Associate Attorney

In 2019, our managing partner R. Brent Wisner stood in front of a California jury and won a $2.055 billion verdict against Monsanto on behalf of a Bay Area couple who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after years of using Roundup. The story is now being made into a major motion picture with Jonathan Bailey playing Brent Wisner. This is the kind of work we do.

Wisner Baum is a nationally recognized plaintiff’s firm with over $4 billion recovered for more than 20,000 families over four decades. Since 1985, we’ve taken on the largest corporations in the world — pharma, medical device, agrochemical, aviation — and won the cases that change how those industries operate.

We’re hiring an Associate Attorney to join our Los Angeles headquarters and work directly on our active dockets.

THE ROLE AT A GLANCE

LOCATION 100 Drakes Landing Road, Suite 160, Greenbrae, CA 94904

DEPARTMENT Mass Tort & Class Action

REPORTS TO Partner / Managing Partner

EXPERIENCE 1–3 years post-bar admission

BAR ADMISSION Active member in good standing, California State Bar

POSITION TYPE Full-time, exempt

What you’ll actually do

Most junior associates at large firms spend years before they take a deposition or argue a motion. Not here. Our team is lean by design — you’ll work directly with the partners who tried the cases you’ve read about, and you’ll get real reps from day one.

* Take and defend depositions of fact witnesses, treating physicians, and corporate representatives — not just sit in.
* Draft and argue substantive motions on Daubert, summary judgment, discovery, and pre-trial issues.
* Appear in California state courts and federal MDL proceedings. Real podium time, real judges.
* Develop expert testimony with leading scientists, physicians, and engineers in the cases you support.
* Sit second or third chair at trial — our partners try $100M+ cases and you’ll be in the room when they do.
* Work directly with the families we represent. Their case becomes your case.

What you’ll be working on

Our active dockets right now include:

* Paraquat — Parkinson’s disease litigation against herbicide manufacturers
* Antipsychotic medications — pharmaceutical product liability
* Port catheters — medical device defect cases
* Spinal cord stimulators — implant failure litigation
* Toxic baby food — heavy metal contamination class actions
* Commercial transportation, aviation, and catastrophic injury matters

Who we’re looking for

Required:

* Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
* Active member in good standing of the State Bar of California
* 1–3 years of post-bar litigation experience (we’ll consider strong clerkships)
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Comfort working independently and managing competing deadlines

Preferred:

* Experience in personal injury, mass tort, MDL, or class action litigation
* Familiarity with Westlaw, Filevine, or comparable case management platforms
* A demonstrated interest in plaintiff-side work — published writing, pro bono work, clinic experience, or summer associate work at a plaintiff firm

Why Wisner Baum

* Work that matters. Our verdicts have helped pull dangerous products off shelves and forced multinational corporations to change how they operate. You won’t just bill hours — you’ll change outcomes.
* Real trial experience, fast. Plaintiff firms try cases. Defense firms settle them. If you want to be in the courtroom in your first two years, this is the place.
* A seat at the partners’ table. Our team is lean by design. You’ll work directly with the partners who tried the cases you’ve read about — not five layers down on a 50-attorney team.
* Industry recognition. Law360 Regional Powerhouse. Mass Tort Trial Team of the Year (National Trial Lawyers). U.S. News Best Law Firms. NLJ Verdicts Hall of Fame. AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell).
* A team where impact is the measure of success. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision. 401(k). Company-paid life insurance. Generous PTO. Flexible work hours built around the work, not the clock.

Pay: $110,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Vision insurance

Work Location: In person