Description:

Description:
A Nationally Recognized Litigation Firm is a dynamic and growing 400+ lawyer national litigation firm, with thirty-nine offices in twenty-one states. We are seeking an Associate Attorney with experience in handling general litigation matters to join our growing San Diego, California office. The ideal candidate has at least 3+ years' experience. This individual will maintain positive contact with clients, observe confidentiality of client matters, and must be team-oriented.

FMG professionals have a strong history of litigating class actions, multi-district litigation, coordinated actions, multi-plaintiff actions, and individual claims throughout the country, in both federal and state court. Our professionals aggressively defend cases to minimize liability and indemnity exposure and to achieve exceptional results at great value.

Responsibilities:

Provide initial analysis and develop case strategy
Prepare and respond to discovery
Take and defend depositions, draft motions and attend hearings
Explain legal options to clients and bringing possible outcomes or threats to their attention.
Build relationships with clients
Ability to negotiate, research, and communicate verbally and in writing effectively.

Requirements:

Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
In good standing and able to practice law in the state of California
Strong critical thinking skills and solid academic background.
Strong sense of urgency about problem solving, meeting deadlines and achieving goals
Knowledgeable, attentive, and proactive.
Excellent communicator, negotiator, public speaker, and problem solver.
Self-motivated, and goal oriented with a track record of meeting billable hours goals.
Inclined to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision.
Detail oriented, organized and effective.
Professional and can get along with people; communicates well with staff.
Computer skills: Microsoft Word and Outlook.
Experience with iManage and/or OneDrive a plus.