Employee Rights Pre-Litigation Attorney

Job Overview

A law firm seeks an Employee Rights Pre-Litigation Attorney to join their team remotely. This role involves guiding employees through the early stages of the legal process before a lawsuit is filed, focusing on case development, administrative agency work, and negotiation.

Duties

• Handle the pre-litigation phase of employee-side employment claims from initial case development through administrative proceedings and potential resolution.
• Interview clients to gather facts, build timelines, identify witnesses, review documents, and understand damages.
• Evaluate claims involving discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, FMLA violations, disability accommodations, unpaid wages, and other workplace issues.
• Prepare and file EEOC charges, state agency charges, amendments, rebuttals, evidence submissions, and supporting documentation.
• Communicate with EEOC investigators, state agency representatives, opposing counsel, employers, witnesses, and clients.
• Draft demand letters, settlement proposals, factual summaries, case evaluations, and pre-suit legal documents.
• Review employer position statements and prepare strong client rebuttals supported by facts, documents, witnesses, and legal theory.
• Negotiate pre-suit resolutions, severance improvements, settlements, and other outcomes that advance the client's interests.
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, damages, deadlines, exhaustion issues, and litigation risks before a case moves into suit.
• Maintain regular client communication so employees understand the administrative process, deadlines, strategy, and next steps.
• Coordinate with intake, litigation attorneys, paralegals, and managers to keep cases organized and moving efficiently.
• Manage a high-volume caseload with strong attention to deadlines, documentation, and follow-through.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice law in Ohio.
• Experience in managing litigation projects is preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with clients, agencies, and internal teams in a professional, responsive, and deadline-driven manner.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

Certifications

• Active Ohio State Bar license.

Skills

• Strong organizational and practical skills.
• Empathetic and client-centered approach.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.

Benefits

• Flexible work-from-home policy.
• Health benefits.
• Gym membership program.

This law firm is located in Beachwood, Ohio and has been recognized by Super Lawyers as well as the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers. Some of this firm's practice areas include religious discrimination, age discrimination, race discrimination, workers' compensation retaliation, gender discrimination, sexual harassment, overtime and wage claims, disability discrimination, whistleblower claims, and family medical leave claims. This firm has a Superb rating from Avvo and has been featured in Newsweek's 20 leaders in both 2012 and 2013.