Litigation Associate

At a lot of firms, "handling your own cases" is something that happens to you around year eight.

Here it's in the job description for a two year associate.

You'll run matters yourself, with nationally recognized practitioners down the corridor rather than standing over your shoulder.

The subject matter is the interesting end of litigation too: catastrophic property damage, product failures, construction defects, large losses where something has gone badly wrong and someone needs to work out why.

Why this firm:

• $190k to $215k depending on experience, with the opportunity for a significant performance bonus
• Hybrid, with the ability to work remotely multiple days a week
• Meaningful responsibility early, while still working closely with nationally known litigators
• High exposure commercial, property damage, construction and product liability matters
• A practice that's growing in Los Angeles, hence the hire

What you'll be doing:

• Managing complex commercial, property damage, construction and product liability matters
• Investigating claims arising from fires, explosions, floods, product and equipment failures and utility incidents
• Drafting pleadings, discovery, motions and briefs
• Taking and defending depositions and appearing at court hearings
• Participating in mediation, settlement negotiations and trial

What you'll have:

• A minimum of two years of litigation experience
• Experience in commercial, construction, product liability or complex property damage litigation, ideally, with insurance experience a plus
• The ability to manage matters independently within a team based practice
• Admitted to The California Bar