Indianapolis, IN30+ days ago
In some other cases, the senior attorney may assist another senior attorney in handling certain discrete aspects of the case, in-depth legal research of issues presented by a case, communicating with client agencies and employees as part of the discovery process, assisting in the drafting of pleadings, briefs, and other court filings, and other essentials of diligent case management. In-depth knowledge of litigation practice - Senior attorneys, unlike more junior front-line attorneys, are expected to be proficient in all aspects of the litigation process, including legal writing, discovery, mediation, civil procedure, and substantive areas of the law that are frequently implicated by the office's work, including constitutional law, torts, contract law, and doctrines relating to law enforcement and prisoner litigation.