Job Description
Job Description
Job Description : Our attorneys represent small businesses in three roughly equal ways :
- Transactions : For example, Drafting LLC docs, Drafting Customer or Employee Contracts, Reviewing Vendor Contracts and Business Sale Agreements.
- Conflict Driven Cases : These are not yet in litigation but might be headed there. We do a lot of business divorces , breach of contract matters and a bit of commercial collections.
- Litigation : These are the prior ramped up and at the courthouse
We do not do real estate, estate planning or securities. Over time our relationships with clients often develop into more of an outside general counsel role.
$120,000 to $140,000 plus bonuses. Experienced attorneys can start as high as $140,000. Our salaries per hour worked are very competitive with national firms.
Less experienced attorneys will naturally demand a lower starting salary, but we increase on six month step up. We have bonuses for : Client Retention - This quarterly bonus rewards our attorneys that get repeat business.
New Client - We also pay a quarterly bonus based a percent of new retainers brought in. Hours Billed Over 6 Per Day - For hours billed and collected in excess of 6 per day we pay $150.
Meeting 1380 Hours - This annual bonus is 2.5% of base salary.
Compensation :
$120,000 to $140,000 plus bonuses
Responsibilities :
- Hours Expectations : Our attorneys bill 6 hours per day because we believe in Work-Life Balance . This is 1380 hour a year versus many firms with 1800 or 2000 expectations.
- Client Contact : Our attorneys handle their own clients. We do the marketing and case finance, but our attorneys get to practice the craft of law.
Qualifications :
- Litigation experience is a must, though it need not be in business law. We have attorneys from insurance defense, collections, family law, and other specialties.
- The ability to interact and manage client expectations is a must.
- Self-discipline and a willingness to learn are essential too!
About Company
Additional Benefits : We have a full suite of insurance and retirement benefits available to our team members.
Career Advancement : We recognize and reward our attorneys with the following distinctions :
- Partnership : After five years with the firm attorneys become non-equity partners,
- Senior Counsel : We use this title for any attorney with over ten years of experience.
- Senior Lawyer : This is for attorneys who have been with us for a year and practicing for more than five years.