Litigation Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a mid-level litigation associate with complex litigation experience to join their team in Century City. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in handling intricate legal matters and a proven track record in litigation processes.

Duties

• Engage in complex litigation, motion practice, and trial preparation.
• Draft and edit pleadings, briefs, and other legal documents.
• Conduct witness interviews and manage discovery processes.
• Prepare for and conduct depositions, arbitrations, and trials.
• Take a leadership role in managing multiple significant cases.

Requirements

• 4th to 6th year associate with complex litigation experience.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Experience in drafting legal documents and conducting interviews.
• Comfortable in leadership roles and managing multiple cases.
• Clerkship experience preferred.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.

Certifications

• Bar admission in the state of California.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Professional development opportunities.

This is one of the area's oldest and most respected firms, and it is big. This firm also has a lot of really important cases and work. If you read the papers, sooner or later you will come across a major deal or two that involve these heavy hitters who, incidentally, also make terrific money. The culture of this firm, in our opinion, is friendly and conservative. What this firm does very well is give junior associates a tremendous amount of responsibility. Responsibility it good. In all respects, attorneys who come out of this firm are very competent and sought out practitioners. This firm is also very even handed in its compensation of associates. This firm is in a great section of downtown Los Angeles, and we like the art there (we are told it is very expensive). Substantively, this is a really super firm, and there is a not a lot of billable hour pressure. Associates here are encouraged to do good work, and that appears to be the standard that is applied in their reviews.