Description:
A Full-Fledged Personal Injury & Accident Law Firm is looking for a Personal Injury Litigation Attorney to join our growing practice in our Irvine office. We are seeking an Attorney with 4+ years of experience including trials. The ideal candidate for this job is resourceful, a good problem solver and organized. Assuring a steady completion of workload in a timely manner is key to success in this position. The ability to multitask, while maintaining complex schedules and managing administrative support, is essential in this position.The Litigation Attorney will handle a variety of Personal Injury cases at all stages of litigation, including trial prep, depositions leading to trial, complicated settlements, and in-court jury and bench trials, representing plaintiff clients in Irvine, Orange County, CA, and the areas surrounding O.C.
Responsibilities:
- Represent clients in cases involving products liability, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, and other personal injury matters
- Drafting and filing of litigation documents to include pleadings, discovery requests, discovery responses, demands, motions and memoranda of law
- Guide plaintiff clients through the case process
- Interaction with expert witnesses to include conferences, drafting of expert reports and affidavits
- Attendance and preparation for depositions, mediations, hearings, and court appearances on behalf of plaintiffs
- Handling cases from preparing responsive pleadings to trial
- Propounding and responding to discovery
- Medical record review/summaries
- Conducting depositions of plaintiffs, witnesses, and experts,
- Attend court hearings
- Drafting complaints ranging from basic motor vehicle accidents to complex premises and assault cases.
- Trial Preparation, including Motions, Special Verdict Forms, Jury Instructions, and any other related tasks to support the firm in preparation for Trial.
- Taking and defending depositions (including those of Plaintiff and experts, witnesses, etc.)
- Law and Motion – Research and drafting of Motions and Oppositions to various motion types, including but not limited to Motions for Summary Judgment and Demurrers, as well as Discovery-related Motions.
- Drafting complaints ranging from basic motor vehicle accidents to complex premises and assault cases.
Qualifications:
- CA State Bar License (Required)
- Litigation: 4+ years (Required)
- An active member in good standing with the California Bar Association
- Ability to manage high volume of litigation cases and take them to trial
- Previous experience supervising team of paralegals
- Excellent client service and communication skills
- Self-starter driven by long-term career goals
- Superior writing and oral advocacy skills
- Spanish Speaker is a plus
