Litigation Attorney

At Wanta Thome, we fight for employees who've been wronged—and we do it with speed, strategy, and heart. We're contingency employment lawyers focused on getting maximum financial recovery for workers facing discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage issues. We move fast to restore stability, hold bad actors accountable, and deliver justice that clients can actually feel, all with total clarity every step of the way. Our team uses custom tools and straightforward processes to give you the edge in resolving cases quicker and stronger. If you're driven by real results through no-ego teamwork, bold decisions, and constant improvement, join us in building a firm that wins for clients and grows together. 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 tools for drafting, straightforward processes, and a team that builds 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 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 include: Juris Doctorate from an accredited school. Licensed to practice law in Minnesota or Illinois. Preferably 2+ years in litigation (salary reflects experience and proven results) Core competencies: 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. Rewards: Good Pay Tied to Results and Real Growth Your base pay will match your background, with added incentives based on case wins and team success. This setup pays off when you push for strong settlements, keep client satisfaction high, bring in solid fees per case, stick to timelines, maintain full records, and hit good marks on delegation feedback. On top of that, our unique tools and team backup speed up case closures, letting you take on more work efficiently. That means better pay for you, chances to advance, and the feeling of managing your own cases inside our firm. Our Culture: Push for Better We look for people who always aim to improve by learning from mistakes to keep moving forward with steady quality; getting good at passing work to others so teams run smooth without close watch; and finding ways to tweak processes that fit our main values: Teamwork (working together without big egos to succeed as a group), Impactful Agility (making smart calls to get past blocks), Relentless Excellence (owning what happens), Results-Driven (zeroing in on steps that help clients and build the firm), and Radical Candor (giving honest input to help everyone get better). If systems for stronger outcomes and using your litigation sense in a fresh area don't excie you, we're not a match. But if you grasp strategic litigation, seek control over results, and can lead while picking things up fast, you'll fit right in.