Junior Associate Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION: JUNIOR ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Overview:

The primary responsibility of a Junior Associate in our Firm is to provide high value, ethical representation to the clients that our Firm serves. The Junior Associate must be licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan.

Reporting Relationship:

The Junior Associate reports to the Owner of the Firm.

Authority:

The Junior Associate works under the general discretion of the Owner and has a small degree of discretion with respect to administration and control of cases assigned to him/her. The Junior Associate will be assigned cases from the Owner, and will work with the support staff, including paralegal(s), to facilitate the Associate’s caseload. The Junior Associate will be expected to represent clients in litigation in both state and federal courts, with the possibility of also representing clients in administrative hearings and proceedings.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the competent provision of legal services including: legal research; drafting motions, pleadings, orders, judgments and status updates; and overseeing and analyzing discovery. The Junior Associate may delegate to Paralegals to accomplish these tasks but remains responsible for ensuring the timely and professional completion of the work.
• Represent clients through administrative charges (e.g. EEOC Charge of Discrimination) and provide competent and thorough legal counsel throughout all proceedings.
• Monitor the case pipeline and act as necessary to move cases progressively forward and through the pipeline in accordance with defined milestones.
• Proactively work with the Owner to ensure efficient and effective daily operations of the Firm.

Matrix of Tasks

Daily

• Review daily reminders and deadlines
• Review daily, weekly, and upcoming monthly calendar items and prioritize work load
• Provide legal services to clients
• Prepare for and attend meetings/hearings/interviews
• Enter productive time in the case management system

Weekly

• Meet with Owner and any other members of the legal production team
• Provide client updates
• Attend Case Status Meetings, weekly and/or twice weekly, as scheduled, and ensure all needs of the Clients/cases are being met
• Review time entries and ensure time entries are being entered every day, and accurately, in the case management system

Quarterly

• Billable/productive time evaluations completed with Owner

Key Performance Indicators

1. For the first 30-45 days of hire: 32.5 productive hours per month ( e.g. , client services, court appearances, etc.)

2. After the first 45 days: 60 productive hours per month

Application Instructions

Please submit your resume and cover letter as a single PDF, saved as “first initial.last name Application.” (Example: V.Stachurski Application). Your cover letter should be no longer than 1 page, and should include the answers to the following questions: (1) What’s the last book you read? Fiction or non-fiction? Should we read it? Why?; and (2) did you identify and typos/errors in the job description posting? If yes, please identify it/them.