Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel - (Workers Compensation/Labor Section)

We represent Detroit in all civil actions.

Public service is calling you!

Defend the treasury of one of America’s greatest cities!

• Defend the City of Detroit in all Workers Disability Compensation actions.
• Make important contributions to Risk Management Policies for City Departments.
• Perform trials with the ability to do your own Appellate work.
• Work and learn in a law firm that is the most diverse in the nation?
• Enjoy a relaxed and collegial work environment.

Located in rejuvenated exciting Downtown Detroit

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Under supervision, handling a caseload and working as lead attorney in:

• All Worker’s Disability Compensation matters
• Trials, Facilitations and Settlement Hearings
• Depositions
• Motions hearings
• Investigation and discovery

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE:

• Juris Doctorate Degree from an American Bar Association approved institution
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the above specified Litigation specialties
• Worker’s Disability Compensation experience preferred
• Excellent legal writing and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding references from former employers

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted to meet the education and experience requirements of the position

Licenses, Certifications, and Other Special Requirements:

• License to practice in the State of Michigan

 ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Worker’s Disability Compensation Act.
• Court procedures and legal principles and their application.
•  Adjudication principles and practices.

ADVANCED SKILL IN:

• Excellent analytical, legal writing, and oral advocacy skills, self-discipline.
• Effectively organize and manage independent caseloads presenting multiple simultaneous priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: and commitment to participate in a team-oriented practice environment.
• Legal writing and drafting.
• Developing legal arguments and applying legal principles to legal problems.
• Effective problem-solving techniques.
• Oral and written communication.

ADVANCED ABILITY TO:

• Analyze and appraise facts, and evidence.
• Present statements of fact, law, and arguments clearly and logically.
• Interact affectively with outside agencies and departmental personnel with tact and diplomacy.
• Display judicial temperament and poise.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

• Exciting work involves office and fields activities and may entail out-of-town travel.
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid work schedule.

Supplemental Information

Please attach a cover letter, resume with references, and a writing sample.

Compensation is Competitive – Depends on Qualifications