Class Action Brief Writer – Senior Associate or Counsel (7+ yrs) – Am Law 100 Fi

Class Action Brief Writer – Senior Associate or Counsel (7+ yrs) – Am Law 100 Firm

About the Position: Our client, a sophisticated international law firm, has an active need for a class action lawyer (7+ yrs) with strong writing skills to join its Chicago office as a senior associate or counsel (title depending on level of experience). This position will be dedicated to brief writing and will support the firm’s national class actions practice which handles a range of employment matters, including employment litigation, counseling, investigations, and employment aspects of corporate transactions.

Highlights:

• Firm recognized in Crain’s Chicago Business “Best Places to Work” list
• Ranked by Chambers as a top law firm for Associate Satisfaction and Career Development
• Named in the BTI Client Service 30 for outstanding commitment to client service
• Attorneys and staff at the firm donate thousands of hours of pro bono service annually

Responsibilities:

• Prepare substantive briefs and motions, including complex dispositive motions, oppositions to collective and class treatment, decertification motions, motions for summary judgment, motions to compel arbitration, appeals, and mediation statements
• Keep abreast of employment and class action law developments in multiple jurisdictions

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of substantial legal research and brief writing experience, preferably in class action matters
• Large law firm experience preferred
• Strong academic credentials

Location:

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Compensation:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $300,000 – $355,000.