Complex Litigation Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Complex Commercial Litigation Counsel | Partner – Toxic Tort & Product Liability

§ Practice Area: Complex Commercial Litigation / Mass Torts, Toxic Torts & Product Liability Defense

§ Location: Los Angeles, CA (Downtown)

§ Salary: $250,000.00 to $330,000.00 Annually (Commensurate with experience, with potential trail offer, discretionary performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefit package)

§ Schedule: Full-time, Direct-Hire, Onsite

§ The Firm: Our client is a distinguished AmLaw 100 national law firm renowned for its elite trial practice and expanding presence across major U.S. commercial centers. Recognized in Chambers USA and Best Law Firms for its commercial litigation prowess, the firm regularly acts as national, regional, and trial counsel to Fortune 200 enterprises and global corporations.

The firm maintains a collaborative, merit-based environment supported by cutting-edge technology and robust administrative infrastructure. Attorneys benefit from an expansive cross-office referral network and multi-disciplinary practice support, allowing lateral partners and senior counsel to scale their practices while delivering sophisticated, detail-driven trial defense nationwide.

§ Duties: The incoming Commercial Litigation Counsel or Partner will manage complex defense litigation, serving enterprise clients across high-stakes product liability, toxic tort, consumer class action, and commercial dispute matters.

Primary responsibilities include: ⨖ Managing complex litigation matters through all stages of case work-up, pre-trial strategy, discovery, and trial execution. ⨖ Drafting and arguing substantive pleadings, complex discovery motions, dispositive motions, and class certification motions in state and federal courts. ⨖ Preparing for, conducting, and defending key lay and expert witness depositions. ⨖ Supervising electronic document discovery, document production, and comprehensive case management protocols. ⨖ Representing corporate clients as trial counsel in jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. ⨖ Advising enterprise executives on risk mitigation, litigation exposure, creative defense strategies, and settlement options.

§ Qualifications: Candidates must demonstrate senior-level litigation experience and an established track record of successful case management in a law firm environment. ⨖ Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school with excellent academic credentials. ⨖ Active Bar admission in good standing with the State Bar of California. ⨖ Eight (8) or more years of substantive litigation experience handling product liability, toxic torts, or complex commercial disputes within a mid-sized or large law firm setting. ⨖ Demonstrated track record of drafting and arguing dispositive, discovery, or class certification motions. ⨖ Substantive courtroom and deposition experience, including taking and defending key expert and fact witness depositions.

§ Skills: The following credentials and experience are highly preferred to ensure immediate integration into the practice: ⨖ Specific defense experience handling asbestos, talc, silica, environmental contamination, or mass tort litigation. ⨖ Background in defending consumer class actions, privacy claims, false advertising, or greenwashing disputes. ⨖ Experience serving as regional or national defense counsel for major corporate clients. ⨖ Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to lead multi-lawyer trial teams and contribute to practice group growth.

!Notice¡ This a job advertisement on behalf of our client and does not reflect the full job description for the role. Any qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. You will need to provide law school transcripts, a writing sample or deal sheets, and a cover letter in order to be considered for this role. This posting does not constitute an offer of employment and the listed compensation details may vary by state or experience and will be discussed thoroughly during interview