Attorney

Reisz Siderman Eisenberg, APC; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil litigation defense firm in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Counsel attorney. The role involves overseeing cases, conducting evaluations, and managing discovery phases. Ideal candidates will have significant litigation experience and strong leadership skills. The firm offers competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for remote work.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits

Opportunities for advancement

Collegial working environment

Comprehensive training

Quarterly bonus/incentive pay

Qualifications

• 4-10 years of litigation experience.
• Leadership or supervision experience in civil litigation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial evaluation of claim documentation and develop defense strategy.
• Coordinate with clients and manage all facets of case from discovery through trial.
• Prepare witnesses for deposition and trial.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Research

Writing

Education

JD degree

Job description

Job Description

Reisz Siderman Eisenberg, APC is seeking candidates for a Senior Counsel attorney position at our established civil litigation defense firm in Los Angeles. This is a supervisory role overseeing matters from inception to resolution, usually paired with a junior associate. The ideal applicant would have 4-10 years’ experience practicing law and demonstrate leadership or supervision experience in civil litigation, along with strong research and writing skills, and outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.

RSE offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, opportunities for advancement, a collegial working environment, remote work options, and comprehensive training.

Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct initial senior-level evaluation of claim documentation upon referral and develop initial defense timeline and strategy
• Conduct defense strategy conferences with clients and insurance claims examiners
• Coordinate with clients and co-counsel during all phases of discovery; manage all facets of case from discovery through trial
• Organize and maintain case files; coordinate with secretaries and other staff
• Review and analyze discovery requests and prepare discovery responses
• Supervise document reviews with legal team, clients, and vendors
• Assist with document reviews for responsiveness, case issues, and privilege responses to discovery requests and to identify privileged documents, documents for redaction, case issues in context
• Prepare witnesses for deposition and trial
• Prepare court filings
• Keep accurate time records for fees to clients

Qualifications and skills of the ideal candidate include:

• JD degree and California bar license in good standing
• 4-10 years of litigation experience
• Leadership, management, or case supervision experience
• Strong, concise communication and writing skills
• Experience in taking and defending depositions
• Experience in reporting to insurance carriers (preferred)
• Experience in preparing/drafting/arguing demurrers, motions to strike, motions for summary adjudication/judgment (preferred)
• Familiarity with written and oral discovery (required)

Base salary is commensurate with experience. We offer a generous quarterly bonus/incentive pay program, which begins immediately upon exceeding minimum billing expectations.