Litigation Associate - Los Angeles CA

Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP; California; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading litigation firm in Los Angeles seeks a Litigation Associate to join their progressive team. The role offers hands-on litigation experience, allowing associates to take on significant responsibilities early in their careers. Ideal candidates will thrive in a collaborative, non-hierarchical environment and possess strong communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of litigation experience preferred.
• Experience with drafting pleadings and legal briefs.

Responsibilities

• First-chair depositions and argue motions.
• Draft legal briefs and pleadings.
• Supervise day-to-day case management functions.

Skills

Efficiency

Multi-tasking

Leadership

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

California Bar Admission

Tools

Legal Technology

Job description

Experience
2 yrs required

Location
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Employment Type
Full-Time

Posted on
Apr 22, 2025

Valid Through
Aug 05, 2025

Profile

Litigation Associate

Job Description

About us

Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP is an elite litigation firm with offices in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Cleveland. We specialize in trial substitution commercial litigation, intellectual property, criminal defense, and class actions cases. We work for both plaintiffs and defendants and are seeking to disrupt the existing law firm business model with a collaborative team concept, integration of technology tools, artificial intelligence, and innovative use of litigation financing. Our team is comprised of litigators from top firms and law schools nationwide.

Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP is looking for a highly qualified associate in its Los Angeles office. Pierce Bainbridge offers associates the opportunity to work in a forward-looking, progressive, collegial and non-hierarchical environment that is without comparison among the nation’s leading law firms. We use Slack, we don’t impose artificial deadlines, we don’t require formal office attire and, most importantly, we win cases and have fun doing so.

Associates at Pierce Bainbridge receive unparalleled opportunities to get hands-on, substantial litigation experience early in their careers. Unlike most traditional law firms, we encourage associates to take on as much responsibility as they demonstrate they are capable of handling, without regard to arbitrary class-year distinctions. Our associates are staffed on matters ranging from intellectual property disputes to general commercial litigation, securities litigation, and white-collar representations, on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.

Pierce Bainbridge litigators operate as one cohesive unit across all offices and practice areas, meaning our associates are enabled and encouraged to get diverse litigation experience throughout all stages of the litigation process, without limitations based on geography or practice area distinctions.

What you will be doing

Among other responsibilities, our associates are given opportunities to first-chair depositions, argue motions, draft legal briefs and pleadings, supervise day-to-day case management functions, and develop and implement litigation strategies. Our associates are also regularly given the opportunity to take cases to trial.

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate has a strong sense of efficiency; can operate independently; has strong multi-tasking skills; is a self-starter; has excellent written and oral communication skills; has a demonstrated entrepreneurial skill set (including strong leadership abilities, a can-do attitude, and strong attention to detail); has a desire to zealously advocate on behalf of clients; has a solid grounding in legal technology; and must be able to thrive in a horizontally-structured, non-hierarchical environment. Experience with drafting pleadings, legal briefs, written discovery, conducting legal research, and managing discovery projects is strongly preferred. California bar admission is preferred. 2+ years of litigation experience at a law firm, government office, or judicial clerkship is preferred.

To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to: [e-mail]