Description:
The Position:We are hiring a Senior Attorney to manage a substantive caseload, own client relationships outright, and supervise the work of our associates. This is a leadership position, not a staffing addition. The attorney we hire will be trusted with matters from intake through resolution and will be accountable for the quality of the work produced by the attorneys they oversee.
Responsibilities:
Matter and case management
- Manage an active caseload independently, including strategy, budget, deadlines, and outcome.
- Serve as lead counsel on litigation matters and as primary drafting attorney on transactional matters.
- Appear in state and federal court, at mediation, and at arbitration as the matter requires.
- Maintain the firm's standards for citation integrity, document quality, and file discipline.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned clients.
- Set expectations early, deliver difficult news promptly, and keep clients current on status and cost.
- Identify additional needs within existing client relationships and coordinate the firm's response.
- Assign, review, and approve associate work product before it leaves the firm.
- Provide direct, specific feedback and train associates in the firm's drafting and analytical standards.
- Manage associate workload allocation and flag capacity issues to the Managing Partner.
- Model the professional conduct and client service standards expected of every attorney here.
- Meet annual billable expectations and support accurate, timely billing practices.
- Participate in business development and referral source cultivation.
- Contribute to the firm's practice systems, templates, and internal knowledge base.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
- Active license to practice in Nebraska, or eligibility for admission by motion or examination on a defined timeline.
- At least seven years of practice experience, with a meaningful portion in a client facing role.
- Demonstrated record of managing matters independently from start to finish.
- Prior experience supervising, training, or reviewing the work of other attorneys.
- Strong writing. We will ask for a writing sample and we will read it closely.
Preferred:
- Additional admission in Iowa.
- Depth in one or more of our core areas, particularly commercial litigation, insurance defense, or business transactions.
- Experience in a small firm or boutique environment where attorneys operate without heavy institutional support.
- Comfort with modern legal technology, including practice management and document automation systems.
