In-House Litigation Defense Attorney (California Licensed)

Lawyers on Demand (LOD), a Consilio company is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a 'new law' pioneer, we continue to lead the market we've created.

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With a global team of over 900+ attorneys and consultants working across our secondments, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions, we want you to be a part of our exciting journey!

Who are we looking for?

We have a strong pipeline of exciting and career-enhancing full-time and part-time assignments across the Biotech, Marketing, Fintech, Consumer Goods, Pharma and Technology sectors, and we're interested in hearing from Defense Litigation Attorneys to join us and commence their LOD journey.

To join us, you will:

• Be actively licensed and in good standing with the California Bar
• Have experience handling litigation matters and defense-side claims
• Have strong legal research, writing, and drafting skills
• Be able to develop case strategy and manage litigation timelines
• Have experience supporting matters through pre-trial and trial phases
• Be responsive, organized, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Be available to work full-time during standard business hours

Position Details:

• Full-time hours
• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: Long-term, ongoing
• Hourly pay rate: $85–$90/hour
• Work location: Remote
• California Bar license required

About the assignment

Our client, a global banking and insurance provider, is seeking a California-licensed Litigation Defense Attorney to join its legal team on a long-term, fully remote engagement. This is an excellent opportunity for attorneys interested in gaining valuable in-house experience while supporting a corporate legal team and managing a diverse portfolio of litigation matters.

In this role, you will manage active litigation and defense-side claims, develop case strategy and timelines, conduct legal research and drafting, and provide pre-trial and trial support. You will also work closely with counsel on court appearances and other litigation-related matters. The ideal candidate is a responsive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys taking ownership of their work while collaborating with an experienced legal team.

No assignment or day is ever the same. Our clients are large national and international companies. This is a great opportunity to diversify your experience and bolster your CV through a career with LOD. These assignments are of varied durations, ranging anywhere from 3-6 months initially or long term.

What sets us apart?

People join us for a range of reasons - the life of an LOD lawyer is like no other.

• CV-enhancing work with global brands: We provide our people with varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with world-class global brands, allowing them to take control of their career and diversify their experience across a range of industries.
• No limits: We've helped open doors, break glass ceilings, facilitate the transition from private practice to in-house, and develop career pathways to become a GC. Whatever direction you want to take your career, we can help you get there.
• You call the shots: We take work-life balance pretty seriously. You can work on-site with our clients or remotely, undertake full-time or part-time assignments, or assignments that are for set months of a year – it's your choice!
• You're never on your own: Throughout your LOD career, you'll become part of a community. You'll be supported by your LOD colleagues and our HQ team, LOD social events, and receive training opportunities to assist in your ongoing growth and development.
• Our Ways Of Working help shape who we are and what we do: we deliver, we are creative, we are inclusive, we care & collaborate, and we are trusted.
• We're global: LOD can provide you with local, interstate and international working opportunities.

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. xhyhwjd Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.