Charter and Litigation Attorney

DANNIS WOLIVER KELLEY; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 175.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with matching and profit‑share

Sick and vacation time, paid holidays

Additional voluntary benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Dannis Woliver Kelley is seeking an attorney to join its Charter and Litigation practice groups. The candidate will work on landmark cases benefiting California students across the state and support multiple DWK offices including San Francisco, Long Beach, San Diego, Sacramento, and Fresno.

Qualified candidates have a minimum of four years of professional experience, including dispute resolution and two years of litigation. Admission to the California State Bar is required.

Formación

• Dispute resolution experience required, including mediations, arbitrations, and/or trials.
• Strong case management skills, including ability and initiative to lead matters, manage deadlines and move matters forward.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Excellent writing, research, analytical, and communication skills.
• Flexibility, initiative, and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters arising in representing public entities.
• Two years of litigation experience required.
• Admission to the California State Bar.

Conocimientos

Dispute resolution

Case management

Multitasking

Legal writing & research

Public entities representation

Charter matters

Civil rights / education law

Litigation experience

Willingness to handle varied matters

Communication skills

Educación

California State Bar admission

Descripción del empleo

Mid-sized education law firm with statewide practice representing school and community college districts seeks an attorney to join its Charter and Litigation practice groups. If you are interested in joining a team that works on landmark cases benefiting students across California, we encourage you to apply.

Candidates will be considered for the following DWK offices:

San Francisco, Long Beach, San Diego, Sacramento, Fresno

Qualified candidates will have a minimum of four years of professional experience, including the below qualifications:

• Dispute resolution experience required, including mediations, arbitrations, and/or trials
• Strong case management skills, including ability and initiative to lead matters, manage deadlines and move matters forward
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Excellent writing, research, analytical, and communication skills
• Flexibility, initiative, and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters arising in representing public entities
• Prior experience with charter matters, civil rights, special education, insurance defense or personal injury defense preferred
• Education law experience and/or public entity experience a plus
• Two years of litigation experience required
• Admission to the California State Bar

The annual salary range the Firm reasonably expects to pay candidates for this position is $140,000 to $175,000. The final annual salary offered will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

In addition to the offered salary, our comprehensive benefits package includes

• health, dental, and vision insurance
• a 401(k) with matching and profit-sharing options
• sick and vacation time, along with paid holidays
• We offer additional voluntary benefits designed to meet your individual needs.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with both California’s Fair Chance Act (FCA) and local Fair Chance Ordinances (FCOs).