Job Description

Remote associate employment litigation attorney position. The employment law firm, Osman & Smay LLP, has an immediate opportunity for an associate attorney with five (5) + years of litigation experience. The successful candidate will be eligible for reciprocal admission to Kansas & Missouri bar associations. The successful candidate will work on litigation involving discrimination, retaliation, FMLA, unpaid wages, and/or breach of contract. Court and deposition experience required. Compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of litigation experience; preferably focused on employment practice;
• Active license to practice law in Kansas & Missouri, or, eligible for reciprocity;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Strong analytical, research, writing, and organizational skills;
• Exemplary time-management;
• Excellent internet connectivity and quiet remote work environment.

Responsibilities:

• Day one ability to handle existing litigation and prelitigation employment law cases including discrimination, wage/hour, and retaliation;
• Client intake, communication, and management;
• Document review;
• Legal research;
• Preparation of legal memoranda, motions, briefs, pleadings, discovery, correspondence;
• Take and defend depositions.

Benefits:

• 401K;
• Paid Time Off;
• Paid Holidays;
• Bonus opportunties;
• Employee paid health and dental options;
• Office equipment provided for remote/home office;
• Significant opportunity for professional growth and litigation experience.

Company Description

Osman & Smay LLP is a small plaintiffs' employment law firm handling individual and group actions for unfair employment practices. We represent employees for discrimination based on age, race, gender, national origin, disability, and religion. In addition, we represent classes of employees in relation to systematic violations of state and federal wage laws. We are a small-collaborative firm with significant opportunity to directly engage in problem solving, work on a team helping employees, and to have meaningful client contact.