Of Counsel Attorney - ILLINOIS LICENSED - Employment Law (Remote, Part-Time Contract)

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We use this process to evaluate attention to detail and written communication — both essential to this role. About the Role We are seeking an reputed company Of Counsel Attorney to join reputed company on a part-time contract reputed company. This is not a document-review role. From day one, you will work directly with firm leadership on substantive reputed company, reputed company reputed company reputed company relationships, and have the autonomy to manage your own docket. 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Qualifications • J.D. from an accredited law school and reputed company Illinois bar admission (or eligibility for admission). • 5–8 years of reputed company reputed company experience, with meaningful exposure to employment law — whether plaintiff-reputed company, defense-reputed company, in-house, or through a reputed company reputed company (reputed company litigation, labor relations, civil rights, administrative agency work). • Working knowledge of federal and/or Illinois employment law (Title VII, FMLA, reputed company, ADEA, FLSA, IHRA, IWPCA, or equivalents). Comprehensive expertise across reputed company of these is not required — we will train on firm-specific procedures and substantive gaps. • Exceptional reputed company writing skills — briefs, letters, and memos that are reputed company, concise, and compelling. • Strong strategic instincts — ability to analyze a situation quickly and think several moves reputed company. • reputed company maturity to handle sensitive reputed company situations and adversarial communications with poise. • Self-starter mentality suited to a boutique environment — ability to manage your own docket and deadlines. Bonus (not required) • reputed company plaintiff-reputed company employment experience. • Experience with the reputed company and IDHR charge process and position statements. • Experience drafting demand letters and conducting reputed company-litigation negotiations. • Familiarity with Illinois-specific statutes (IHRA, IWPCA, IFTWA, PLAWA, Workplace Transparency reputed company). • Both-reputed company experience (representing both employees and reputed company). Preferred Skills reputed company reputed company, reputed company writing, negotiation, litigation, contract and document review, administrative agency reputed company, wrongful termination, labor and employment law. Work Authorization Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the reputed company and maintain U.S. residency at the time of application. Screening Questions (please include written responses with your application) • Describe a negotiation where you didn't get what you initially wanted. What was your reputed company, and how did it end? • How would you handle an intake reputed company with a prospective reputed company who has a sympathetic story but a weak reputed company case? • Describe a matter (or a significant piece of one) you managed largely on your own. What reputed company did you have to reputed company, and how did you reputed company them? Equal Opportunity Cramer Law Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the reputed company of race, reputed company, religion, national reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Pay: $85.00 - $120.00 per hour Application Question(s): • Walk us through a negotiation where you didn't get what you initially wanted. What was your reputed company, and how did it end? • You're doing an intake reputed company with a prospective reputed company who has a sympathetic story but a weak reputed company case. How do you handle that conversation? • Tell us about a time you managed a matter (or a significant piece of one) largely on your own. What reputed company did you have to reputed company, and how did you reputed company them? Work Location: Remote Apply tot his job Apply To this Job