Senior Police/Civil Rights Trial Attorney

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Lancaster (CA); Hybrid; USD 200.000 - 280.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with employer match

Hybrid in-person schedule

Zusammenfassung

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP in Los Angeles seeks an attorney for its Police/Civil Rights Practice. The candidate should have at least 2 years of civil litigation experience or 5 years of criminal trial work, plus substantial deposition and/or jury trial exposure.

The role requires California Bar admission, handling civil cases likely to go to trial, and a minimum of 1,950 billable hours per year with a hybrid schedule of two in-person DTLA days per week and remote work otherwise.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 2+ years civil litigation experience or 5+ years criminal trial experience (or 5+ years civil litigation).
• Minimum 10 civil case witness depositions or 10 jury trials (lead or second chair).
• Minimum 5 jury trials with witness exam (lead or second chair).
• Willingness to meet firm minimum billing of 1,950 hours/year and hybrid schedule (two in-person DTLA days).
• Admission to the California Bar is required.

Aufgaben

• Handle civil cases likely to go to trial in coordination with lead attorney and case support team.
• Manage deposition, discovery and trial preparation with the team.
• Maintain client relationships and contribute to case strategy.

Kenntnisse

Civil litigation

Criminal trials

Witness deposition

Jury trials

Ausbildung

California Bar admission

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

The Los Angeles, CA office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an attorney to join its Police/Civil Rights Practice.

The ideal candidate must have: (1) a minimum of 2 years of civil litigation experience, in any practice area and a minimum of 5 years of criminal trial experience, or a minimum 5 years of civil litigation experience, in any practice area; and (2) a minimum of 10 civil case witness depositions taken or a minimum of 10 jury trials, including witness exam (as lead or second chair counsel, civil or criminal cases); and (3) a minimum of 5 jury trials, including witness exam, as lead or second chair counsel, in any combination of civil or criminal cases. Must also be willing and able to meet firm minimum billing of 1,950 billable hours per year, plus hybrid office requirement of two in-person office days per week in our DTLA office, with remainder by remote work (if desired). This position would be focused on handling civil cases likely to go to jury trial, in conjunction with the lead attorney and case support team members. Admission to the California Bar is required.

Preferred Civil Litigation Experience: Civil jury trials; depositions, taking and defending; written discovery, requesting and responding; discovery motion preparation, and associated meet-and-confer; dispositive motions and/or appeals, and oral argument; case handling/management experience; client retention experience. Experience with police/civil rights and/or jail/prison cases preferred, but not required. For the right experience level, this position can put the qualified associate on a partner track; however, lateral partners are also welcome.

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.

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Minimum Salary

USD $200,000.00/Yr.

Maximum Salary

USD $280,000.00/Yr.