Civil Litigation Attorney

Civil Litigation Defense AttorneyAn established civil litigation law firm with offices in San Francisco, West Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Napa Valley is seeking a civil litigation defense attorney to join their West Los Angeles office. The candidate must be a licensed California attorney looking to develop litigation experience in a dynamic, team-oriented, supportive, and enjoyable environment. You will handle court appearances, pleading motions, discovery, depositions, mediations, pre-trial preparation, and trial. You will also be a key part of the client relationship. We strive for a healthy work and life balance. We provide training and mentoring that helps our attorneys further develop both professionally and personally. As part of a team environment, you will have flexibility in your schedule and be able to take time off. You will have the flexibility to work remotely while also having access to an office environment in a great location in West Los Angeles at West Olympic and the 405. The position includes a legal assistant for administrative support. You will also be assigned an "onboarding buddy" and an attorney mentor. You may generally work from home at your option, although we may ask that you work from the office at times. Typically, our attorneys share office space with a cohort based on a mutually agreeable schedule.Requirements:Experience: civil litigation: 1 year (Preferred)License/Certification: State Bar of California (Required)Work Location: Hybrid remote in Los Angeles, CA 90064Benefits:Billable Hours - There is a reasonable minimum annual billable requirement of 1,860 hours. This equals a monthly minimum of 155 hours or a quarterly minimum of 465 hours.Attorney Hours Bonus Program – In brief, and subject to the additional terms contained in our written attorney hours bonus policy, we pay an annual bonus of $120 per hour billed and paid by our clients over our minimum billable hours requirement.Annual Review - This position is subject to an annual job performance and salary review towards the end of each year.Medical Insurance and Vision Insurance - The firm's medical programs include Aetna Open Access, Aetna HMO, Kaiser HMO and health savings plan options. All are administered by ADP TotalSource (ADP). The firm currently pays 100% of the medical insurance premiums, except for a modest monthly charge for the Aetna Open Access option.Dental – The firm provides $1,000.00 per year for dental expense reimbursement. This is self-funded.IRS 125 Cafeteria Plans – The firm provides four Cafeteria Plans pursuant to the regulations of section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. These plans provide participants an opportunity to receive certain benefits on a pretax basis. These plans are administered by ADP, our payroll service.401k Plan - After six months employment, employees are eligible to participate in the firm's 401k plan. When all conditions are met, the firm will match and contribute to your account up to 4% of your salary each year.Life and Disability Insurance – These options are administered by ADP according to plan terms.Paid Time Off - The firm does not have a restriction on the amount of paid time off an Associate Attorney may take each year, but this is subject to our Paid Time Off for Attorneys Policy which includes a requirement that you are on track to meet your minimum billable hours requirement.Sick Pay – The firm follows all applicable state and local policies and has adopted the Statuary Accrual Method for sick pay. Under this accrual method, an eligible employee earns one hour of sick pay for every 30 hours worked. The accrual begins on the employee's first day of work.Holiday Policy - For full-time employees, the firm provides approximately thirteen paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving. In addition, we provide Thanksgiving Eve, New Year's Eve and Christmas Eve half-day holidays.