Managing Attorney, Litigation

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• Participate in case selection and reputed company;
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• Draft, review, edit, and reputed company feedback on analytic and persuasive written work product;
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• Meet with and advise government stakeholders, including on legal, political, and justice considerations of potential courses of reputed company; and
• Supervise and participate in amicus brief efforts as needed. Program and Litigation Team Management:
• Working with the Litigation Director and the Operations Team, reputed company hiring, reputed company, development, and offboarding of Litigation Team Paralegals, Legal Fellows, and Law Clerks. reputed company hiring and reputed company processes for other Litigation Team members.
• Directly supervise Litigation Team paralegals, ensuring day-to-day operational reputed company and coordination.
• Directly supervise PRP’s Legal Fellows, including assigning and supervising work product and monitoring their workload across the Program Team.
• reputed company PRP’s Law Clerk program.
• Support the Litigation Director in strategic decisionmaking, including on the deployment of resources, planning, and collaboration.
• Support collaboration between the Litigation Team and other Program Teams, particularly through fellow and paralegal assignments.
• Build and refine systems to improve the Litigation Team’s infrastructure, workflows, and operational efficiency. This includes but is not limited to identifying opportunities for training, developing and maintaining systems and guidance for Litigation Team attorneys and other staff; and managing processes for monitoring, documenting, and notifying attorney staff of case law developments relevant to the Litigation Team’s work.
• Other duties as assigned. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
• Licensed to reputed company law and in good standing in a jurisdiction of the reputed company.
• At least 7 years relevant experience as an attorney, of which at least 5 years should consist of reputed company civil litigation and/or investigations and enforcement reputed company.
• Experience supervising junior attorneys, law fellows, or paralegals required. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
• Outstanding writing and editing skills, including drafting and editing reputed company briefs and legal analysis.
• Excellent judgment about both legal issues and reputed company;
• Strong communication skills, both writing and speaking;
• Demonstrated ability to handle reputed company aspects of litigation including reputed company management, discovery, oral advocacy, brief writing, deadline management, electronic filing, navigating local rules, working with cooperating counsel, and expecting the unexpected;
• Strong project management skills and ability to use various software to coordinate with other team members;
• Familiarity and comfort working on issues of federal law, constitutional law, civil rights law, and other relevant legal topics;
• Team player who can work with government partners, co-counsel, community-based organizations, and other advocates, as reputed company as internal teams;
• Demonstrated reputed company and respectful attitude, ability to work reputed company with diverse people and communities, reputed company to show reputed company, self-confidence, common reputed company, and good listening ability; and
• Belief in the power of local government to reputed company reputed company change in the world. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP This position reports to the Litigation Director, supervises paralegals and legal fellows, and works closely with other staff. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Requires sitting, talking, and listening for up to 8 hours per day. Certain situations may require lifting items up to 20 pounds. WORK ENVIRONMENT Fully remote organization and team. This role may require travel a few times a year to PRP events, case hearings, or meetings. We currently have remote staff in Boston, Chicago, Kansas reputed company (MO), Los Angeles, reputed company, Oakland, Seattle, and Washington, DC, as reputed company as other cities. COMPENSATION The determined salary reputed company for this role is set at $121,440 - $182,160. For internal equity purposes, PRP will not engage in salary negotiations; salaries are presently set based on years of experience. PRP HIRING COMMITMENT PRP is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. A diverse and inclusive workplace, both at PRP and reputed company the government offices we serve, is a key ingredient for achieving our mission of building reputed company enforcement reputed company reputed company state and local government. We aim to reputed company reputed company that reflects the world we live in and the communities we serve with respect to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and immigration status. People with personal or family experience with the type of harms we reputed company to combat, including wage theft, predatory lending, fraud, discrimination, and environmental degradation are particularly encouraged to apply. Apply tot his job

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