Description:
Shane Law, P.C. is a small and casual but rapidly growing and energetic plaintiff's personal injury and employment law firm with a caring and fun-loving team. Our office is currently seeking an in-person Associate Attorney for our Costa Mesa Office. Our ideal candidate is:- Kind and compassionate
- Respectful
- Good-humored
- Collaborative
- Ethical
- Responsible and trustworthy
- Accountable for results
Additionally, Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- A Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
- Licensure to practice law in California and be in good standing with the California State Bar.
- At least 1-4 years of pre-litigation and litigation experience in personal injury and/or employment law cases
- At least 1-4 years of experience in civil litigation, including experience with discovery in the civil litigation context, oral advocacy and appearing in Court, motion practice and taking/defending depositions.
- Knowledge of the basics of day-to-day operations of a legal office
- An understanding of personal injury and pre-litigation processes
- An understanding of plaintiff's employment law and wage and hour claims
- Excellent follow-through on all tasks
- Computer literacy
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Strong organizational skills, be able to effectively prioritize, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
A detail-oriented approach to their work
Fluency in other languages (preferred but not required)
The Associate Attorney Position Duties Will Include But Are Not Limited To:
- Drafting personal injury demand letters to liable third parties, and to first party's auto insurance companies under underinsured/uninsured motorist policies and medical payment provisions
- Drafting demand letters to employers
- Drafting summons and complaints
- Drafting Motions and Oppositions (Compel, Quash, Limine, MSJ, etc.)
- Preparing and serving demand packages
- Drafting, responding, propounding, preparing, and serving discovery
- Conduct thorough legal research using tools like LexisNexis and Westlaw to build strong cases
- Attend court appearances (remote and in-person as needed)
