Current Attorney Opportunities
If you are interested in any of the opportunities listed below - or any other position in a law firm please contact Geri Moreland to discuss at geri@capitolrecruiters.com
Capitol Recruiters Inc. is a legal recruiting company based in Washington, DC. We represent law firms. These positions are openings with our clients
Senior Staff Attorneys – Litigation Focus - for global law firm client. This role can be remote but candidates must live within commuting distance to one of the office in DC, NYC, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Los Angeles or Boston.
*Ideal candidate has litigation experience as an Associate in a law firm, or experience in a clerkship, or as a litigation paralegal before becoming an attorney. Significant experience managing large litigations at a senior staff attorney level or experience running TAR/CAL projects is required. This role is responsible for coordinating with the eDiscovery, AI, and Information Governance practice group to support large litigation, investigatory, and regulatory matters in the discovery phase.
Responsibilities: Coordinate with internal practice teams to ensure that case-specific eDiscovery processes are implemented/milestones met. Coordinate communication between the Staff Attorney department and the associates/partners responsible for the case. Work with litigation support group and eDiscovery vendors to support document preservation, collection, and processing efforts. Assist with preparation of privilege logs and similar tasks for document review/production projects.
Position Requirements: A JD from an accredited US law school or equivalent. Relevant technical certifications are ideal. At least five years of eDiscovery experience in AMLAW 100 or 200 firm environments working on large litigation, regulatory, or investigation matters at all phases of the EDRM. Good standing in DC, NY, MA, or CA Bar. Litigation experience, including responsibilities associated with discovery. Excellent organizational/interpersonal skills with a strong service orientation. Ability to work under pressure and flexibility for OT is required. Strong working knowledge of discovery document review projects and typical work-flows. Significant experience with on-line document review systems such as Relativity, Nuix Discover, or other similar. Advanced proficiency with Excel. Salary is commensurate with experience $150k - $175k plus generous benefits.
Staff Attorneys - remote - DC, NYC, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto - to work on eDiscovery document review/production projects for a top tier global law firm client. Are you an experienced doc review attorney looking for a more stable work situation? This firm is offering full benefits and paid OT. This is a remote position but candidates must live within commuting distance one of the following office locations: Washington, DC, Boston, MA, or New York City. for occasional in-office work and team meetings. Duties involve 2nd level review work. Candidates must have at least one year of document review experience including QC and privilege log/review experience.
Responsibilities: Review/analyze/categorize and annotate and/or redact documents and other informational materials in document review database systems, or hard-copy document collections. Assist in preparation of privilege and redaction logs. As needed draft outlines/memoranda relating to fact discovery issues and findings. Assist with quality control and review metrics reporting processes. Work with litigation support staff and e-discovery vendors to resolve operational issues with the document collections, databases, and review systems.
Requirements: Must be an active/current member of the D.C., NY or MA bar, in good standing. Must have a minimum of one year of document review experience for an AMLAW 100 or 200 firm working on large litigation, investigation, or arbitration matters, with privilege log/review experience. Excellent organizational, interpersonal skills, and a strong service orientation; excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong working knowledge of an eDiscovery document review projects' purpose and typical workflows, and an understanding of the rules and application of attorney-client and work product privilege. Experience with on-line document review systems such as Relativity, Documatrix, FTI's Ringtail, or similar document review software tools. Flexibility to work overtime as necessary. Salary: $80k for DC, NYC, Boston, plus paid OT and benefits. Salary: $85k for Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto, plus paid OT and benefits.
Portuguese fluent Staff Attorneys – REMOTE - for a large law firm client. Native Portuguese speaking candidates ideal. Staff attorneys will work on teams in document review/production projects. Position can be fully remote, but candidates must live within commuting distance to an office. Positions available in Washington, DC, New York City, Boston, MA, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA and Palo Alto, CA. ** Candidates must be fluent in Portuguese and English. Candidates must have at least one year of document review experience including QC and privilege log/review experience. Candidates must be an active/current member of the D.C. bar, in good standing (or NY or CA or MA bar depending on state where candidate lives). **This position is remote, but candidates must live within commuting distance to the DC, NYC, or Boston, office for occasional in-office work and team meetings.
Duties: Review/analyze/categorize and annotate and/or redact documents and other informational materials in document review database systems, or hard-copy document collections. Assist in preparation of privilege and redaction logs. Draft outlines/memoranda relating to fact discovery issues and findings. Assist with quality control and review metrics reporting processes. Work with litigation support staff and e-discovery vendors to resolve operational issues with the document collections, databases, and review systems in use.
Requirements: Must have at least one full year of document review experience. Priv log/review experience ideal. Fluency in Portuguese. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and writing skills. Experience with discovery document review purpose and typical workflows, with an understanding of the rules and application of attorney-client and work product privilege. Experience with document review systems such as Relativity, Documatrix, FTI's Ringtail, or similar document review software tools. Flexibility to work overtime as necessary. Salary is $90k - $110k, plus paid overtime, and generous employee benefits
Client Agreements Advisor - REMOTE - for top tier global law firm. *Must live with in commuting distance to the DC office location. This position is in the Compliance department. Ideal candidate is an attorney with doc review experience or contract revewing experience, or compliance experience. This role requires a high attention to detail and fortitude to review and absorb multiple long contracts day to day consistently. This position is responsible for leading analysis of/response to client terms of engagement. This analytical role ensures that agreements to non-standard terms are consistent, mitigate risk, and to the extent possible reflect business interests of the firm. Candidate will advise and work with the Client Agreements Manager and senior attorneys to manage the review, response and implementation of non-standard terms.
Duties: Develop/maintain knowledge of business policies and practices, legal and ethical considerations, insurance requirements and guidance relating to firm agreements. Assess outside counsel guidelines and other non-standard terms to identify potential issues. Draft internal assessments and proposed approaches based on evaluation. Lead senior attorneys in discussions of issues, considerations, and proposed approaches. Prepare client-facing comments and responses to terms. Coordinate with senior attorneys regarding discussions and negotiations with clients. Respond to due diligence questionnaires. Manage outside counsel guidelines database and share key information with all necessary stakeholders. Conduct extensive research using firm databases, business research resources and discussion with internal subject-matter experts.