Civil Litigation Attorney

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401k with employer match

Job summary

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP's Orange County office is seeking an attorney to join its Civil Litigation Practice, with opportunities to work on Real Estate and Personal Injury defense matters. The ideal candidate will have strong research and writing skills and 1–15 years of defense litigation experience, including case management, motions, discovery, hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials.

California Bar admission is required.

Qualifications

• Experienced in all phases of defense litigation including case management, motion practice, and discovery.
• Ability to handle hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials.
• Admission to the California Bar is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage civil defense cases from intake through trial or settlement.
• Conduct legal research, draft motions, and prepare pleadings and briefs.
• Coordinate discovery, depositions, and expert witnesses.
• Appear for hearings, trials, and arbitrations as needed.

Skills

Strong research and writing skills

Defense litigation experience

California Bar admission

Job description

Overview

The Orange County, CA office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an attorney to join its Civil Litigation Practice with the opportunity to work with an experience trial team in the areas of Real Estate and Personal Injury defense.

The ideal candidate will have strong research and writing skills and at least one (1) to fifteen (15) years of experience in all phases of defense litigation including case management, motion practice, and discovery, as well as handling hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials. Admission to the California Bar is required.

Lewis Brisbois' Civil Litigation Practice is comprised of over 600 attorneys nationwide who have successfully represented defendants in significant exposure cases in numerous civil litigation areas. The group has provided a defense for a myriad of property and personal injury claims, for both businesses and individuals who may be insured or self-insured. While the attorneys within the firm are equipped to handle a wide variety of matters, we excel in the litigation and trial of catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and complex litigation cases. The Civil Litigation Practice partners and senior associates are seasoned and well-respected trial attorneys who have broad trial experience. Our attorneys have been cited by the National Law Journal for obtaining one of the \"Top Ten Defense Verdicts of the Year\", and have received other prominent recognition.

Although we would prefer that you have some defense experience, we are also interested in working with developing talented attorneys who come to us with excellent skills in any litigation arena. If you have substantive litigation experience and are looking for an opportunity in a growing, collaborative firm, we invite you to apply.

We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401k with employer match.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• 401k with employer match.

Minimum Salary

USD $135,000.00/Yr.

Maximum Salary

USD $220,000.00/Yr.