Associate Attorney

SALL SPENCER CALLAS & KRUEGER; Laguna Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Job summary

Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger in Laguna Beach is seeking full-time associate attorneys with 3–8 years of complex business litigation experience. The role requires strong research, writing, and analytical abilities, plus organizational skills to prioritize tasks and manage multiple matters.

Responsibilities include legal research, case strategy development, drafting pleadings, court appearances, discovery, depositions, and trial preparation. A possible hybrid remote work arrangement is available.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school
• California Bar Admission in good standing
• Strong legal writing and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple matters effectively
• Complex business litigation experience
• Legal malpractice or legal ethics experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Legal research and factual investigation.
• Development of legal theories and case strategy.
• Drafting legal memoranda and pleadings; motions.
• Court appearances and motion practice; discovery.
• Depositions preparation and participation.
• Document review and production management.
• Mediation preparation and attendance; coordinating with experts.
• Preparation for and trying cases.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Multitasking

Client communication

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

California Bar Admission in good standing

Job description

Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger is a boutique complex business litigation firm. A substantial part of our practice is professional ethics and lawyer misconduct cases arising from a variety of underlying legal representations, including business litigation, transactional work, real estate disputes, and probate and estate planning. We are seeking full time associate attorneys in our Laguna Beach office to assist with all phases of litigation.

Position Overview

We are seeking motivated attorneys at with 3-8 years of complex business litigation experience with (i) strong research, writing, and analytical abilities, (ii) organizational skills and the ability to appropriately prioritize tasks, and (iii) the ability to analyze complex legal issues in factually specific scenarios.

Principal duties and responsibilities will include legal research and factual investigation; development of legal theories and case strategy; drafting legal memoranda and all varieties of pleadings and motions; court appearances and motion practice; propounding and responding to discovery; taking and assisting with the preparation for depositions; managing all phases of document review and production; preparing for and attending mediations; coordinating with expert witnesses; and preparing for and trying cases.

This is a hands-on litigation role with substantial responsibility. This position has the possibility to be hybrid remote.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.

• California State Bar Admission in good standing.

• Strong legal writing and analytical skills.

• Ability to manage multiple matters effectively.

• Complex business litigation experience.

• Legal malpractice or legal ethics experience is a plus.

• Pay will be commensurate with the skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

• Pay: $125,000.00 – $200,000.00 per year

• Benefits:

• 401(k) matching

• Flexible spending account

• Health insurance

• Work Location: In person