Description:
Join our legal team as a seasoned senior attorney, where your expertise will pave the way for client success in various legal proceedings. In this pivotal role, you'll serve as a champion for clients, guiding them through strategic decision-making processes and executing their legal strategies according to the plan. With a rich background in trial work, your ability to oversee a significant number of cases, alongside leveraging your comprehensive general counsel experience to nurture and develop our junior associates, will contribute immeasurably to our firm's enduring success and growth. If you're driven by the prospect of making a meaningful impact within a dynamic team, we invite you to reach out to us immediately.Responsibilities:
- Get hands-on with trials, mediations, and arbitration hearings, preparing meticulously to represent clients with zeal
- Craft critical legal documents, including but not limited to, pleadings, motions, and a variety of notices and discovery documents, ensuring precision and adherence to legal standards
- Step into courtrooms confidently to represent clients, presenting arguments and motions with persuasive clarity
- Keep abreast of evolving legal landscapes, including local, state, and federal regulations, ensuring our strategies are built on solid legal foundations
- Dive deep into legal research, constructing compelling briefs, pleadings, and motions that underscore clients' positions
- Manage a dynamic caseload from its inception through to resolution, steering cases towards favorable outcomes with strategic oversight
- Deliver comprehensive legal services, from the initial case evaluation to the final settlement, including managing discovery processes and drafting pivotal legal documents
- Devise and implement strategic legal approaches, offering clients nuanced advice on their legal standing, while facilitating strong communications between the firm and clients
- Champion clients' interests in various legal settings, including mediations, depositions, and court appearances, with a steadfast commitment to achieving the best possible results
- Undertake thorough evidence gathering, collaborating with investigators and experts to fortify our case strategies and advance clients' interests
- Interact proactively with a network of clients, financial experts, attorneys, and other key stakeholders to propel case progress efficiently
- Negotiate settlements astutely, focusing on both liability and damage aspects to secure advantageous results for clients
- Maintain meticulous records of case-related activities within the firm's Case Management System (CMS), ensuring accurate billing and comprehensive case tracking
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- Must be in good standing with the California Bar Association
- Proven success as a senior associate in a business litigation law firm is required
- Completion of a 4-year bachelor's degree, as well as 3-year law degree from an accredited law school
- At least 5 years of experience working as a senior associate attorney
- Member of state and local bar associations in good standing
- Persuasive writing skills and verbal communication skills are critical, along with time management and interpersonal skills
- Able to work independently while handling multiple files
