Junior Litigation Associate Attorney | Plaintiff-Side Class Actions | Fully Remote

Scion Legal Staffing; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote

Job summary

Scion Staffing is recruiting for a Junior Litigation Associate to join a nationally recognized plaintiff-side class action boutique. This fully remote role offers early substantive responsibility and opportunities to litigate complex matters against national companies and Am Law counsel.

The position emphasizes consumer protection, data privacy, technology, and complex class action litigation, with direct mentorship and chances to participate in hearings, arbitrations, depositions, trials, and

Qualifications

• Outstanding academic credentials and exceptional legal writing ability.
• Approximately 2–4 years of sophisticated litigation experience; federal or high-level judicial clerkships encouraged.
• Active bar admission and willingness to handle complex class action matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft complaints, dispositive motions, and class certification briefs in state and federal courts.
• Develop novel legal theories, manage discovery, take and defend depositions.
• Assist with settlement negotiations and coordinate with experts.
• First- and second-chair hearings and arbitrations as opportunities arise.

Skills

Excellent legal writing

Analytical skills

Oral advocacy

Education

J.D. from ABA accredited law school

Job description

Sophisticated litigation. Early responsibility. Cutting-edge cases. Fully remote.

A nationally recognized plaintiff-side class action litigation boutique is seeking a talented Junior Litigation Associate to join its growing team. This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly credentialed junior attorney—or a judicial clerk looking to transition into private practice—who wants substantive responsibility early and the opportunity to litigate meaningful cases against sophisticated national companies and their Am Law counsel.

The firm's practice sits at the forefront of consumer protection, data privacy, technology, and complex class action litigation, with cases involving emerging legal issues and the opportunity to help shape developing areas of law.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• 100% remote position
• Sophisticated plaintiff-side class action litigation with national reach
• Cutting-edge matters involving data privacy, technology, consumer protection, false advertising, deceptive practices, and corporate misconduct
• Meaningful drafting and case responsibility—not years spent exclusively in a supporting role
• Direct mentorship from highly experienced class action litigators
• Opportunities to participate in hearings, arbitrations, depositions, trials, and appeals
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial environment with significant room for professional growth
• Mission-driven work with tangible impact for consumers

What You’ll Do

Associates take an active role in cases from the outset, including drafting complaints, dispositive motions, class certification briefing, and appellate briefs in state and federal courts.

You’ll help develop novel legal theories, manage discovery, take and defend depositions, coordinate with experts, assist with settlement negotiations and claims administration, and have opportunities to first- and second-chair hearings and arbitrations.

This is a writing-intensive position where strong associates can quickly earn significant responsibility.

Who We’re Looking For

The firm is particularly interested in candidates with outstanding academic credentials and exceptional legal writing ability.

Ideal candidates will have approximately 2–4 years of sophisticated litigation experience, although highly credentialed candidates coming directly from federal or high-level judicial clerkships are strongly encouraged to apply.

Strong candidates may bring:

• J.D. with excellent academic credentials
• Experience with a highly regarded national/Am Law litigation practice, sophisticated litigation boutique, government agency, or public interest organization
• Federal or appellate judicial clerkship experience
• Exceptional persuasive writing, research, and analytical skills
• Experience with complex civil litigation in state or federal court
• Intellectual curiosity and an ability to develop creative legal arguments
• Genuine interest in class actions, consumer protection, privacy, technology, or plaintiff-side advocacy
• Active bar admission

Prior plaintiff-side or class action experience is welcome but not required. The firm is highly interested in exceptional BigLaw litigators and judicial clerks who want earlier responsibility, greater ownership of their work, and a more mission-oriented practice.

The Opportunity

This is an especially compelling move for a junior attorney who has received excellent training but wants to do more than remain several layers removed from the substantive action.

You’ll work directly with experienced litigators on complex, high-stakes and potentially precedent-setting cases, while developing the writing, strategic, discovery, and courtroom skills necessary to eventually run sophisticated matters independently.

Location: Fully Remote – U.S.

Experience: Approximately 1-4 years / Judicial Clerks considered

Practice: Plaintiff-Side Class Actions & Complex Litigation

If you’re a strong writer with top credentials who wants sophisticated litigation, meaningful responsibility, and a fully remote platform, I’d welcome a confidential conversation.

ABOUT OUR SEARCH FIRM

Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.