Staff Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

About the Firm

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP (BLB&G) is widely recognized worldwide as a leading law firm advising institutional investors on issues related to corporate governance, shareholder rights, and securities litigation. Our clients include the largest and most prominent public pension funds, banks, asset managers and insurance companies in the world.

Since our founding in 1983, BLB&G has built an international reputation for excellence and integrity and pioneered the use of the litigation process to achieve precedent-setting governance reforms. BLB&G has prosecuted many of the most high-profile frauds in history, recovering over $40 billion on behalf of investors.

Working with our clients, we have also used securities and corporate governance litigation to achieve precedent-setting reforms that have increased market transparency and improved corporate business practices in groundbreaking ways. The firm is widely recognized by industry observers as a leader in the field, and our reputation for integrity and unmatched record of achievement has won us praise from the bench, the respect of our adversaries, and the allegiance of our clients.

Details

Start date : Immediate (exact date flexible)

Duration : Estimated 2-3 months (due to the nature of the work, the length of an assignment is not guaranteed)

Hours : Full-time (40 hours / week) plus possible OT

Pay Rate : $42 per hour plus potential overtime at time and a half

Location : Remote, but residency requirement in the State of New York or New Jersey.  Remote work outside New York or New Jersey or outside of the United States is not permitted.

Responsibilities (include but not limited to) : Relativity searches, research and analyze legal issues, prepare chronologies and timelines, draft legal memoranda and pleadings, compile deposition kits, and provide legal support to the case team

Qualifications

JD : Required

Bar membership : Admitted in any state, must be active and in good standing

Skills : Strong Relativity skills and proficiency is required

Employment : All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US

COVID Vaccine Policy : The Firm requires that all employees are fully vaccinated and boosted

Work Environment

• All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• BLB&G values diversity and inclusion and is an Equal Opportunity Employer