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Employment Law Litigation Attorney (NO 1st chair applicants, please!)

ASSIGNED COUNSEL INCORPORATED Apr 18,2019 Location USA West Chester PA
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Attorney

Litigation - Labor & Employment

Litigation - Foreclosure (Lender-side)

5-10 yrs required

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TEMP/Part-Time: Job # PH41819: Our Client, a well-respected Chester County law firm, has an immediate need for a 5-10 year experienced litigation attorney to assist it in employment law cases, for approximately 20 - 25 hours a week for about 5 months but possibly longer. Work would be on-site at its offices, and, in various courts as indicated below in this posting.

Cases in litigation (pre-trial through trial) and arbitration (arbs mostly in DE County).

Clientele is mostly small to medium-sized corporations.

NOTE: the client is ABSOLUTELY NOT interested in seeing resumes from 1st chair litigators. 


Requirements: The ideal candidate MUST be licensed to practice in PA. Having a current active license in NJ would be a DEFINITE PLUS. You must have employment law experience (FMLA, ADA, etc.) in both Federal and State court. In this position you would be working in the client's Chester County office, and traveling to court in Philadelphia as well as to courts in New Jersey. Must have good communication skills, with both attorneys at the firm and clients.


Tasks: You would be involved with: research, preparation of or responding to the full panoply of litigation and pre-trial tasks and pleadings ( e.g., Complaints, admissions, requests for production of documents, interrogatories, requests for motions in limine, pretrial memos, motions to compel (or responses thereto), as well as with employment and confidentiality agreements.
You must have a working familiarity regarding Pennsylvania and federal substantive employment law (e.g. ADA, ADEA, PHRAct, FMLA, Title VII, etc.)


How to Apply: This is an IMMEDIATE need. If you believe you are qualified, please rush your cover letter and resume to: Elissa R. Outtrim, Esq.

Your cover letter should outline how you see yourself as a fit for this opening, as well as your target hourly rate requirement (please specify), and your availability to interview and to start. Also indicate what duration you could do, including "open-ended" if that is your preference. Please note that the selected candidate would need to clear a background check prior to starting and supply three professional references to your recruiter.


Thank you!

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Founded in the Greater Philadelphia area in 1992, with offices serving five regions, Assigned Counsel was one of the first Temporary Attorney firms in the U.S. We have placed hundreds of attorneys in law departments, law firms, government agencies and nonprofits. Assigned Counsel is a three-time member of the Inc. 500 and Inc. 5000 — recognized as one of the fastest-growing (based on performance) privately held companies in the U.S. Assigned Counsel’s prominence results from the skills and expertise of its two co-founders and its nationwide staff of experienced professionals, including attorney recruiters in each market.