Remote, Contract-based Florida Labor and Employment Attorney Opportunity - $90 per hour at The Freelance Firm in Miami, United States

Job description

• Job Description
• Our client has an opportunity for a qualified and experienced Florida Labor and Employment Attorney to provide project-based legal research, writing, and drafting support.
• Work will primarily consist of discrete research and drafting projects, with both Florida state and federal court matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft complaints and general pleadings
• Draft responses to motions to dismiss
• Draft responses to motions for summary judgment
• Draft affirmative motions for summary judgment
• Conduct legal research on labor and employment matters
• Handle ADA and disability discrimination-related drafting
• Provide federal and state court litigation drafting support
• Complete discrete projects independently and efficiently

Requirements

• Licensed and in good standing to practice Law in the State of Florida
• 5+ years of labor and employment law experience
• Experience with ADA and disability discrimination matters
• Strong legal research and writing skills
• Strong federal court drafting experience
• Experience drafting substantive motions, pleadings, and briefs
• Able to independently manage projects and meet deadlines
• Responsive, dependable, and highly organized
• Plaintiff-side employment law experience
• Familiarity with recent Eleventh Circuit employment law decisions
• Experience with gender and age discrimination claims
• Experience practicing in the Northern District of Florida
• Writing quality is particularly important for this engagement

Skills

Required

• Licensed to practice law in Florida
• Strong legal research and writing skills
• Strong federal court drafting experience

Preferred

• Plaintiff-side employment law experience

Benefits

• Our Attorney pay rate starts at $90/hour.