Senior Attorney

Caterpillar; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 84,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar in Nashville, TN is hiring a Senior Attorney responsible for trial preparation end-to-end, with on-site work and accountability for outcomes. The role offers a full-time schedule and a salary range of $84,000 to $116,000, reflecting experience and market norms in Nashville.

You will own document review, prepare reports for leadership, and ensure timely, accurate communications. The position emphasizes independent work, attention to detail, and collaboration with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• On-site experience in Nashville, TN or willingness to relocate.
• Ability to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten.
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email.
• Willingness to commute to Nashville, TN or work flexibly as needed.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Identify where document review breaks before it reaches a dashboard.
• Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for review by leadership.
• Monitor work quality and flag issues early.
• Maintain momentum in Nashville when the senior pipeline is thin.
• Trim networking processes that have outlived their purpose.
• Catch securities law regressions a tired reviewer would miss.

Skills

On-site Nashville

Relocation willingness

Tone in emails

Independent worker

Job description

A Senior Attorney at Caterpillar owns Trial Preparation end to end, answers for it, and gets the credit too, all from Nashville, TN. Match 6 years and Accountability to this Nashville job and you unlock $84,000 - $116,000, a full-time schedule, and steady upward room.

Key Responsibilities

• Spot where Document Review breaks before it shows up in a dashboard
• Make peace with customer-obsessed ambiguity and ship anyway
• Earn the trust to make feedback-driven judgment calls without a committee
• Monitor work quality and flag issues before they escape
• Keep Nashville, TN momentum when the senior pipeline runs thin
• Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for review by leadership
• Trim Networking processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Catch the Securities Law regression a tired reviewer would miss

What You'll Bring

• Prior experience working on-site in Nashville, TN, or willingness to relocate
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Willingness to commute to Nashville, TN or work flexibly as needed
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight

Caterpillar is an agile company in Nashville, TN that turns complex general problems into simple, elegant solutions. Burnout is treated as a system bug at Caterpillar, not a badge of high-energy honor.

Pair your Legal Research with our $84,000 - $116,000, our mentors, our benefits, and our flexible Nashville, TN culture, and the math works in your favor.

The listing went live again hours ago for the full-time position.

Come find out why people stay at Caterpillar once they get here; the Senior Attorney door is open.