Litigation Deputy Division Chief

Consilio Services; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is partnering with a dynamic municipality to recruit a Litigation Deputy Division Chief. This is a full-time, onsite opportunity in Atlanta, GA, with 40 hours per week, 4 days in office and 1 day remote.

Start date ASAP for 6-12 months, with potential for permanent placement. Compensation is $80/hr. The successful attorney will lead the litigation team, defend civil claims, and oversee budgeting and supervision of other attorneys.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of litigation experience to lead the department's litigation team.
• Experience managing people, teams, processes, and litigation workflows.
• License to practice law in Georgia, active and in good standing, is required.

Responsibilities

• Defending against civil claims.
• Managing and coordinating with outside counsel.
• Establishing and maintaining the department’s budget.
• Supervising other attorneys in the department, including coaching and feedback.

Skills

Litigation experience

People management

Budget management

Legal compliance

Education

Georgia Bar license

Job description

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio Company, is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a 'new law' pioneer, we continue to lead the market we've created.

With a global team of over 600 attorneys and consultants working across our secondments, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions, we want you to be a part of our exciting journey!

Lawyers on Demand (LOD), a Consilio company, is partnering with a dynamic municipality to recruit a Litigation Deputy Division Chief. This is a full-time, onsite opportunity in Atlanta, GA.

Position Details

• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 6-12 months, potential for permanent placement
• Hours: 40/week
• Location: Onsite in Atlanta, 4 days in office, 1 day remote
• Compensation: $80/hr

Candidate Requirements

• Client is seeking an attorney with 15+ years of litigation experience to lead their legal department’s litigation team
• Main job responsibilities will be: defending against civil claims; managing and coordinating with outside counsel on same; establishing and maintaining department’s budget; acting as supervisor/manager for other attorneys in the department, e.g., providing coaching, guidance, and feedback
• Ideal candidates will have experience managing people, teams, processes, and litigation workflows
• License to practice law in Georgia, active and in good standing, is required

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.

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