Trial Attorney at Wanta Thome

Wanta Thome • Minneapolis, MN

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

A lot of litigators work with the same basic setup everyone else has. That's not how we do it at Wanta Thome. We give our Trial Attorneys custom AI help for drafting, straightforward EOS processes, and team pods that build on your natural sense for litigation. This setup lets you push cases forward quicker and get better results for clients, and we'll bring you up to speed on employment law details using our tested methods.
Your Role: Lead Cases with Smart Strategy and Support
We're not just looking to fill a position. We're building a strong team where you take charge of case strategy and results in our plaintiff-side contingency work. You'll work with our in-house developers on tools and systems that improve your practice. We use HubSpot for managing clients, Trainual for handling processes, and Microsoft 365 for smooth daily work. In our pods, you're the main advocate, making sure everything lines up with our goal: get the most money back for workers hit by discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. You'll move each case to its next key step. Our setup is hybrid (Minneapolis, Chicago, or remote), with regular full-time hours and some weekends when needed. We back it with EOS tools like Rocks and Scorecards to track what's working. We'll teach you employment law, so you can stick to your strength: sharp litigation that gets results.
What We Require: Strong Litigation Skills and Delegation
We need you to be good at handing off work to paralegals and case managers, and giving them clear directions, timelines, and limits for everyday tasks while you focus on fresh analysis and your gut feel for strategy. You have to buy into our set processes, like building and updating case plans and following our standard approach. Help out on improving tools, and show real drive in court appearances, trials, depositions, mediations, and appeals. Be the go-to advisor for clients with steady updates; run negotiations to get the best value; and follow through with energy, straight talk, and reliability.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited school.
• Licensed to practice law in Minnesota or Illinois.
• Preferably 2+ years in litigation (we'll consider 1-3 years if you have solid negotiation and writing skills)—your overall litigation sense matters most, since we can teach employment law through our systems.
• Strong legal planning and courtroom work.
• Convincing writing and speaking.
• Building ties with clients and showing understanding.
• Clear delegation and leading teams.
• Focus on quick action and real results.
• Solid ethics and taking responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cases with Smart Strategy
• Take charge of case strategy and results in our plaintiff-side contingency work
• Work with our in-house developers on tools and systems that improve your practice
• Be the main advocate in our pods
• Move each case to its next key step
• Handing off work to paralegals and case managers
• Giving clear directions, timelines, and limits for everyday tasks
• Focus on fresh analysis and your gut feel for strategy
• Building and updating case plans and following our standard approach
• Help out on improving tools
• Show real drive in court appearances, trials, depositions, mediations, and appeals
• Be the go-to advisor for clients with steady updates
• Run negotiations to get the best value
• Follow through with energy, straight talk, and reliability

Benefits

• Good Pay Tied to Results and Real Growth
• Added incentives based on case wins and team success
• Unique tools and pod backup speed up case closures
• Better pay for you, chances to advance, and the feeling of managing your own cases inside our firm.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree