Attorney/Lawyer

Associate attorney opportunity with growing law firm!

Robert Half is partnering with an established, boutique law practice that is growing rapidly because of a new marketing focus and wants to bring in associates to work these new cases. The firm does a variety of civil litigation and these are opportunities to work on novel issues.

This role is primarily litigation-based but will also involve some transactional work.

Responsibilities:

• Manage cases from inception to trial, ensuring all legal matters are handled efficiently.
• Conduct discovery, including depositions, to gather necessary information for cases.
• Attend court appearances as needed to represent clients.
• Draft and review pleadings and other legal documents.
• Communicate effectively with clients, carriers, and opposing counsel to maintain strong relationships and ensure client satisfaction.
• Handle project-based work, especially for first-year attorneys.
• Utilize case management software and other legal software to manage and track case progress.
• Manage litigation matters, including civil litigation and employment litigation.
• Draft and review contracts as part of transactional work.
• Maintain a focus on client outcomes, ensuring the best possible results for each case.
• Billable Hours Req: 1800

• Salary: $110,000 to $140,000 for 0-3 years of experience.
• Bonuses based on exceeding billable hour requirements. The firm pays bonuses monthly!
• Health insurance with Kaiser, including a cafeteria plan with tax benefits for health insurance if they want to have their dependents on health plan.
• Co-Power vision and dental.
• 401K (non-matching) and a separate year-end profit sharing.
• 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year.
• Must have a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
• Eager to help clients!
• Ideally, somebody who can commute to Westlake Village 2-3 times per week. This position will office remote, work-from-home flexibility for candidates. Newly barred attorneys will be expected to work onsite more, however.