Description:
Job Summary as an Associate Litigation Attorney you will be responsible for performing a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:- Ability to provide thorough and practical assessments and advice while advocating for clients in and out of court during the legal process.
- Focus on continuous quality work product and performance in the Firm's energized and fast-paced environment while doing right, maintaining integrity, and achieving results.
- Prepare, draft, and review documents, new referrals, complaints, motions and discovery requests and responses.
- Document account/file activity in accordance with the Firm and client policies and procedures.
- Coordinate and attend court proceedings virtually, and, from time to time, travel to various courts in the State and effectively handle all aspects of a case's litigation life cycle.
- Research and interpret case laws, rulings, and regulations and formulate legal opinions for review by supervising attorney.
- Communicate with clients in a responsive manner to maintain and further develop client relationships.
- Negotiate settlements.
- Attend continuing education classes, webinars, and seminars to remain current and well-informed of any local, state, or federal changes in the law, rules of court or court procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Qualified attorney with no discipline history with an active license in the state for which they will work in.
- Membership in California Bar
- 3-5 Years' experience preferred.
- Minimum 2-year civil law firm preferred.
- Ability to collaborate with other employees to utilize resources and knowledge of others in identifying high quality solutions.
- Possesses leadership skills and the ability to drive and motivate other employees to achieve results.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills across a broad spectrum of attorney and non-attorney recipients including all levels within the organization and external.
- Knowledge of state laws and regulations relevant to motor vehicle repossessions, collections, and repair shop and storages facilities preferred but will train.
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
- Work in a team-oriented environment and meet tight deadlines and prioritize projects with limited supervision.
- Westlaw, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Adobe Acrobat, Legal Case Management Software.
Competencies:
- Accountability 20%
- Dependability 20%
- Communication 20%
- Compliance and Discipline 20%
- Ethics & Integrity 20%
