Associate Attorney

Description:

We are thrilled to announce our search for an Associate Attorney to join our small thriving probate and civil-rights practice in San Francisco, California. If you seek to be on a team of self-motivated hard-working advocates who enjoy laughter, regular celebrations of the big and small victories, weekly huddles to make sure we are all working together toward the same goals, flexible schedules to care well for our ourselves and our loved ones, and who are committed to the firm's Mission, we look forward to hearing from you.

Why did you go to law school? Do you want to use your legal and life skills to advocate for elders, adults with disabilities or children? Do you love to research, analyze evidence and connect never-before-related evidentiary dots, write prose to advocate for vulnerable people's dignity and rights, and strategize how different facets of law intersect? Do you aspire to make new law using public-policy principals in factual settings that have not yet been adjudicated? Do you embrace technology, get excited about applications that make your life's work easier and more efficient, love the concept of a paperless office, and appreciate the magic of having remote access to our practice no matter where you are working when you wish to be remote? Do you want to work with colleagues who not only respect each other's differing opinions but welcome them to ensure we always analyze our clients' plights to generate excellent work product? If so, keep reading!

A Woman-Owned Firm's Mission & Core Values
We use the law to protect vulnerable individuals to right a wrong committed by those who violated their position of trust. We create precedential guideposts in civil-rights and elder-abuse cases to effectuate wise public policy to protect our communities. We creatively analyze and re-evaluate each client's case using the remedies offered in state federal, appellate, and Supreme courts. We also use probate remedies including conservatorships to protect those who cannot advocate for themselves. Our practice is guided by our Core Values which we refer to as A.T.H.E.N.A.:

A*dvocates, Team-minded, Honest, Empathetic, Nimble and A*ccountable!

Key Attributes for Our New Attorney

Passionate about our Mission and aligned with our Core Values.
Probate-specific or civil litigation with for a minimum of 3 years experience required.
Self-motivated and able to work independently without being micromanaged, once trained.
Compelling writer with experience drafting complaints/petitions/motions.
Excellent research, critical-thinking, and communication skills.

Our New Attorney's Duties & Responsibilities

Analyze facts required to support establishing and then maintaining a protective proceeding such as a conservatorship, court-supervised trust, or guardianship.
Draft petitions, motions, Judicial Council forms, and memos about law and facts to ensure protection of a vulnerable ward and remedy past harm.
Meet with clients and witnesses and manage relationships with co- and opposing counsel.
Eventually appear in courts to argue contested motions/petitions and co-chair trials.
Join our efforts, above and beyond the billable hour, to create a new law firm model based on using the law to help others, to fulfill our firm's mission and ensure its sustainability.

First Three Months Our New Attorney Will Accomplish As Follows

Build your own day in terms of your short- and long-term priorities, tasks, and deadlines.
Participate in a 30, 60, and then 90-day performance review where we will review each other's strengths and weaknesses to devise best-practice approaches to dividing labor to manage our active cases and achieve excellent results for our deserving clients.
Draft over a dozen legal documents with mentoring to integrate your style, unique voice and expertise with our client-focused approach to achieve an excellent work product!
Craft and implement a strategic plan to manage at least two matters.
Draft documents to establish a conservatorship or to support probate-related petitions such as PC 850, 2650, 17200, etc. to protect vulnerable wards.
Master CLIO, online legal research, using our case-related paperless documents, and collaboration with our team and our cadre of colleagues to best serve our clients' needs.
Bill at least 400 hours in your first quarter to our probate or civil-rights clients toward the ultimate 1,400-hour annual billable minimum requirement for this position.