Description:
Carpenter & Zuckerman is seeking an Associate Attorney with 2-4 years of experience to work on personal injury matters. Qualified candidates will have experience handling all aspects of litigation from pre-litigation all the way through jury trial.A successful candidate is focused on delivering a premier client experience that revolves around favorable resolutions for all clients. Candidates should be comfortable in a fast paced and high volume office.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Draft pleadings (complaints, motions, oppositions)
- Draft discovery, meet and confer letters, and discovery motions
- Argue motion and opposition hearings remotely and in Court
- Take and defend and depositions
- Active participation in trial at the State and Federal level
- Draft mediation briefs and attend mediation
- Regular and consistent client communication
Required Education and Experience:
- 2-4 years of personal injury experience
- Written discovery, depositions, and trial preparation
- Comfortability and skill in development and implementation of legal strategy
- Must be currently licensed to practice in California
- Bilingual (English / Spanish) is a plus but is not disqualifying
