TorkLaw is hiring a
General Counsel

Summary

Join TorkLaw, a fast-moving, innovative law firm dedicated to providing exceptional legal representation to individuals who have suffered injuries due to negligence. As a General Counsel, you will handle diverse challenges in a dynamic legal environment with the highest level of professionalism, addressing fee disputes and marketing-related legal matters, drafting and managing C&D letters, conducting business-related research and analysis, managing mass tort cases, providing employment law advice and guidance, offering ethics advice and counsel, reviewing contracts for legal and business matters, conducting conflict analysis and providing solutions, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, assisting in closing high-value case sign-ups, especially major and catastrophic cases.

Requirements

• Licensed and in Good Standing by your State Bar
• JD from an accredited law school
• 15+ years of legal experience
• Proven experience with fee disputes, marketing legal matters, and mass tort cases (Mass Tort Administrator preferred)
• Strong ability to draft/manage C&D letters and conduct business research
• Knowledge of employment law, ethics counsel, compliance regulations, and contract review
• Ability to assist in high-value case sign-ups
• Independent problem-solver with proactive approach

Responsibilities

• Address fee disputes and marketing-related legal matters
• Draft and manage C&D letters
• Conduct business-related research and analysis
• Manage mass tort cases as the Mass Tort Administrator
• Provide employment law advice and guidance
• Offer ethics advice and counsel
• Review contracts for legal and business matters
• Conduct conflict analysis and provide solutions
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
• Assist in closing high-value case sign-ups, especially major and catastrophic cases

Preferred Qualifications

• Retired judges encouraged to apply
• Ideal for candidates in CA and IL
• Bilingual preferred but not required

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays annually
• 10 days of paid vacation annually
• 10 days of sick leave annually
• Medical insurance
• 401(k) with 4% fully vested safe-harbor company match
• Regular firm events (happy hours, team building, holiday party, etc)
• Laptops are replaced every 3 years. After 3 years, your work laptop will become your personal laptop