifications
licensed to practice law
