Pre-Litigation Attorney (Remote)

Summary

Wanta Thome Employment Lawyers is a plaintiff-side employment law firm representing employees in Minnesota and Illinois. The Pre-Litigation Attorney supports the lead pre-litigation attorney by managing delegated case tasks, preparing negotiation materials, communicating with clients, and progressively taking on more matters and negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Delegated work returned on the date you committed to, right the first time. Turnaround and rework are on your Scorecard and you will see them every week
• Negotiation support: valuation memos, response letters, and negotiation plans for the lead attorney, and the calls and negotiations the lead attorney hands you as your skill grows
• Clients on your delegated matters who hear from you within one business day, including when there is no news, and who hear bad news early and by phone
• A growing share of the work. Over your first year, the lead attorney delegates more matters, more negotiations, and more judgment calls as your work earns it
• You take every client as they come. The case is the facts; the client's background and personality do not change your effort
• You set the agenda. Defense counsel will try to slow the file with letters, delay, and a first offer designed to test your patience. You will learn to run each case on our timeline and our theory
• Every case moves every week. "I'm going to" said twice in a row is a problem, and a perfect demand sent after the leverage is gone does not count as done. When the same friction shows up a second time, you fix the process
• When a case has a problem, you raise it the same day, with evidence and a proposed path. Once the team decides, you commit, including when you argued the other side
• You own the result, including the seams. When a number moves or a date slips, your first sentence starts with "I."

Skills

• Admission to practice in Minnesota or Illinois, or in another U.S. jurisdiction with admission in Minnesota or Illinois within 12 months of your start date
• Evidence that you can persuade people and move them off a position. Law school clinics, moot court, mediation work, sales, recruiting, or a prior career all count
• Evidence that you can carry volume and hit deadlines without being chased
• An eagerness to accept frequent, direct coaching and promptly incorporate feedback into future interactions
• Plaintiff-side employment interest or experience is a plus
• Negotiation experience in any setting is a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Admission to practice in Minnesota or Illinois, or in another U.S. jurisdiction with admission in Minnesota or Illinois within 12 months of your start date
• Evidence that you can persuade people and move them off a position. Law school clinics, moot court, mediation work, sales, recruiting, or a prior career all count
• Evidence that you can carry volume and hit deadlines without being chased
• An eagerness to accept frequent, direct coaching and promptly incorporate feedback into future interactions

Nice to Haves

• Plaintiff-side employment interest or experience is a plus
• Negotiation experience in any setting is a plus

Benefits

• Health and dental insurance
• A 401(k) with employer contribution
• Vacation
• Holidays