Pre-Litigation Attorney
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Pre-litigation attorney supporting employee employment claims at a plaintiff-side law firm serving Minnesota and Illinois. Preparing demands, supporting negotiations, and managing delegated client matters.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with the lead pre-litigation attorney across the docket
- Own every delegated task from assignment to completion
- Return delegated work on the committed date and complete it correctly the first time
- Prepare valuation memos, response letters, and negotiation plans
- Handle calls and negotiations as skills develop
- Communicate with clients on delegated matters within one business day, including when there is no news
- Deliver bad news early and by phone
- Take on more matters, negotiations, and judgment calls over the first year
- Set the agenda and run cases on the firm's timeline and theory
- Move every case forward every week
- Raise case problems the same day with evidence and a proposed path
- Fix recurring process friction
- Own results, including dates, numbers, and handoffs
Requirements:
- 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
- If you sat for the July 2026 bar exam, your start date follows your swearing-in
- Evidence that you can persuade people and move them off a position
- Evidence that you can carry volume and hit deadlines without being chased
- Eagerness to accept frequent, direct coaching and promptly incorporate feedback
- Plaintiff-side employment interest or experience is a plus
- Negotiation experience in any setting is a plus
Benefits:
- Health and dental insurance
- 401(k) with employer contribution
- Vacation
- Holidays
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