Complex Litigation Associate

Litigation Associate

Seeking a litigation associate with 5 plus years of experience to join its San Francisco office. In addition to complex commercial litigation, the practice includes sophisticated business and trade secret disputes.

Job Description:

• Seeking a litigation associate with 5 plus years of experience to join its San Francisco office. In addition to complex commercial litigation, the practice includes sophisticated business and trade secret disputes.
• 5 or more years of complex commercial litigation and substantive trade secret experience in a law firm setting.
• Excellent research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills, and strong experience managing key workstreams such as motion practice, written discovery, depositions, and pretrial preparation.
• Experience taking and defending depositions and making court appearances (first or second chair) is strongly preferred.
• Candidates should be proactive team players who are highly organized, able to work independently with minimal supervision, and comfortable with direct client contact and responsibility for cases.
• Excellent academic credentials are required; a judicial clerkship is a plus.
• California bar required.
• Undergraduate and law school transcripts, and a writing sample.