Job Description

Job Summary

Our practice is to serve the full range of legal needs of companies in transportation and logistics whose businesses involve the transportation of freight, including brokers, carriers, and shippers.

Practice Areas: Niche practice. Transportation and logistics contracts, claims & litigation, business formation/management, Defending against preference claims in bankruptcy, confidentiality and non-compete/non-solicitation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Motions, pleadings, discovery, some depositions (not a lot), court appearances;
• Appearing in state or federal magistrate courts.
• Often trying to remove to federal court.
• Complex litigation with multiple parties like construction litigation. Contractor, subcontractor, shipper, broker, owner

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demand letters, ability to talk to clients and discuss matters.
• Keen collaboration and communication skills. Claims investigation. Immediate client contact.

Education & Experience

• 1-5 years of experience
• Similar industries like construction that comprehend the same type of clientele (repeat business) would be good. He has the forms and briefs.
• Does NOT require experience in transportation claims. Open to other industries like construction. This practice primarily deals with 2-3 statutes - Open to train on the transportation side.

Hybrid Environment: Work from home 2 days a week – you chose the days!

This is not a firm where you’re chained to your desk

This is more of a lifestyle firm – we don’t work ourselves to death – 30-32 billable hours/week. We want our people to have a work life balance. If you are tired of working a ton of hours & looking to get out of the ‘rat race’ to have a work life balance, this would be the place!

Benefits:

• Cover health, dental 100% so no out of pocket. After probationary. Health is immediate, dental is 60 days, and after 90 days there is 401K with matching
• Graduated PTO: Reaches 15 days after 3 years. Starts at 5 days (Yr 1), 10 days (Yr 2), and 15 days (Yr 3)
• 6 weeks paid parental leave policy with 6 weeks unpaid – for twelve weeks total.

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