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

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Capitol Recruiters Inc. is a legal recruiting company based in Washington, DC. We represent law firms. These positions are openings with our clients

E-Discovery Attorney – for a top tier law firm client.  This is a fully remote role, but candidates must be within commuting distance to an office in Washington, DC, New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto or Boston, MA.  

**The ideal candidate has prior or current experience as a mid-level Associate or E-Discovery attorney with a large law firm.  Strong knowledge and experience with Relativity, Technology-Assisted Review (TAR), and gen AI is strongly preferred. 

The E-Discovery Attorney is part of the eDiscovery, AI, and Information Governance Practice Group supporting large litigation, regulatory and investigatory matters in the discovery phase. This role will report to the Practice Group chairs. 

Duties: Work with internal practice teams to ensure that case-specific eDiscovery processes are implemented and milestones are met. Coordinate communication between the Staff Attorney department and the Associates and Partners in charge of the case. Coordinate with the litigation support group and eDiscovery vendors to support document preservation, collection, and processing effort. Assist with privilege log preparation and other tasks related to document review/production projects. 

Position Requirements:  JD from an accredited US law school. Current active/good standing in the DC, NY, MA, or CA Bar. Must have 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. Litigation experience associated with discovery is required. Strong working knowledge of typical work flows of discovery document review projects. Strong experience with on-line document review systems such as Relativity, Nuix Discover, or similar software platforms. Advanced Excel skills required. Flexibility for OT, strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Salary is $260k commensurate with experience and location.

Conflicts Attorney – fully remote - for top tier global law firm. The Conflicts Attorneys address conflicts of interest arising from taking on new work, new clients, or new hires. Other duties may include responding to RFPs or requests for information from insurers, assisting in aspects of new client/matter intake, establishing, and ending attorney-client relationships, and other related areas.

Responsibilities: analyzes results from conflicts database and outside source searches to identify potential/actual conflicts posed by new work or new hires. Advises attorneys regarding conflicts clearance. Drafts conflicts waivers or takes other steps to cure conflicts. Supervises the work of the nonlawyer conflicts staff. Documents or audits steps taken to clear conflicts. Works with ethical walls and screens managed within Intapp Walls tool. Maintains the conflicts database with appropriate information about firm clients and matters, client subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. On-call coverage on weekends/holidays as needed. Assists London team members with overflow anti-money laundering compliance activities.

Position Requirements: Law degree from an accredited law school required. Bar membership in the jurisdiction where the Conflicts Attorney is located required. Law firm conflicts experience required. Familiarity with the Model and D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct or analogous rules in other jurisdictions. Familiarity with anti-money laundering compliance regimes is ideal. Strong legal/business research ability using various online databases and print resources required. Familiarity with modern business organization models, structures and ownership is required. Excellent analytical, written and interpersonal communications skills. Ability to distill a quantity of complex data into a clear explanation of the legal issue and recommended steps to be taken. Excellent judgment, including knowing when to escalate an issue. Demonstrated customer service focus. Facility with MS Office required. Familiarity with Intapp OPEN or other automated conflict of interest clearance workflow as found in AmLaw 100 firms. Supervisory experience or capacity to provide instruction in a business setting. Salary is commensurate with experience $176k - $237k.

Client Agreements Advisor - REMOTE - for top tier global law firm. This position is in the Compliance department.**Prior experience working with outside counsel guidelines and fee agreements is ideal. Experience reviewing contracts in a legal setting is required. This is a high visibility role that involves reviewing client agreements according to outside counsel guidelines.

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.

Position Requirements: JD required. Two or more years of law firm or equivalent experience in a legal setting. Must have experience in and enjoy reviewing/retaining/comprehending large volumes of information (contracts). Demonstrated ability to process, organize and assess complex information to determine logical conclusions and effective solutions. Demonstrated ability to clearly and concisely synthesize complex business and legal concepts verbally and in writing. Highly developed business research abilities. Strong interpersonal skills to establish close working relationships and simultaneously balance needs and views of different stakeholders. Understanding of the complexities of business and legal relationships in a global economic environment. Salary is $106 – 133k commensurate with experience, + generous benefits package.