Job description

Kitch Attorneys & Counselors is a defense-oriented firm looking for an attorney with 1-3 years of experience to join our Nursing Home Defense, Medical Malpractice, and General Litigation team. This is a office position located in the downtown area (Attendance is Required).

Qualifications/Skills:

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
• Effective at communicating complex information to stakeholders with a wide array of expertise in an accessible way
• Excellent persuasive writing skills
• Credible and discrete, with a high level of integrity and the ability to work with highly confidential and privileged information
• Impeccable written and spoken language skills
• Track record of nourishing and maintaining client and coworker relationships
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Strategic thinker who can prioritize and integrate short-term and long-term goals
• Ability to prioritize and meet multiple and competing deadlines
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with billing software
• Assist with drafting legal documents, including motions and pleadings
• Assist with the discovery process by answering and issuing written discovery, administering depositions, and examining documents
• Negotiate settlements
• Perform legal research
• Make court appearances as necessary
• Conduct and summarize depositions

Education Requirements:

• JD degree from an accredited law school
• License to practice law in Illinois
• (Preferred) 1-3 years’ experience at a law firm or as an in-house counsel

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $43,890.03 - $129,444.13 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chicago, IL 60602: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• Bar (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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