Cyber, Privacy, And Data Innovation Litigation Associate Attorney

Job Overview: A law firm in Menlo Park, CA, is seeking a Cyber, Privacy, And Data Innovation Litigation Associate Attorney. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team and work on a robust pipeline of sophisticated, innovative, and industry-leading litigation, including class actions, across various clients in the firm's industry verticals of technology, finance, life sciences, and energy. This role offers the opportunity to assume early and significant responsibility in managing all aspects of complex disputes and litigation, working directly with clients, managing all aspects of discovery, taking and defending depositions, making court appearances, handling oral arguments at key hearings, and managing mediations.

Job Details:

• Work on a robust pipeline of sophisticated, innovative, and industry-leading litigation, including class actions, across various clients in the firm's industry verticals of technology, finance, life sciences, and energy.
• Manage all aspects of complex disputes and litigation, including working directly with clients, managing all aspects of discovery (with the support of the firm's industry-leading eDiscovery, Analytics, and Litigation Support team), taking and defending depositions, making court appearances, handling oral arguments at key hearings, and managing mediations.
• Assume early and significant responsibility in managing all aspects of complex disputes and litigation.
• Be a passionate, self-motivated, and proactive critical thinker.
• Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Exhibit noteworthy writing skills.
• Balance working independently while being a strong team member.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of litigation experience.
• Strong academic credentials.
• Excellent legal research abilities.
• Superb writing and oral communication skills.
• Membership to the CA State Bar.

Education and Certifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Membership to the CA State Bar.

Skills:

• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Critical thinking.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Legal research proficiency.
• Strong writing and oral communication skills.

Benefits:

The firm offers a full range of elective health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; robust mental well-being benefits; child, family, elder, and pet care benefits; short- and long-term disability benefits; a health savings account (w/applicable medical plan), flexible spending accounts, long-term care insurance, and a 401K program. This role is eligible for compensated time off through the Flexible Time Off program, generous parental leave benefits, and paid holidays.

This Silicon Valley firm offers a full-service practice which covers a number of areas, including: intellectual property, corporate, and labor & employment. The firms intellectual property practice is both rapidly expanding and exceptionally solid; the firms intellectual property attorneys have extensive experience in state, federal, and international litigation, as well as licensing, litigation avoidance and other matters across the complete spectrum of intellectual property issues. The atmosphere is collegial, but slightly more conservative than most Bay Area firms. Salaries are in line with other top Bay Area firms, and the firm provides a sizable bonus for all lawyers who bill at least 1,950 hours, with additional money based on three separate billable-hour levels above 1,950.