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

eDiscovery & Information Governance Counsel – remote role for top tier law firm. Ideal candidate has at least five years of experience leading eDiscovery workstreams in complex litigation and investigations. This client facing role provides discovery strategy at the intersection of eDiscovery, information governance, and data privacy. Candidate is responsible for discovery-focused workstreams, drafting high level written work product, and guiding teams in executing solutions. This collaborative role works directly with merits counsel, co-counsel, experts, and internal teams.

Responsibilities - Lead eDiscovery and information-governance workstreams in complex litigation and investigations. Draft/review discovery and governance work product. Prepare outlines and talking points for client meetings, custodian interviews, meet-and-confers, and motion hearings. Coordinate with merits counsel, co-counsel, and experts; support expert task/matter management and preparation for oral testimony as needed. Provide practical legal advice to teams; monitor emerging law and support training/policy development. Coach and mentor junior team members. Support thought leadership and practice development initiatives; identify opportunities to expand client relationships.

Position Requirements: J.D. and active U.S.  bar admission (additional admissions obtained as needed). Must have at least five years of experience managing eDiscovery in complex litigation and investigations. Excellent legal writing and research skills; proven ability to draft complex discovery documents and memoranda. Strong project leadership and client-facing communication skills; comfort working directly with merits counsel and co-counsel. Technology-forward mindset and proficiency with Microsoft Office; ability to quickly learn and leverage litigation support tools. Willingness to travel as needed (including international travel depending on assignment). Experience advising on information governance and/or data privacy issues in the litigation/investigation context is preferred, not necessary. Experience developing defensibility positions or playbooks; participation in industry organizations and thought leadership. Salary Range:$232k To $285k depending on location and experience.

Conflicts Attorney - for a top tier global law firm client. This is a fully remote role but candidates must live within commuting distance to the DC, Los Angeles, or San Francisco, CA office. Conflicts Attorney is responsible for resolving conflicts of interest from new client 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 $181k - $237k.