Elder Abuse & Personal Injury Litigation Associate Attorney

We are working with a rapidly growing Plaintiffs’ Elder Abuse & Personal Injury law firm , headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, but with offices throughout California, in Century City, Sacramento , Bakersfield , Oakland , Oxnard , Riverside , San Bernardino , Santa Rosa , San Jose , Anaheim , San Diego , San Francisco , Santa Ana , Palmdale , Stockton , Victorville , Palm Springs , Escondido , Redding , Fresno , and Modesto . The firm is currently seeking an experienced Elder Abuse & Personal Injury Associate Attorney to join its dynamic team, preferably in its Century City office, but permissibly, in any of its offices.

The successful candidate must have five or more (5+) years of Elder Abuse law firm experience. Both plaintiff and defense side attorneys will be considered. The firm will train a great attorney candidate, as necessary, in personal injury law. The attorney selected for the role must be able to travel throughout all of California to attend court hearings and depositions, conduct arbitrations and mediations, and engage in trial litigation and other litigation activity. The expected salary for the position is $200,000 - $270,000/yr. depending upon attorney qualifications, skills, and experience, supplemented by per-case bonuses . The firm provides a nice benefits package and 401k plan and, additionally, offers PTO, sick days, paid holidays, and free parking. The position is hybrid, requiring four days in office and one remote day. An extremely highly qualified candidate may be permitted to work entirely remotely.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducting all necessary and desirable legal research
• Drafting legal documents, including pleadings; discovery; discovery responses; legal memoranda; motions and responses thereto, with accompanying memoranda of law; mediation briefs; pre-trial memoranda; trial briefs; motions in limine; other trial motions and documents; post-trial motions; and appeals (as necessary).
• Making all necessary and desirable court filings
• Conducting, defending, and attending depositions
• Interviewing, retaining, deposing, and preparing experts, as necessary
• Setting up motions
• Engaging in motion practice
• Attending and arguing at motion hearings
• Making all required, necessary, and desirable court appearances
• Participating in arbitrations and mediations
• Preparing assiduously for trial
• Serving as trial counsel
• Adhering strictly to deadlines
• Communicating regularly with clients on the status of their matters
• Working collaboratively and effectively with team members

QUALIFICATIONS

• Admission to the State Bar of California.
• A strong work ethic
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment
• Passion for representing injured clients against insurance companies
• Previous experience in personal injury litigation cases
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to meet strict deadlines, while multi-tasking and working at a fast pace
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Ability effectively to lead all team members within assigned departments
• Commitment to providing clients with the highest level of service
• Desire to contribute to the firm, as a whole
• Passion for fighting on behalf of individuals against large firms and companies
• Strong desire to help those who cannot help themselves

OTHER DETAILS

Salary: $200,000 - $270,000/yr., depending upon attorney qualifications, skills, and experience, plus per-case bonuses

Benefits:

• Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k
• PTO and sick days
• Paid holidays
• Free parking

Location: The position is hybrid, requiring four (4) days in-office and allowing one (1) remote day. Extremely highly qualified candidates may work utterly remotely.

Additional advantages :

• Opportunity to grow a lasting, meaningful career . The firm helps its attorneys build a brand. It supports their content strategies, manages their legal profiles (Justia, Super Lawyers, Avvo), provides professional headshots, and helps them create engaging, personalized web and other content. The firm has helped its attorneys gain "Best Lawyers" designations, grow referral networks, and establish real thought leadership in their areas of expertise
• Visibility . The firm ensures that its attorneys are seen. Firm attorneys have been featured in Forbes , Yahoo , Newsweek , and The Daily Journal. It has also booked speaking engagements with respected organizations like the Beverly Hills Bar Association.
• Marketing and Support . While attorneys focus on cases and clients, the firm handles the rest. Its marketing team, media specialists, and legal support staff ensure that its attorneys never have to choose between great work and long-term growth.
• A Great Team . The firm provides a collaborative team environment characterized by care and respect
• Employee Appreciation and Professional Growth . The firm values its employees and fosters a culture of growth, development, and success. It provides attorneys with opportunities to expand their skills and advance within the firm.
• Interesting Work . The firm provides its attorneys with a challenging, fast-paced, and interesting case load.
• Commitment to Tech and Process . The firm makes investments in technology and processes to aid its attorneys’ best, possible performances.

Candidates may apply for this position on LinkedIn, on the Hire Counsel website, or by direct e-mail to View email address on click.appcast.io. We at Hire Counsel cannot promise that a particular candidate will get the job or an interview, but we can promise that we will review all submitted resumes.

About Hire Counsel

Hire Counsel is an agile legal talent agency. We build connections between legal professionals and our clients, some of the nation's largest law firms and legal departments (and some of the smallest). By connecting good lawyers with our clients, we help attorneys find a permanent home. We also provide individuals with the option to work on contract (temporary) assignments to aid their stability as they proceed with their job searches. Hire Counsel holds all resumes in the strictest confidence.