Employment Litigation Attorney
Job Description
Employment Litigation Attorney (Hybrid, Chicago | Full-Time or Part-Time | Flexible Contract Engagement)
Latitude is seeking an experienced employment litigator for a hybrid contract engagement in Chicago with a growing plaintiff-side litigation boutique. The engagement is substantial and potentially full-time. The client's employment docket includes individual claims as well as class and collective actions.
The attorney selected will work alongside experienced trial attorneys and independently manage employment disputes through the stages of litigation - pleadings, written discovery, depositions, motion practice, and court appearances - across wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination matters. Experience handling class and collective actions is particularly desirable. The role is well suited to a practical, entrepreneurial attorney who exercises sound judgment, thrives in a collaborative environment, and can carry matters with minimal supervision.
Basic Requirements for the Employment Litigation Attorney:
• 5+ years of substantive employment law experience, including employment litigation
• Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws, including wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination
• Substantial experience managing employment disputes, including pleadings, discovery, depositions, motion practice, and court appearances
• Demonstrated ability to independently evaluate complex employment claims, identify legal issues, and provide practical, strategic guidance
• Excellent analytical, written, verbal and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with clients, co-counsel, and other stakeholders
• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Outstanding professional references
Preferred Qualifications
• Active membership in good standing with the Illinois State Bar
• Experience with employment class and collective actions
• Meaningful plaintiff-side employment law experience
Position Details of the Employment Litigation Attorney:
• Type of role: Contract, Law Firm Engagement
• Schedule: Substantial and potentially full-time; part-time will be considered
• Location: Hybrid - approximately one day per week in the client's Chicago, Illinois office, along with court appearances, depositions, and other in-person litigation obligations as needed
• Client: A growing plaintiff-side litigation boutique
This is a contract attorney engagement through Latitude: the selected candidate will be contracted through Latitude and work as an embedded member of the client's litigation team for the duration of the engagement.
Compensation
• Pay: The annualized pay for this position ranges from $180,000 to $220,000 or more when calculated on a full-time basis. Pay for contract engagements is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply/demand, and the candidate's preference (each candidate's pay rate affects the client bill rate which can affect the candidate's competitiveness for the position).
• Benefits: In addition to pay, all Latitude Attorneys and other legal professionals working on contract engagements receive complimentary professional liability insurance coverage. All Latitude employees (including those on contract engagements) are also eligible for full benefits when working 20+ hours per week, including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and complimentary group life, LTD and AD&D insurance. A qualified 401k plan is also available. Benefits-eligible Latitude Attorneys also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend.
Confidentiality
Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
About Latitude
Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.
Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.
Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally-ranked flexible legal staffing company.
Latitude Contract Engagements & Secondments
Outstanding attorneys and other legal professionals choose Latitude for contract, consulting, and secondment opportunities because we offer competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, access to work with top-tier clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.
Our Specialty: Highly Skilled Contract Attorneys. Latitude Attorneys have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client's corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running. Latitude Attorneys serve on a full- or part-time contract basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.
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