General Civil Litigation Associates

Hire Counsel; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 174,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Hire Counsel, a Los Angeles-based boutique firm, seeks two junior associates with 2–7 years of general civil litigation experience, preferably with some white-collar defense exposure. The position is hybrid, requiring one day in-office, with flexibility for additional in-office days.

Expected billables are 1800 hrs/yr and salary is $205,000, with bonus opportunities twice annually. Responsibilities include all litigation tasks from case inception through trial, including research, discovery,

Qualifications

• Past Federal Judicial or State Supreme Court Clerkship experience.
• Government experience (preferably with the DOJ).
• Trial experience.
• Excellent legal writing and communication skills.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
• Assiduous attention to deadlines.
• License, in good standing, to practice law in California.

Responsibilities

• Perform all litigation tasks from case inception through trial.
• Issuing interrogatories and document production requests, and responding to those propounded by opposing parties.
• Using e-discovery software.
• Conducting and defending depositions.
• Engaging in motion practice.
• Writing legal memoranda.
• Drafting and filing briefs and motions (including substantive motions) and responses at all stages of litigation.
• Representing clients in mediations and arbitrations; appearing in court.
• Making oral arguments in court at all stages of litigation.
• Negotiating settlements.

Skills

Clerkship experience

Trial experience

Legal writing

Teamwork

Deadline discipline

Education

California Bar admission

Job description

We are working with a sophisticated, Los Angeles based, general civil litigation, boutique firm that routinely handles complex business litigation, government investigations, white-collar defense litigation, health care fraud and False Claims Act cases, employment related litigation, student representation, and appellate advocacy.The firm seeks two junior associates with two to seven (2-7) years of general civil litigation experience, preferably with some white-collar defense experience. The position is hybrid, requiring one day in-office, but allowing as many in-office days as the successful candidate prefers. Expected billables are 1800 hrs./yr. Expected salary is $205,000, depending upon experience and qualifications, with bonus opportunities twice, annually. The firm offers benefits about which its personnel will supply more information.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Attorneys hired may expect to perform all litigation related tasks, deftly and skillfully, from case inception through trial. Duties will include the following.

• Performing legal research
• Issuing interrogatories and document production requests, as well as responding to those propounded by opposing parties
• Using e-discovery software
• Conducting and defending depositions
• Engaging in motion practice
• Writing legal memoranda
• Drafting and filing briefs and motions (including substantive motions) and responses, thereto, at all stages of litigation (pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appellate)
• Representing clients in mediations and arbitrations, as necessary
• Appearing in court
• Making oral arguments, in court, at all stages of litigation (pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appellate)
• Negotiating settlements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Past Federal Judicial or State Supreme Court Clerkship experience
• Government experience (preferably with the DOJ)
• Trial experience
• Excellent legal writing and communication skills
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Assiduous attention to deadlines
• License, in good standing, to practice law in California

OTHER DETAILS

• Salary: $205,000, depending upon experience and qualifications
• Bonus: Twice annually
• Billables: 1800
• Experience: Two to seven (2-7) yrs.
• Location: Hybrid (one day required in-office)