Shook, Hardy & Bacon is seeking candidates with JD degrees for a temporary assignment to assist with litigation document review, analysis and discovery-related projects onsite at our Kansas City Crown Center office. The position provides a great opportunity to gain additional legal experience at an AmLaw 100 law firm and to use your legal experience in a flexible and accommodating workplace environment.
In this position, you would be assigned to one or more of our litigation legal teams to assist with a range of projects. Possible assignments may include the following:
- Participate in compiling, reviewing and summarizing pertinent medical, scientific and case information into relevant chronologies or other litigation and discovery-support materials.
- Review client company documents for relevance to specific issues and/or for possible production to opposing counsel.
- Prepare correspondence, memoranda and outlines for document production, deposition and discovery projects.
- Compile witness notebooks, timelines, exhibits, summaries or other materials needed to assist with depositions and case and trial work-up.
- Draft initial answers, discovery requests, responses to discovery, basic motions and similar pleadings under the direction of the Shook legal team.
We pride ourselves on our collaborative, inclusive and respectful work environment and the great contributions that our temporary professionals make to our work. We welcome motivated and engaged recent law school graduates or those who have past legal experience and are interested in using it without the pressure of a permanent legal position.
Working hours are flexible Monday through Friday between 7:00am to 6:00 pm onsite at our Crown Center office. After two months on assignment full-time onsite, there is the possibility to move to a hybrid (office and remote) work schedule.
Pay rate: $25-$30 per hour
Length of Assignment: varies
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Requirements:
- Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and one to two years relevant experience.
- Missouri Bar license in good standing is preferred.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Work Location: In person