Insurance Defense Attorney

A bit about us:

Founded several decades ago, we are an established full service law firm representing municipalities, businesses, insurers, and institutional clients across multiple states. Our attorneys are known for sophisticated litigation work, practical advocacy, sound judgment, and long standing client relationships. We offer the resources and reach of a larger firm while maintaining the collegiality, accessibility, and professional autonomy attorneys value in a smaller environment. Many attorneys and professional staff have built decades long careers here, creating an unusually stable culture where talented lawyers can take meaningful ownership of their matters, work directly with clients, and build a lasting practice with the support of an experienced and highly respected legal team.

Why join us?

• Significant remote flexibility for attorneys throughout Southern California
• Join a highly stable and respected firm with decades of litigation success
• Manage sophisticated civil litigation matters with meaningful case ownership
• Work directly with clients while maintaining significant professional autonomy
• Join an experienced team of more than 50 attorneys across multiple states
• Excellent opportunity for attorneys seeking long term stability without sacrificing challenging work
• Firm supported marketing and business development resources to help grow your practice
• Strong culture of attorney longevity, collaboration, professional excellence, and mutual respect
• Exposure to public entities, businesses, insurers, and other sophisticated institutional clients
• Excellent health, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and paid holidays
• Real opportunity to build a long term practice within an established litigation platform

Job Details

Responsibilities

• Independently manage civil litigation matters from initial investigation through resolution
• Evaluate facts, applicable law, potential exposure, and settlement opportunities
• Develop litigation strategies tailored to client objectives and case circumstances
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, settlement agreements, and other litigation documents
• Conduct and defend depositions
• Prepare clients, experts, and witnesses for testimony
• Represent clients in California state and federal courts
• Handle hearings, conferences, motions, trials, and other court appearances
• Manage written discovery, document production, expert discovery, and related motion practice
• Represent clients in mediations, settlement conferences, arbitrations, and other proceedings
• Conduct comprehensive legal research using major legal research platforms
• Provide clients with case evaluations, risk assessments, strategic recommendations, and regular updates
• Negotiate settlements while protecting client interests and maintaining professional relationships
• Collaborate with attorneys and professional staff across the firm
• Maintain organized case files and meet all court, procedural, and client deadlines

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree
• Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California
• 3 or more years of civil litigation experience preferred
• Ability to independently manage litigation through the major stages of a case
• Experience conducting depositions
• Experience handling motion practice
• Experience appearing in California state or federal court
• Strong legal research and persuasive writing ability
• Strong case management and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple matters and competing deadlines
• Strong client communication and relationship management skills
• Proficiency with legal research platforms and case management technology

Nice to Haves

• Trial experience
• Experience representing municipalities or other public entities
• Insurance defense experience
• Experience representing businesses or institutional clients
• Experience handling complex civil disputes
• Experience with governance, compliance, or risk related matters
• Existing interest in business development or growing a personal practice

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