Senior Counsel/Litigation Attorney (Public Entity)

Blackford Talent; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Profit sharing

Hybrid/remote flexibility

Job summary

Blackford Talent is assisting a well-regarded California education law firm in finding a Senior Counsel/Litigation Attorney to lead complex civil matters across the state. The role involves arbitration, mediation, and trial, with ownership of cases and mentoring of junior attorneys.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of litigation experience and backgrounds in civil rights, special education, public entity, insurance, or PI defense.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of civil litigation experience with end-to-end leadership.
• Experience handling arbitration, mediation, and trial.
• Leading case teams and mentoring junior attorneys.
• Background in civil rights, special education, public entity, insurance, or PI defense.

Responsibilities

• Own complex civil matters from intake to verdict.
• Lead cases, supervise junior attorneys, and advise public clients.
• Manage arbitration, mediation, and trial proceedings.

Skills

Litigation

Civil rights

Education law

Public entity

Trial

Arbitration

Mediation

Mentoring

Leadership

Job description

Blackford Talent is engaged on a Senior Counsel/Litigation Attorney search with a well-regarded, mid-sized education law firm with a statewide California practice.

This firm does meaningful work: landmark cases that shape policy and directly impact students across California. If you've ever wanted your litigation practice to go beyond the billable, this is worth a conversation.

The firm & role at a glance:

• A respected, established firm representing school districts and community college districts throughout CA
• Seeking a seasoned litigator (7+ yrs) ready to lead complex civil matters end-to-end: arbitration, mediation, trial
• You'd be stepping into a leadership role: owning cases, mentoring junior attorneys, and serving as a trusted advisor to public entity clients
• Ideal backgrounds: civil rights, special education, public entity, insurance or PI defense all thrive in this group
• Offices in SF, San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento, East Bay & Fresno (hybrid & remote flexibility)
• Comp: $175K–$210K DOE + strong benefits, 401(k) with match & profit sharing