Current Federal Judicial Clerks, Circuit Court Level Only: Remote Complex Financial Litigation Legal Research and Writing Position
Posted 2025-08-26
Remote, USA
Part Time
Immediate Start
We are working with a full-service New York law firm seeking a sophisticated, legal research and writing attorney to work, typically, thirty to forty hours (40) per week on an in-office or remote, contract basis or, possibly, a temp to perm basis, in support of complex financial litigation, including but not limited to matters involving digital assets. Please note that the job allows the possibility, though not the guarantee, of becoming permanent.
The role requires superb research and writing skills; a current federal judicial clerkship at the Circuit Court Level only; preferably, Big Law experience; and graduation from a top-15 law school. New York licensure is preferred, though competent attorneys otherwise fulfilling the job requirements will certainly be considered and are welcome to apply, as long as they reside in the New York Metropolitan area or are, otherwise, within the Eastern Time Zone. Experience with digital assets litigation is a plus, but not a necessity.
The compensation offered is $205/hr. All candidates must supply a writing sample consisting in completely unedited work product, for example: an untouched first draft. Candidates must be prepared, as well, to take a writing analysis test in the final round of interviews, if requested.
REQUIREMENTS
Support firm attorneys in complex financial litigation as follows.
• Perform assiduous, careful research regarding all issues germane to the matters assigned.
• Prepare all writings necessary in all matters assigned, for example: pleadings; discovery and discovery responses; motions and responses thereto (including pre and post-trial motions); legal memoranda and analyses; briefs (including post-trial and appellate briefs); and all other necessary litigation documents.
• Prepare trial notebooks, exhibits, and other materials requisite to trial and appeal.
• Perform all other legal work requested and/or required for the successful outcome of each case.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Current post graduate federal judicial clerkship at the Circuit Court level only.
• Graduation from a top-15 law school
• Big Law experience (preferably)
• Great legal research skills
• Great legal writing skills directed, for example, to drafting pleadings, discovery and discovery responses, motions and responses thereto (including pre and post-trial motions), legal memoranda and analyses, briefs (including post-trial and appellate briefs), and all other necessary litigation documents
• Ability to analyze complex legal issues and prepare complex legal cases
• A passion for complex financial litigation
• Experience with complex financial litigation
• Experience with digital assets litigation (preferred)
• JD degree and bar admission to any state of the U.S., with a preference for New York licensure
OTHER DETAILS
• Location: Remote. The client is in New York City, but the position is locally remote.
• Compensation: $205/hr.
• Project Duration: Continuing (3-4 months but, possibly, much longer)
• Start Date: Immediate
Candidates may apply to this position on LinkedIn, on the Hire Counsel website, or by direct e-mail to dadler@hirecounsel.com. We at Hire Counsel cannot promise that a particular candidate will get the job or an interview, but we can promise that we will review all submitted resumes.
About Hire Counsel
Hire Counsel is an agile legal talent agency. We build connections between legal professionals and our clients, some of the nation's largest law firms and legal departments (and some of the smallest). By connecting good lawyers with our clients, we help attorneys find a permanent home. We also provide individuals with the option to work on contract (temporary) assignments to aid their stability as they proceed with their job searches. Hire Counsel holds all resumes in the strictest confidence.
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The role requires superb research and writing skills; a current federal judicial clerkship at the Circuit Court Level only; preferably, Big Law experience; and graduation from a top-15 law school. New York licensure is preferred, though competent attorneys otherwise fulfilling the job requirements will certainly be considered and are welcome to apply, as long as they reside in the New York Metropolitan area or are, otherwise, within the Eastern Time Zone. Experience with digital assets litigation is a plus, but not a necessity.
The compensation offered is $205/hr. All candidates must supply a writing sample consisting in completely unedited work product, for example: an untouched first draft. Candidates must be prepared, as well, to take a writing analysis test in the final round of interviews, if requested.
REQUIREMENTS
Support firm attorneys in complex financial litigation as follows.
• Perform assiduous, careful research regarding all issues germane to the matters assigned.
• Prepare all writings necessary in all matters assigned, for example: pleadings; discovery and discovery responses; motions and responses thereto (including pre and post-trial motions); legal memoranda and analyses; briefs (including post-trial and appellate briefs); and all other necessary litigation documents.
• Prepare trial notebooks, exhibits, and other materials requisite to trial and appeal.
• Perform all other legal work requested and/or required for the successful outcome of each case.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Current post graduate federal judicial clerkship at the Circuit Court level only.
• Graduation from a top-15 law school
• Big Law experience (preferably)
• Great legal research skills
• Great legal writing skills directed, for example, to drafting pleadings, discovery and discovery responses, motions and responses thereto (including pre and post-trial motions), legal memoranda and analyses, briefs (including post-trial and appellate briefs), and all other necessary litigation documents
• Ability to analyze complex legal issues and prepare complex legal cases
• A passion for complex financial litigation
• Experience with complex financial litigation
• Experience with digital assets litigation (preferred)
• JD degree and bar admission to any state of the U.S., with a preference for New York licensure
OTHER DETAILS
• Location: Remote. The client is in New York City, but the position is locally remote.
• Compensation: $205/hr.
• Project Duration: Continuing (3-4 months but, possibly, much longer)
• Start Date: Immediate
Candidates may apply to this position on LinkedIn, on the Hire Counsel website, or by direct e-mail to dadler@hirecounsel.com. We at Hire Counsel cannot promise that a particular candidate will get the job or an interview, but we can promise that we will review all submitted resumes.
About Hire Counsel
Hire Counsel is an agile legal talent agency. We build connections between legal professionals and our clients, some of the nation's largest law firms and legal departments (and some of the smallest). By connecting good lawyers with our clients, we help attorneys find a permanent home. We also provide individuals with the option to work on contract (temporary) assignments to aid their stability as they proceed with their job searches. Hire Counsel holds all resumes in the strictest confidence.
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