Litigation Attorney – High-Impact Plaintiff Cases

Orion Placement; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Significant bonus potential

Firm-paid health benefits

PTO

Professional development support

Job summary

Orion Placement is seeking a seasoned litigator to represent survivors of abuse and catastrophic injury in complex plaintiff-side matters. You will work with partners on high-impact cases, handling discovery, motions, and strategic advocacy while supporting survivor-focused objectives and accountability.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in litigation, active Illinois or Michigan bar admission, and proven research and writing skills to craft persuasive briefs and court filings.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active attorney license required; Illinois or Michigan Bar.
• 3+ years of litigation experience.
• Strong discovery and motion practice experience.
• Very strong legal research and writing skills.
• Experience handling discovery disputes preferred.
• Plaintiff-side personal injury, class action, commercial litigation, or related complex litigation experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a high-performance litigation environment.

Responsibilities

• Represent survivors of abuse and catastrophic injury in complex plaintiff-side litigation matters.
• Work closely with partners on high-impact abuse, catastrophic injury, and institutional accountability cases.
• Handle discovery, discovery disputes, meet-and-confer efforts, and related motion practice.
• Draft and revise substantive motions, briefs, legal memoranda, and litigation correspondence.
• Develop legal theories, case strategy, and arguments in complex, high-value matters.
• Collaborate with attorneys, paralegals, survivor advocates, and investigators across active litigation teams.
• Manage deadlines and responsibilities independently in a fast-paced, growing litigation practice.
• Contribute to meaningful cases with the potential to create precedent, public awareness, and institutional reform.

Skills

Discovery & motion practice

Legal research

Legal writing

Independent & collaborative work

Education

J.D. from accredited law school

Job description

Orion Placement is seeking a seasoned litigator to represent survivors of abuse and catastrophic injury in complex plaintiff-side matters. You will work with partners on high-impact cases, handling discovery, motions, and strategic advocacy while supporting survivor-focused objectives and accountability.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in litigation, active Illinois or Michigan bar admission, and proven research and writing skills to craft persuasive briefs and court filings.