Staff Attorney

Description

Subject matter expert responsible for planning, creating, marketing, and implementing legal content and seminars in response to legal developments and the needs of the legal community. Develops networks of legal experts and applies best practices to create educational online content and live presentations. Conducts in-depth legal research and drafts or edits accurate and practical legal resources. Participates in online communities of practice and social media channels. Employees in this classification are required to have a minimum of a J.D. degree as well as admission or eligibility for admission to the State Bar of Michigan. Employees typically analyze, compare and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities. Primary activities and decision making authority are predominantly performed independently affecting business operations to a substantial degree. Under FLSA, incumbents in this position meet the criteria for exempt status.