Associate Attorney

Personal Lawyer Opportunity

Growing regional firm has a need for a personal lawyer in Irvine. If you are driven by substantive litigation work, strategic advocacy, and delivering exceptional results, this is an opportunity to elevate your practice alongside a collaborative and trial-focused team.

Our litigation attorneys are hands-on, strategic, and relentless in pursuing the best possible outcomes for clients. From depositions through trial, you’ll take ownership of your cases, refine litigation strategy as matters evolve, and play a key role in delivering impactful results.

As a Litigation Attorney, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Draft complaints, demand letters, written discovery, and discovery responses on plaintiff-side personal injury, elder abuse, and employment law matters.
• Handle all aspects of law and motion drafting, opposing, and arguing motions in state and federal court
• Take depositions of defendants, treating physicians, and retained experts
• Defend depositions of plaintiffs and prepare clients thoroughly for their testimony
• Prepare lay witnesses, treating providers, and experts for deposition and trial
• Work directly with retained experts (medical, biomechanical, economic, life care planning, accident reconstruction) to develop case theory and damages
• Review and analyze medical records, imaging, and provider reports; identify mechanism of injury and causation issues
• Develop case strategy in collaboration with the senior litigation attorney and execute on it independently
• Attend hearings, case management conferences, mediations, and settlement conferences
• Maintain clear, timely communication with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and the internal team

Qualifications:

• Active license in good standing with the State Bar of California
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
• 2-3 years of civil litigation experience (plaintiff-side preferred; relevant defense-side experience will be considered). Candidates with less experience will be considered only if they can demonstrate substantial independent case-handling, including depositions taken, contested motions argued, and meaningful expert work
• Hands-on experience taking and defending depositions
• Demonstrated law and motion experience in California state court (and federal court a plus)
• Comfort reading and working with medical records; familiarity with anatomy, mechanism of injury, and common treatment pathways in orthopedic, neurological, and soft-tissue cases
• Strong legal writing and oral advocacy skills
• Self-starter who manages a caseload independently while remaining responsive to direction from the lead attorney
• Professional, organized, and able to juggle competing deadlines on a serious-injury caseload without dropping anything

Nice to have:

• Background in personal injury, medical malpractice, or general liability- particularly with serious-injury, catastrophic-injury, wrongful death, or traumatic brain injury cases
• Trial experience preferred (first or second chair)
• Experience working with high-value cases and the expert-heavy work-up they require
• Familiarity with California Code of Civil Procedure, local court rules, and e-filing in California state and federal courts

Why is This a Great Opportunity:

Growing firm with a lot of upside. Full benefits package

Salary Type: Annual Salary

Salary Min: $130,000

Salary Max: $190,000

Currency Type: USD