Attorney-Civil Litigation Defense (San Diego)

Haight Brown & Bonesteel; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP in San Diego seeks an attorney to defend trucking, general liability, construction defect and fire litigation across Southern California. You will handle cases from file to trial, take and defend depositions, draft substantive motions, and communicate directly with clients and carriers.

This role emphasizes real responsibility on a trial team, mentorship, and the use of current litigation technology.

Qualifications

• Strong research and writing skills are required.
• Ability to take and defend depositions without supervision.
• Draft and argue substantive law and motions.
• Directly communicate with clients and carriers.
• Handle multiple cases with partners and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cases for trial and sit second chair.
• Take and defend deposition of plaintiffs and experts.
• Represent clients in state and federal courts in Southern California.
• Manage trial team with experienced staff and technology.
• Avoid doing administrative work; focus on litigation matters.

Skills

Deposition

Legal research

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Client communication

Tools

Litigation software

Job description

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP has defended California civil litigation since 1937. Five offices, one state, and eighty-nine years of the same business: defending cases and trying them when they need to be tried.

We are hiring an attorney for our San Diego office to defend trucking and transportation, general liability, construction defect, and fire litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout Southern California.

We do not hire by class year. We hire by what you can already do. The attorney we want can be handed a file and run it. You should be able to take and defend depositions of plaintiffs and experts without supervision, draft and argue substantive law and motion, communicate directly with clients and carriers, and carry real responsibility on a trial team.

Haight has tried cases since the day it opened, and we develop trial lawyers the only way it works, by putting them in front of witnesses. Associates here prepare cases for trial, sit second chair, and take witnesses of their own. You will speak with your clients and carriers directly rather than through a partner. Responsibility arrives early, and so does the mentorship to handle it.

Strong research and writing are required, and so is judgment about what matters in a file and what does not. You will carry several cases at once in a fast-moving practice, alongside experienced support staff and current litigation technology. You will not be doing your own administrative work.

Annual base salary: $155,000 to $195,000, set by demonstrated ability and level of responsibility rather than tenure, plus a $20,000 annual bonus for attorneys who exceed the firm’s quarterly billable hour requirements.

We offer a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance and flexible spending accounts.

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