Senior Employment Law Attorney II

Job Overview: A law firm in Mesa, AZ, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Employment Law Attorney II. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in mediation, significant trial experience, and excellent research and writing skills. This role requires a commitment to client service, marketing the firm’s services, and active engagement in professional and community activities.

Duties:

• Successfully mediate employment disputes.
• Represent clients in significant and complex trials.
• Research and analyze complex legal issues.
• Write memorandums, briefs, letters, and other legal documents.
• Market personal and firm services to prospective clients.
• Perform discovery of electronically stored data and hard copies in preparation for litigation.
• Conduct thorough due diligence in all legal matters.
• Maintain strong communication and advocacy skills, including empathetic listening.
• Manage schedules to allow consultations and achieve production/collection objectives, including outside core hours and weekend consultations.
• Close consultations within the firm's 30-50% range, depending on the practice area.
• Approve invoices promptly to ensure the business's financial health monthly.
• Ensure support staff are fully utilized and productive.
• Accurately and completely update client information, fees, engagement, trust, and invoices in the firm's case management system.
• Engage in personal and firm brand expansion through blogs, social media posts, board participation, and organization involvement.
• Seek positive feedback from successful client engagements and encourage positive star reviews.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Excellent writing and interpersonal skills.
• Strong legal research skills.
• 5+ years of experience as an attorney.
• Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association-accredited law school.
• Admission (or eligibility for reciprocal admission) to the Arizona Bar.

Education:

• Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association-accredited law school.

Certifications:

• Admission (or eligibility for reciprocal admission) to the Arizona Bar.

Skills:

• Proven mediation experience.
• Significant and successful trial experience.
• Excellent legal research and analytical skills.
• Proficient in writing memorandums, briefs, letters, and other legal documents.
• Strong marketing skills for promoting personal and firm services.
• Competence in performing discovery of electronic and physical data for litigation.
• Diligence in managing all legal matters.
• Strong communication and advocacy skills, with an emphasis on empathetic listening.
• Ability to manage a dynamic schedule, including consultations outside core hours.
• Financial acumen to approve invoices in a timely.
• Leadership skills to ensure support staff productivity.
• Proficiency in using case management systems to update client and case information accurately.
• Active engagement in branding and marketing through various platforms.
• Commitment to client service and obtaining positive client feedback.

Job Location:

• Mesa, AZ