Experienced Of Counsel

Beltran Litigation seeks lawyers with knowledge of specialized practice areas to assist with ongoing and prospective matters. Beltran Litigation considers persons from around the country (and world) in order to bring a diverse skill set to bear on all matters. Current and former of counsel for Beltran Litigation include former local government officials, federal and state prosecutors, general counsels, and BIGLAW attorneys. Work is fully remote, with hours and tasks determined in collaboration between Beltran Litigation and the contractor on an ad hoc basis. This allows geographic, temporal, and task-based flexibility to allow Beltran Litigation to harness each professional’s strengths into a cohesive whole, using a “Moneyball” approach to deliver hard-hitting BIGLAW-grade advocacy at a fraction of the price.

Midlevel Associate/Counsel

We are looking for a reasonably experienced general litigator (5-15 years) to join our team. This is a high-end, fast-paced litigation practice. We do exciting work: sovereign litigation, constitutional claims, defamation, election law, RICO, and more. We also have a healthy commercial litigation practice.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal advice and representation to clients, conducting research, preparing legal documents, and representing clients in court. The ideal candidate should have excellent research and communication skills, be able to work independently, and have a strong understanding of the law. Would prefer T14 Law School, BIGLAW, and/or federal clerkship experience.

The founder of the firm is in Tampa, but the practice is Statewide, and to an increasing degree, nationwide. Florida experience and/or Bar Membership is strongly preferred.

Attorneys will interview clients, investigate cases for possible representation, perform preliminary legal research, and draft initial complaints; attend meetings, depositions, and hearings; review documents and assist with discovery; and draft briefs, motions, and other filings. The position is entirely remote, but the attorney must still be responsive and reliable. (It is conceivable that a trial or other event might involve travel or in-person interaction, but this is not frequent or expected.) Attention to detail, responsiveness, diligence in completing tasks timely, and good litigation judgment are required for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Research and analyze legal issues.
• Draft legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and briefs.
• Handle discovery, including document collection, obtaining information from client, asserting and dealing with objections, meet and confers, and Motions to Compel and for Protective Order.
• Prepare and file legal documents with courts and other agencies, handle investigations, service of process, etc.
• Advise clients on legal matters.
• Deal with vendors, court personnel, and opposing counsel.
• Conduct interviews with witnesses and clients.
• Provide advice on legal matters.
• Determine case strategy.

Law Clerks

Beltran seeks law students with intellectual curiosity and mental toughness. Beltran Litigation considers Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, NYU, Georgetown, Emory, Tulane, UT, UPenn, Cornell, FSU, UVA, UF, UM, FIU, Ave Maria, and Stetson students seeking experience with federal statutory litigation. Law clerks will interview clients, investigate cases for possible representation, perform preliminary legal research, and draft initial complaints; attend meetings, depositions, and hearings; review documents and assist with discovery; and draft briefs, motions, and other filings. Attorney Beltran usually invites interns to conference, mediation, deposition, jail/prison, and court. With the permission of the presiding officer, law clerks may sit at counsel table with Attorney Beltran. Otherwise, Law Clerks work remote. Interested students should have a GPA in excess of 3.5, a previous internship or job experience in a litigation setting, and a strong interest in federal court practice.

Information Technology

Beltran Litigation seeks a college student or experienced professional with excellent computer skills to assist with the firm’s technology and online marketing needs. Applicants note familiarity with Clio, CM/ECF, Florida E-Filing, PACER, Sunbiz, Word, Excel, Explorer, Powerpoint, Google Apps, WordPress, Adobe, Westlaw, Lexis, Google Scholar, and PACER Monitor.

Applications

Applicants should send a short message addressing the foregoing to Attorney Beltran’s email address. Applicants should include a transcript, writing sample signed and/or filed by them, resume, and at least three professional references, including a judge, if possible.

No recruiters

Note: Beltran does not accept resumes from headhunters or recruiters, who are on notice that Beltran will not pay any person any “finder’s fee” or “signing bonus” under any circumstance. Legal professionals do not sign indentures, and nobody, whether or not a member of the bar, may claim an interest in another legal professional. Beltran believes anybody who might advocate for his clients should first advocate for themselves without an intermediary.