The Stoddard Firm
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Are you the right applicant for this opportunity Find out by reading through the role overview below. The Stoddard Firm Is Hiring an Attorney with A Starting Salary of $225,000.00. With a starting salary of $225,000.00, we are hiring an attorney to help litigate high damages sex trafficking, product liability, negligent security, premises liability, and commercial vehicle wreck lawsuits.This is a full time in-office (not work from home or hybrid) position. The Business of Our Firm We represent seriously injured persons and families of those who have recently lost a loved one. Our firm is eleven years old.We have six lawyers.There is one full time and one part time non-lawyer staff. The firm holds about forty (40) cases at a time with a minimum case value of approximately $750,000.00 and a maximum case value in the millions.We do not take low dollar cases; this is not a volume settlement firm. A Job Description for Our New Attorney The new attorney at our firm will be the working on between five and eight cases with between one-third and one-half of those cases being sex trafficking cases and with approximately twenty-five percent of the cases being factory / construction accidents in which a product or premises liability claim is brought.Remaining cases vary and are typically negligent security, auto wreck, or premises liability.The firm’s owner, Matt Stoddard, will be overseeing and working on all cases with the new attorney.A firm paralegal will also be part of the litigation team. From an offensive perspective, the job includes reviewing Defendants’ discovery responses, writing 6.4B / good faith letters, filing motions to compel, preparing voluminous non-party document requests, reviewing and organizing document dumps, preparing for and interviewing witnesses, preparing for and deposing witnesses, finding and subpoenaing witnesses, attending hearings, presenting mediation statements, participating in firm trial strategy meetings, preparing trial briefing (PTOs, MILs, jury charges), preparing trial notebooks, and sitting second chair at the trial of cases. From a defensive perspective, the job includes answering written discovery, preparing clients for depositions, defending depositions, responding to motions for summary judgments, responding to Daubert motions, responding to motions in limine, etc. What We Need. This is not a job for the in-experienced.Instead, we want to hire an attorney with experience litigating in a similar environment as the one we have described above.We want someone who requires limited training and can hit the ground running.We want someone who feels both ownership over his or her cases, and a heavy responsibility for each case such that he or she will use their absolute best efforts to maximize the recovery.We want someone who can execute on a deadline.We also want someone who can work on a team and communicate with the other team members about case progress – not someone who is acts as his / her own island. Salary and Benefits We will offer a base annual salary of $225,000.00. In addition to salary, we currently offer a “gold” health insurance plan, and we pay the full premium for each employee.Family members may join the health insurance plan as allowed by the plan documents, but the employee must pay the full premium for the family members. The firm also has a 401K profit share plan, and while there are a long list of federal laws governing how these plans work, here are the highlights: the firm will match the first 3% of salary that the employee contributes to the plan, and the firm will match ½ of the next 2% of salary that the employee contributes to the plan (i.e., if you save for your retirement, we will give you extra money to help you save for that retirement, but if you don’t save for your retirement, we will not give you the extra money)The employee must work at the firm for a full calendar year before participating in the plan.Again, the rules of 401K are complex and governed by federal law, but this is a basic outline of how our plan works. We will pay bar dues and for pre-approved CLEs. Seniority level
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Are you the right applicant for this opportunity Find out by reading through the role overview below. The Stoddard Firm Is Hiring an Attorney with A Starting Salary of $225,000.00. With a starting salary of $225,000.00, we are hiring an attorney to help litigate high damages sex trafficking, product liability, negligent security, premises liability, and commercial vehicle wreck lawsuits.This is a full time in-office (not work from home or hybrid) position. The Business of Our Firm We represent seriously injured persons and families of those who have recently lost a loved one. Our firm is eleven years old.We have six lawyers.There is one full time and one part time non-lawyer staff. The firm holds about forty (40) cases at a time with a minimum case value of approximately $750,000.00 and a maximum case value in the millions.We do not take low dollar cases; this is not a volume settlement firm. A Job Description for Our New Attorney The new attorney at our firm will be the working on between five and eight cases with between one-third and one-half of those cases being sex trafficking cases and with approximately twenty-five percent of the cases being factory / construction accidents in which a product or premises liability claim is brought.Remaining cases vary and are typically negligent security, auto wreck, or premises liability.The firm’s owner, Matt Stoddard, will be overseeing and working on all cases with the new attorney.A firm paralegal will also be part of the litigation team. From an offensive perspective, the job includes reviewing Defendants’ discovery responses, writing 6.4B / good faith letters, filing motions to compel, preparing voluminous non-party document requests, reviewing and organizing document dumps, preparing for and interviewing witnesses, preparing for and deposing witnesses, finding and subpoenaing witnesses, attending hearings, presenting mediation statements, participating in firm trial strategy meetings, preparing trial briefing (PTOs, MILs, jury charges), preparing trial notebooks, and sitting second chair at the trial of cases. From a defensive perspective, the job includes answering written discovery, preparing clients for depositions, defending depositions, responding to motions for summary judgments, responding to Daubert motions, responding to motions in limine, etc. What We Need. This is not a job for the in-experienced.Instead, we want to hire an attorney with experience litigating in a similar environment as the one we have described above.We want someone who requires limited training and can hit the ground running.We want someone who feels both ownership over his or her cases, and a heavy responsibility for each case such that he or she will use their absolute best efforts to maximize the recovery.We want someone who can execute on a deadline.We also want someone who can work on a team and communicate with the other team members about case progress – not someone who is acts as his / her own island. Salary and Benefits We will offer a base annual salary of $225,000.00. In addition to salary, we currently offer a “gold” health insurance plan, and we pay the full premium for each employee.Family members may join the health insurance plan as allowed by the plan documents, but the employee must pay the full premium for the family members. The firm also has a 401K profit share plan, and while there are a long list of federal laws governing how these plans work, here are the highlights: the firm will match the first 3% of salary that the employee contributes to the plan, and the firm will match ½ of the next 2% of salary that the employee contributes to the plan (i.e., if you save for your retirement, we will give you extra money to help you save for that retirement, but if you don’t save for your retirement, we will not give you the extra money)The employee must work at the firm for a full calendar year before participating in the plan.Again, the rules of 401K are complex and governed by federal law, but this is a basic outline of how our plan works. We will pay bar dues and for pre-approved CLEs. Seniority level
Seniority levelNot Applicable Employment type
Employment typeFull-time Job function
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Atlanta, GA . Atlanta, GA $210,000.00-$312,000.00 5 days ago Atlanta, GA $205,000.00-$230,000.00 4 weeks ago Associate General Counsel, Corporate M&A Atlanta, GA $226,000.00-$304,000.00 4 days ago Atlanta, GA $210,000.00-$312,000.00 1 week ago Deputy General Counsel, Litigation - REMOTE Atlanta, GA $217,000.00-$369,000.00 4 hours ago Atlanta, GA $150,000.00-$200,000.00 4 days ago Corporate Counsel - Compliance and Ethics Atlanta, GA $100,000.00-$190,000.00 1 week ago Atlanta, GA $120,000.00-$150,000.00 19 hours ago Atlanta, GA $205,000.00-$240,000.00 1 week ago Litigation Associate Attorney Opportunities Atlanta Metropolitan Area $120,000.00-$180,000.00 4 days ago Atlanta, GA $133,365.00-$156,900.00 1 week ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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