Mid to Senior-level Business Litigation Associate Attorney

A law firm in San Francisco is seeking a Mid to Senior-level Business Litigation Associate Attorney with 4+ years of recent business litigation experience. The ideal candidate should be licensed to practice in California, possess strong writing skills, and have excellent academic credentials. The role involves reviewing fact patterns, analyzing legal issues, second-chairing complex cases, and effectively assisting lead trial attorneys in pre-trial proceedings. The firm offers a competitive salary, various bonuses, unlimited PTO, 401k, and a full benefits package.

Duties:

• Review fact patterns and make correct analyses and recommendations.
• Effectively and accurately analyze legal issues.
• Second-chair is a complex case, and first-chair is a simpler case.
• Assist lead trial attorneys in all pre-trial issues and proceedings.
• Prepare complex pre-trial motions.
• Assist in evaluating and implementing pre-trial preparation and witness preparation.
• Handle pre-trial motions in both Federal and State courts.
• Independently and effectively manage a small case with minimum or no supervision.
• Independently handle a modestly complex commercial case.
• Prepare motions for summary judgment.
• Effectively prepare deponents and take complex deposition testimony.
• Demonstrate a breadth of experience in various substantive areas of law.
• Utilize strong negotiating skills.

Requirements:

• Juris Doctorate with excellent academic credentials.
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in California.
• Familiarity with federal and state court procedural rules and practices.
• Familiarity with and ability to prepare basic litigation documents.
• Case management experience.
• Strong negotiating skills.

Experience:

4+ years of recent business litigation experience from a law firm.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Various types of bonuses.
• Unlimited PTO.
• 401k.
• Full benefits package.

For eight decades, this full-service business law firm has been representing financial institutions, corporations, and business entities regionally, nationally, and internationally. Valuing each client relationship, the firm understands that client's success is the firm's success. The firm uses cutting-edge technology to deliver the best service and results in a timely manner for clients. The lawyers are accessible, resourceful, skillful, and adapt easily to change. They are also active members of the communities in which they live and work and sit on the boards of prominent organizations, and teach and lecture frequently. The firm's diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater array of creative talent and alternative thinking, benefiting all. The firm provides a platform for all to pursue success and to take pride in providing the highest quality of legal services for clients. The firm hires talented professionals who share a collaborative spirit and innovative approach to practicing law. The firm is consistently ranked among the leading law firms by Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, The Daily Journal, and the Los Angeles Business Journal. It is also ranked among the leading firms nationally by American Legal Media and the National Law Journal.