We aren't your traditional law firm. We have a unique work environment and want extraordinary employees. We have represented clients with employment issues since 2010, staying on the leading edge of our industry by providing employees with the latest in technology, advanced training, excellent benefits and opportunities for growth and career advancement. Customer satisfaction is important to us. We work with clients that value what we do. Frankly, we do great work for great people.
Position Purpose:
Providing legal representation to SYKES LAW Your Legal Gladiator’s clients through negotiation and litigation in a manner consistent with the core values of the firm. Guiding the tone and direction of cases and helping clients achieve solutions in the best possible manner.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Achieve a high level of client satisfaction while delivering an excellent quality of legal representation. Meet or exceed requirements as set forth by SYKES LAW, your State Bar, and the federal administrative agencies. Develop and apply skills used in the practice of law and the building of legal practice.
Key Specific Responsibilities:
- Achieve a high level of client satisfaction
- Facilitate the collection of client survey data for closed client files.
- Achieve results on client satisfaction for SYKES LAW per month/quarter/year
- Communicate with clients with a frequency to meet client needs.
- Manage and Address client needs and expectations, including managing upset clients
- Deliver excellent quality of legal representation
- Provide excellent legal analysis and understanding of law to clients
- Draft documents with attention to detail and a high degree of legal acumen
- Utilize negotiation skills and ADR to successfully resolve client matters
- Conduct all litigated matters with high degree of preparation and competency to achieve superior results
- Keep updated on emerging legal issues by reading legal periodicals and journals
- Meet or exceed SYKES LAW personal targets as set forth by Managing Attorney
- Participate, in firm meetings and processes to promote the firm’s core values, including, but not limited to team meetings, one to ones, and case status meetings
- Meet or exceed professional requirements as set forth by the State Bar and federal bar
- Maintain valid State Bar licensure
- Maintain adequate CLE credit per State Bar requirements
- Meet procedural requirements and deadlines as set forth by courts.
- Pursue educational and training opportunities to develop and apply legal practice skills.
- Seek out internal and external opportunities to build legal practice skills
- Actively seek out cases and assignments to broaden legal skills, abilities and experience
- Pursue educational and training opportunities to develop and apply skills used in the building of a legal practice.
Summary of Accountabilities:
Provide SYKES LAW clients with consistent excellent representation yielding high levels of client satisfaction and quality of practice. Conduct practice in such a fashion as to meet and exceed both internal and external standards, including those set by the SYKES LAW and the State Bar. Actively advance professional growth, including improvement of professional skills and education
Qualifications Required of This Position:
· J.D. from an accredited law school
· License to practice law in one of the United States
· Computer proficiency
· Sense of humor
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Ability to listen effectively
· Ability to have empathy for others
· Knowledge of employment law is preferred but not required.
· Prior experience appearing before the EEOC or MSPB administrative courts is
preferred but not required.
· Prior experience working as federal agency attorney is preferred but not required.
· Background in communications or journalism is helpful.
· Background as prosecutor or public defender is helpful.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $60,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Professional development assistance
Application Question(s):
- You are being asked to choose your strongest legal skill out of the following: litigator or legal writer? Which skill do you prefer? Explain why?
Experience:
- Legal counsel: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- State Bar license in good standing (Required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: Remote
