Business Litigation Associate

Farella Braun & Martel; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Farella Braun & Martel in San Francisco seeks associates for its Business Litigation Group. The role offers early, hands-on responsibility in case strategy, depositions, motion practice, client counseling, and trial work.

Candidates should have a high level of academic achievement from a highly ranked law school, strong legal writing skills, and judicial clerkship experience is strongly preferred. The role requires a minimum of 3 days in the San Francisco office.

Qualifications

• Strong legal writing skills and high academic achievement from a top law school.
• Judicial clerkship strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to case strategy, handle depositions, motions, and trial work.
• Counsel clients and assist with high-stakes federal and state trials, including examining CEOs and cross-examining experts.

Skills

Legal writing

Depositions

Motion practice

Trial work

Client counseling

Clerkship experience

Education

Top law school

Judicial clerkship

Job description

Overview

• The Business Litigation Group represents clients including Google, Nestlé, Adobe, Visa, Dell, and L'Oreal in disputes across Northern California and nationwide.
• The group is known for its lean staffing model, typically with a partner and one or two associates, and a pragmatic approach to resolving disputes while preserving client resources.
• Associates gain early, hands-on responsibility in case strategy, depositions, motion practice, client counseling, and trial work, with examples including examining CEOs, cross-examining experts, and arguing pre-trial motions in high-stakes federal and state trials.
• Litigators within the firm work seamlessly with colleagues in corporate, insurance, real estate, and white-collar practices.
• Candidates should possess a high level of academic achievement from a highly ranked law school and strong legal writing skills; previous experience as a judicial clerk is strongly preferred.
• The role requires working a minimum of 3 days on average in the San Francisco office.