Senior Toxic Tort Attorney

Distinct | North America; California; Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

Distinct | North America, based in San Francisco, seeks a Senior Toxic Tort Attorney for a role that can be hybrid or fully remote. You will manage complex toxic tort cases from inception to resolution, supervise junior lawyers, and coordinate with clients and defense experts.

The position offers a national practice with the flexibility of remote work and SF office presence. Applicants should have eight years or more in toxic tort and be admitted to the California Bar, with strong trial and

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of toxic tort experience.
• Licensed to practice in California.
• Strong trial and deposition skills.
• Ability to manage a caseload and supervise others.

Responsibilities

• Handle own caseload from start to finish.
• Lead a team of associates and coordinate defense.
• Report to clients directly and manage relationships.
• Coordinate with experts and conduct depositions and trials.

Skills

Toxic tort

Litigation

Deposition

Cross-examination

Education

California Bar

Job description

Senior Toxic Tort Attorney | Hybrid or Fully Remote, San Francisco | $190,000 to $250,000

Toxic tort is one of the few practice areas where the best part of the week is arguing with a scientist.

At of counsel level, for $190,000 to $250,000 plus a discretionary bonus, you'd be doing a lot of that. The plaintiffs bring epidemiologists, toxicologists, pathologists and now and then an immunologist, each with a causation theory, and your job is to find the defense experts who can pull it apart and then cross examine the other side's in deposition. You'd run your own caseload from start to finish with a team under you, report to the clients yourself, and act as local, regional or national counsel depending on the client and how far a case reaches. Some files arrive with a carrier attached, so there's coverage reporting to do as well.

On the docket:

• Asbestos and talc, injury and wrongful death, where a shipyard or a factory floor from 1974 gets rebuilt out of union records and old invoices
• Silica from engineered stone, which is the part that's growing
• Benzene, where the claim is usually leukemia or another blood disorder
• Mold and lead paint, and asbestos in buildings
• The asbestos calendars in Alameda and San Francisco, where a preference setting for a dying plaintiff squeezes discovery into a few months

They're looking for eight years or more, toxic tort ideally, and the California Bar. Trial and cross examination time helps and won't rule you out if you're light on it. Hybrid or fully remote is your choice, with San Francisco as the office, and there's a 401k match and the usual medical, dental and vision.