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Job Type: Full-time, Remote
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Pay: Target of $150,000-$300,000+:
1. $71,000 minimum biweekly base salary,
2. 33% of pro rata contingent collections paid each payroll,
3. Bonus true-up to 60% of your collected revenue paid each quarter (uncapped), and
4. Additional up to 20% originations.
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Job Description:
Kaplan Law Firm, PLLC is a nationally recognized employment, whistleblower, and civil rights firm that represents people. Our mission is to end workplace injustice and champion civil rights. We are hiring a full-time Plaintiffs Employment attorney.
Qualifications:
- 5 years or more of employment law practice,
- Outstanding attention to detail and written work product,
- Ability to manage time independently and work remotely,
- Proficient with using law firm software: Microsoft 365, Clio, Slack, Claude, and OneNote,
- A record of excellence in Plaintiff’s side employment, whistleblower, and civil rights work, or comparable experience, and
- A record of empathy for workers’ rights and fighting for justice in and out of court.
Job Expectations:
- Manage your own growing employment docket,
- Manage the discovery process,
- Participate in intakes, scheduling, data collection for all cases,
- Research and write winning briefs that advance the cause of employee rights and civil rights,
- File and pursue cases in EEOC, IDHR/IDOL,
- Actively litigate cases in federal and state court,
- Suggest and implement improvements for all processes,
- Bill an average minimum of 7.5 hours per week (30 hours per month) on hourly matters,
- Serve as a mentor to junior attorneys by providing guidance, reviewing work product, sharing litigation strategy, and supporting professional development.
What We Offer:
- Unlimited paid time-off,
- All Western District of Texas Federal Court holidays are automatic paid days off (approximately 10 days per calendar year),
- 401(k) with matching at 2%,
- Medical/Dental/Vision insurance,
- Disability insurance,
- The freedom and flexibility of fully remote work – the ability to do nationally important work, but also spend quality time with your spouse, kids, dogs, cats, and chickens,
- A team committed to performing beyond expectations, and
- A platform for your personal and professional growth.
Pay: $150,000.00 - $300,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: Remote
