Do substantive work.
Build a relationship with a future.
Join a senior-led practice where lawyers own the judgment, understand the business context, and prepare disputes for negotiation or trial.
Current counsel opportunity
Bring your advocacy. Not a book of business.
$175–$200 per hour, depending on experience and the engagement. Work is offered on an engagement-by-engagement independent contractor basis.
Substantive litigation
Lead assigned commercial disputes with independent strategic judgment, direct client responsibility, and work that calls for your experience.
Remote-first. Professionally independent.
Engagement-based contractor work across Virginia, with availability for hearings, depositions, trials, and other proceedings in person.
Clear terms before work begins
Discuss scope, availability, compensation, and engagement terms directly. No book of business is required for this counsel opening.
This compensation applies to the current counsel opening only. Future Litigation Network opportunities have separately agreed terms; submitting interest does not guarantee work, hours, or this rate.
We built a litigation firm where ownership matters more than a task list.
Our lawyers are expected to assess the problem, define the strategy, negotiate with purpose, and carry the matter through litigation and trial when that is the right path. Our distributed model supports focused remote work without disconnecting counsel from clients, courts, or the in-person proceedings that move a case forward.
Focused work. Presence when the matter requires it.
Our distributed model supports focused collaboration while keeping counsel available for clients, courts, and proceedings where an in-person advocate matters.
We maintain one statewide attorney opening rather than duplicating the same role by city. Geographic recruiting campaigns may speak to a local market, but every candidate returns here for the same role, expectations, compensation, and application process.
Priority Coverage
- Richmond & Central Virginia
- Northern Virginia
- Qualified lawyers statewide
The People Who Thrive Here
Analytical Judgment and Strategy
We look for critical thinkers who can understand a complex dispute, test assumptions, weigh risk, and build a defensible strategy. Deep experience in negotiation and litigation should serve the client's objectives, not conflict for its own sake.
Work Product That Holds Up
Sharp drafting, sound research, and clear reasoning are the currency here. Your work should reflect your own knowledge and analysis. AI is a force multiplier we expect you to wield, never a substitute for the thinking behind the page.
Virginia Matters, Statewide
Our distributed model supports client matters across Virginia while keeping attorneys available for the hearings, depositions, mediations, trials, and other proceedings that require an in-person advocate.
Client Leadership, Built on Trust
Understand the client before recommending a course of action. Listen carefully, explain options and tradeoffs, set realistic expectations, and help clients navigate uncertainty. Strong relationships and a commitment to the client's objectives are central to how we practice.
Distributed. Demanding. Built on Trust.
Our work is organized for focused collaboration across a distributed team. Remote-first does not mean detached: attorneys remain accountable to clients, courts, deadlines, and in-person proceedings throughout Virginia.
Take the Lead
Lead the client through the dispute, not just the task list. Understand what they need to achieve, anticipate decisions, and keep them informed. Matter leadership means accountability, thoughtful advice, and respect for the client's priorities.
Question Everything
We expect our people to push back, ask hard questions, and never accept an answer, an output, or a citation at face value. If something doesn't hold up, say so. Discernment isn't optional here.
Collaborate Across the Table
Disputes are worked on together. Attorneys and paralegals challenge each other's thinking and build stronger strategy because of it. The same rigor carries into how we work with clients, counsel, and opposing counsel.
Show Us How You Think.
We don't hire on résumés and claimed experience alone. Our process is built to surface proven ability. You'll demonstrate your skills on work that mirrors what we actually do, and we'll evaluate the judgment and reasoning behind it, produced with your own knowledge, not generated for you.
Introductory Conversation
We start with a real conversation about your experience, the matters you've actually worked, and how you approach problems. No gotchas. We want to understand how you think.
Demonstrate Your Skills
You complete a focused exercise that mirrors the work you'd do here, such as a short research and drafting task drawn from a realistic fact pattern. We're looking at your judgment and reasoning, produced with your own knowledge rather than generated for you.
Work Through It Together
You walk a member of the team through your work product. We discuss the calls you made, the alternatives you weighed, and how you'd handle the matter as it evolves. This is where proven talent shows.
Offer
When the work speaks for itself, we move quickly. We'll talk specifics on the arrangement and compensation directly.
We Pay for Talent.
Our flagship Virginia contract counsel role pays $175–$200 per hour depending on experience and the engagement. Each engagement is discussed directly before work begins, including scope, responsibility, expected availability, and compensation.
If you do exceptional work, we want you to be paid like it. The rest is a conversation, not a guessing game.
Build a relationship before the next opportunity.
Grow with a firm looking ahead. We invest in technology, evaluate the latest tools, and continually improve the resources that help counsel do excellent work and clients receive better service. We welcome accomplished Virginia litigators who want to contribute to that future through engagement-based work and potentially longer-term relationships.
This is an evergreen talent-interest path, not a job posting or promise of work. A network submission does not create employment, an affiliation, a partner track, or a guarantee of an engagement.
Future practice leadership and ownership interest
Interested in building a client-centered dispute-resolution practice? Use the network form to share your negotiation, strategy, client-leadership, and practice-building experience. This opens an exploratory conversation; no equity or ownership opportunity is currently being offered through this page.
Explore future practice leadershipOpen Virginia Roles
These are the roles currently accepting applications. The attorney campaign is our primary recruiting priority; the paralegal opening supports the same Virginia litigation practice.
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Choose Your Recruiting Path
Apply to one of the current openings, or share your background through the separate Litigation Network interest form for consideration as future engagement-based work develops.