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About the Role
This position is well suited for an attorney who wants meaningful responsibility, direct client contact, courtroom experience, and close mentorship from experienced litigators. Our associates participate in matters from initial evaluation through discovery, depositions, mediation, arbitration, and trial.
Responsibilities
- Drafting complaints, answers, motions, briefs, and other pleadings
- Conducting sophisticated legal research and analysis
- Preparing and responding to written discovery
- Taking and defending depositions
- Communicating directly with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and witnesses
- Preparing for and appearing at hearings, case management conferences, and other court proceedings
- Assisting with and attending mediations, arbitrations, and trials
- Evaluating claims, defenses, damages, and settlement strategy
- Managing deadlines and maintaining organized case files
- Developing practical litigation strategies designed to achieve strong client outcomes
Requirements
- One to three years of civil litigation experience
- Active membership in good standing with the California State Bar
- Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills
- Experience drafting pleadings, motions, and discovery
- Excellent organizational and case-management abilities
- The judgment and confidence to communicate directly with clients and opposing counsel
- A strong work ethic, attention to detail, and commitment to high-quality work
- The ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team
- A professional, ethical, and solution-oriented approach to client representation
Skills
- Legal research
- Legal writing
- Legal analysis
- Drafting pleadings
- Drafting motions
- Drafting discovery
- Case management
- Client communication
- Opposing counsel communication
- Deposition experience
- Courtroom appearances
- Mediation
- Trial experience
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1-3 years of civil litigation experience
About the Company
- Boutique civil litigation firm
- Practice includes employment, real estate, business, personal injury, insurance, construction, and other civil litigation matters
- Represents both plaintiffs and defendants