Senior Counsel (Medical Malpractice)

tysonmendesllp; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Tyson & Mendes in Los Angeles seeks an experienced Senior Counsel with 8+ years of litigation to join our Medical Malpractice team. You will take ownership of sophisticated matters and work directly with clients to move cases forward.

This role suits a seasoned litigator with strong healthcare litigation background, capable of handling depositions, case strategy, and expert coordination. The practice is remote with in-person needs for court appearances.

Qualifications

• JD from ABA-approved law school.
• Licensed to practice law in California.
• 8+ years of solid litigation experience.
• 3+ years of medical malpractice exposure.
• Ability to manage full case handling and discovery.
• Experience with insurance defense preferred.
• Strong MS Office skills.
• Independent thinking with minimal supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Develop a case theme that is more compelling than any plaintiff ploy for sympathy or anger.
• Independently handle court appearances, depositions, briefs and trials.
• Manage sophisticated matters and deadlines.
• Develop and execute case strategy.
• Communicate with clients and carriers.
• Mentor less experienced attorneys.
• Collaborate with a team across levels of experience.

Skills

Deposition experience

Case strategy development

Independent judgment

Client communications

Time management

Medical malpractice exposure

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

California Bar license

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Senior Counsel | Medical Malpractice Defense | Los Angeles

Bring Your Experience to a Team That Will Trust You to Use It.

Tyson & Mendes is seeking an experienced Senior Counsel with 8+ years of litigation experience to join our Los Angeles Medical Malpractice team.

This opportunity is designed for a seasoned litigator who is comfortable taking ownership of sophisticated matters, exercising independent judgment, working directly with clients, and moving cases forward.

If you have built a strong foundation in medical malpractice, professional liability, healthcare litigation, or complex insurance defense and are ready for greater responsibility, we want to talk.

Sophisticated Healthcare Litigation

You will work alongside Partner Mark Kiefer , whose nearly 40 year practice focuses on healthcare and medical and professional malpractice.

Mark represents a broad range of healthcare professionals and organizations, including hospitals, physicians, nurses, dentists, psychologists, psychiatrists, skilled nursing facilities, detox centers, correctional healthcare providers, home healthcare professionals, EMTs, and paramedics.

His practice also includes elder abuse, wrongful death, personal injury, and general liability matters.

For an attorney who enjoys the intersection of medicine, law, strategy, experts, and high stakes litigation , this is an opportunity to build deep experience in a sophisticated practice.

Work With a Recognized Medical Malpractice Litigator

Mark brings nearly four decades of litigation experience and is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale Hubbell .

His experience includes litigating the landmark California Supreme Court case Wilson v. Parker, Cover & Chidester , which established the interim adverse judgment rule.

He is also a frequent CE and CLE presenter and previously served as Special Counsel and Managing Partner before joining Tyson & Mendes.

Your Experience Matters Here

At the Senior Counsel level, we're not looking for someone who needs every next step mapped out.

We're looking for someone who can take ownership.

You should be comfortable:

• Managing sophisticated matters and competing deadlines
• Developing and executing case strategy
• Taking and defending depositions
• Working with medical experts
• Handling substantive motion practice
• Communicating directly with clients and carriers
• Evaluating exposure and driving cases toward resolution or trial

Flexibility Without Sacrificing Sophisticated Work

Our Los Angeles practice operates primarily remotely, with attorneys coming together when the work requires it, including court appearances, depositions, trial preparation and client needs.

For an experienced attorney, that means the flexibility to manage your practice while still handling substantive, high level litigation.

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You’ve Built Your Experience. Put It To Work.

At this point in your career, you shouldn't need someone standing over your shoulder.

You need interesting cases, meaningful responsibility, trusted autonomy, flexibility, and experienced lawyers around you when you need them.

Bring your experience to Team LA and help us continue building one of our most sophisticated litigation practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a case theme that is more compelling than any plaintiff ploy for sympathy or anger
• Refuse to accept mediocrity, the average, the standard or the norm in anything
• Independently handle court appearances, depositions, briefs and trials
• Work as part of a team with all levels of experiences
• Routine communications with clients
• Cultivate relationships with the firm's existing and future clients
• Provide leadership and direction with respect to less experienced attorneys

REQUIREMENTS

• JD from an ABA approved school
• Must be licensed in the State of California
• 8+ years of solid litigation experience, specifically with litigation support, deposition and trial preparation
• 3+ years of medical malpractice experience or significant medical malpractice exposure
• Ability to manage full case handling responsibilities, including all facets of discovery and trial
• Experience handling insurance defense matters preferred
• Experience with time management systems
• Proficiency in MS Suite, specifically Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Ability to think and act independently and with minimal supervision
• Outstanding listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Professional appearance and demeanor

COMPENSATION PACKAGE

The base salary for this position ranges from $160,000-$190,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications

Attorneys are eligible for an annual billable hours bonus ranging from $10,000 and then aggregating with $7,500 for every additional tier

Comprehensive benefits coverage offered, including plans available at zero employee cost (average annual e