Senior Employment Litigation Counsel

Senior Employment Litigation Counsel will have meaningful responsibility for both matters and client relationships. You will:

• Independently manage management-side employment litigation in state and federal courts from inception through resolution;
• Develop litigation strategy and provide practical business-minded advice to clients;
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients on assigned matters;
• Draft and review pleadings briefs dispositive motions and other substantive filings;
• Develop and manage written discovery and electronically stored information;
• Take and defend depositions;
• Prepare for and handle hearings mediations and settlement negotiations;
• Prepare matters for trial and participate meaningfully in trials;
• Handle administrative agency matters including EEOC and similar charges as appropriate;
• Effectively delegate to and supervise experienced paralegals and other team members; and
• Collaborate with ELS attorneys on litigation strategy and broader client needs.

We are looking for an experienced litigator who can receive a new matter and take responsibility for moving it forward without requiring day-to-day partner supervision.

Our ideal candidate has significant employment litigation experience and approximately 8 or more years of practice. We care more however about demonstrated capability than a particular number of years.

You should have:

• Active membership in good standing with the Georgia Bar;
• Significant litigation experience with employment litigation experience strongly preferred;
• Demonstrated experience independently managing litigation matters from inception through resolution;
• Experience taking and defending depositions;
• Experience handling substantive motions hearings mediations and settlement negotiations;
• Excellent legal research analysis and persuasive writing skills;
• Sound judgment and the ability to develop strategy rather than simply execute assignments;
• Strong client-service skills and the confidence to serve as a direct client contact;
• Strong organizational and case-management skills; and
• A collaborative accountable approach to practicing law.

Management-side employment experience is strongly preferred. We will also consider an accomplished employment litigator whose experience and judgment demonstrate the ability to transition successfully into a management-side practice.