Attorney | Real Estate & Business Litigation | Hybrid | 149018

Gilder Search Group; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare stipend

Paid holidays and PTO

Paid parking

Monthly target gift cards

Professional development and mentoring

Direct access to partners and clients

Long-term career growth

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a mid-to-senior Associate Attorney in Pasadena, CA, handling business, real estate, complex litigation, and transactional matters. The role offers meaningful responsibility, direct client interaction, and autonomy without a minimum billable-hour requirement.

Responsibilities include managing a diverse docket, drafting pleadings and contracts, conducting research, and advising on formation and governance.

Qualifications

• Active California Bar license in good standing.
• Strong legal research, writing, and analytical abilities.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience independently managing matters, deadlines, and client relationships.
• Meaningful pre-trial litigation experience.
• Strong communication, organization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and work independently.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach to legal work.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied portfolio of business, real estate, litigation, and transactional matters with increasing independence.
• Handle business and real estate disputes from pre-litigation through trial, arbitration, mediation, or settlement.
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, legal memoranda, and other litigation filings.
• Conduct legal research and develop persuasive written analyses.
• Appear at court proceedings, depositions, mediations, and arbitrations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, purchase agreements, leases, operating agreements, and governance documents.
• Advise clients on business formation, governance, transactions, risk management, and real estate matters.
• Assist with complex mass tort litigation and other major disputes.
• Communicate directly with clients and provide practical, business-minded legal guidance.
• Develop case and transaction strategies while identifying legal and commercial risks.
• Manage deadlines, deliverables, and progress of assigned matters.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Analytical abilities

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Client relationships

Deadline management

Pre-trial litigation

Communication

Organization

Education

California Bar license (active, in good standing)

Job description

Mid-to-Senior Associate Attorney

Business, Real Estate & Complex Litigation

Pasadena, California | $135,000–$175,000 | No Minimum Billable-Hour Requirement

A sophisticated legal practice is seeking a talented mid-to-senior-level Associate Attorney to handle a diverse mix of business law, real estate, complex litigation, transactional matters, and select mass tort cases.

This opportunity is designed for an attorney who wants meaningful responsibility, direct client communication, sophisticated matters, and greater autonomy without an arbitrary minimum billable-hour requirement.

The Opportunity

• The Associate Attorney will manage a varied portfolio of business, real estate, litigation, and transactional matters with increasing independence. Responsibilities include:
• Handling business and real estate disputes from pre-litigation through trial, arbitration, mediation, or settlement
• Drafting pleadings, motions, discovery, legal memoranda, and other litigation filings
• Conducting legal research and developing persuasive written analysis
• Appearing at court proceedings, depositions, mediations, and arbitrations
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, purchase agreements, leases, operating agreements, corporate governance documents, and related instruments
• Advising clients regarding business formation, corporate governance, commercial transactions, risk management, and real estate matters
• Assisting with complex mass tort litigation and other significant disputes
• Communicating directly with clients and providing practical, business-minded legal guidance
• Developing case and transaction strategy while identifying legal and commercial risks
• Managing deadlines, deliverables, and the forward movement of assigned matters

What You Bring

• Active California Bar license in good standing
• At least three years of relevant legal experience preferred
• Interest and experience in business and real estate law
• Strong legal research, writing, and analytical abilities
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
• Experience independently managing matters, deadlines, and client relationships
• Meaningful pre-trial litigation experience
• Strong communication, organization, and attention to detail
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and work independently
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach to legal work
• Trial experience is a plus but is not required

Compensation & Benefits

• $135,000–$175,000 annual salary, commensurate with experience
• Performance-based bonus opportunities
• No minimum billable-hour requirement
• Healthcare stipend
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Paid parking
• Monthly Target gift card
• Professional development and mentorship
• Direct access to partners and clients
• Long‑term career‑growth potential

This is an opportunity for an attorney who wants substantive legal work, direct client relationships, professional autonomy, and the ability to build a broad practice across litigation and transactional matters.

Salary Range: $135,000–$175,000

Reference: 149018

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