Appellate Associate Attorney

Lewis Brisbois; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with employer match

Job summary

A leading law firm in San Diego is actively seeking an experienced attorney to join its Appellate Practice. The ideal candidate will have 2 to 5 years of appellate or litigation experience and a strong knowledge of civil and appellate procedures. Responsibilities include handling appeals in federal and state courts, conducting legal research, and presenting oral arguments. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered, including medical and 401k with employer match.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of appellate/litigation experience.
• Experience evaluating trial records and writing effective briefs.
• Ability to present oral arguments.

Responsibilities

• Handle matters in federal and state appellate courts.
• Conduct legal research and analyze factual/legal issues.
• Write and present oral arguments effectively.
• Present oral argument before appellate courts.

Skills

Advocacy skills

Excellent writing skills

Knowledge of state and federal civil and appellate procedure

Oral argument

CA Bar admission

Education

Admission to the California Bar

Job description

The San Diego, CA office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an attorney to join its Appellate Practice.

The ideal candidate will have at least two (2) to five (5) years of appellate/litigation experience. Must have a working knowledge of state and federal civil and appellate procedure, and excellent advocacy and writing skills. Admission to the California Bar is required.

The attorneys who comprise Lewis Brisbois’ national Appellate Practice handle matters in federal and state appellate courts and trial courts coast-to-coast, including in the Supreme Court of the United States. These experienced and accomplished lawyers, several of whom are board-certified in appellate law, practice in all our major markets and are familiar with local appellate court customs and procedures. They have generated hundreds of published appellate opinions as well as thousands of unpublished decisions, consistently securing significant victories each year in jurisdictions throughout the country. Indeed, few full-service law firms have as many certified appellate specialists or as large an appellate practice as Lewis Brisbois. Our lawyers regularly handle a wide variety of civil appeals and extraordinary relief proceedings across many areas of law, including class action and mass tort, commercial litigation, construction, elder law, employment, healthcare, insurance coverage and bad faith, products liability, intellectual property, toxic torts/environmental litigation, and many others.

The successful candidate will have experience evaluating trial records, writing effective briefs, analyzing and framing factual and legal issues considering the appellate standard of review, conducting legal research, and presenting oral argument.

We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401k with employer match.