[Hiring] Business Litigation Attorney @HireHawk

Role Description

You will provide substantive remote legal support on U.S. business litigation, commercial disputes, and related business law matters. This is an attorney-level position for someone who already understands the U.S legal system and can independently move an assignment from initial issue spotting through research, analysis, drafting, and recommended next steps.

You will work directly with the firm's managing attorney, receiving strategic direction while taking ownership of the legal work assigned to you. The role includes both plaintiff-side and defense-side matters and combines commercial litigation with selected transactional and contractual assignments.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of assigned U.S. business litigation matters, moving work from initial analysis through research, drafting, and recommended next steps.
• Research federal and state statutes, case law, procedural rules, and legal precedent using Westlaw.
• Analyze contractual disputes, business conflicts, commercial claims, defenses, and other substantive business law issues.
• Draft complaints, motions, pleadings, legal memoranda, and other substantive litigation documents from beginning to end.
• Assess new matters, identify key legal and procedural issues, and develop practical recommendations for the supervising attorney.
• Support both plaintiff-side and defense-side commercial litigation, including discovery, motion practice, case development, and litigation strategy.
• Draft and review contracts, agreements, and other business documents connected with the firm's broader business law practice.
• Organize and advance casework independently while escalating strategic, high-impact, or client-sensitive decisions to the managing attorney.
• Apply sound legal judgment when researching unfamiliar issues rather than relying on step-by-step instruction.
• Maintain accurate, well-supported, and professionally written work product suitable for review by U.S.-based counsel.

Qualifications

• Law degree and current attorney licensure in your local jurisdiction.
• Prior hands-on experience supporting U.S. law firms on business litigation, contractual disputes, or related commercial matters.
• Strong working knowledge of the U.S. legal system, including civil procedure and federal and state court litigation.
• Demonstrated experience independently drafting substantive motions, pleadings, legal memoranda, and other attorney-level litigation documents.
• Ability to research unfamiliar U.S. legal issues independently using Westlaw and turn that research into actionable legal analysis.
• Experience with litigation workflows including complaints, discovery, motion practice, case development, and case management.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to work remotely and communicate directly with U.S.-based attorneys.

Nice to Have

• Admission to a U.S. state bar.
• Experience handling both commercial litigation and transactional or contractual assignments.
• Experience working on both plaintiff-side and defense-side business disputes.
• Prior experience working directly with a U.S. law firm owner, managing attorney, or senior attorney in a remote environment.
• Experience supporting matters across multiple U.S. state or federal jurisdictions.