Description:
Job Description:Job Summary:
As a Litigation Attorney, you will join a team of attorneys representing clients throughout North Carolina. Opened in 1980, High Performance Law Attorneys has continued to uphold the values of Ethics, Integrity and Hard Work across the Carolinas for over 40 years.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:
- Attend court proceedings (trials, motion hearings, depositions, arbitrations, mediations
- Draft pleading, motions, discovery, memoranda of law, and appellate briefs
- Meet and confer with clients, witnesses, and opposing counsel
Minimum Qualifications:
- J.D from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in the state of employment (those pending bar results will also be considered)
- Effective time management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex legal and business documents
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with others
Preferred Skills & Experience - These are additional skills and experience that are not required to hold this position, but may provide candidates who possess them an edge over candidates who do not.
- Foreclosure Experience
- Oral advocacy
- Legal writing
Required Competencies:
- Ethics & Integrity
- Productivity & Hard Work
- Effective Communication
- Adaptability
- Commitment to Excellence
- Knowledge & Skills
- Positive Interpersonal Relationships
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential assistance with personal matters
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
- Up to $200 per year in professional development reimbursement
- 2 weeks of paid time off in your first 12 months, plus 12 firm holidays each year
- Financial, Retirement, and Estate Planning services offered on-site
- Firm Sponsored Volunteer Events and Employee Engagement Committee
Work Environment:
This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands:
This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files (up to 15 lbs), open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary, operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
EEO Statement:
High Performance Law Attorneys is committed to equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
