General Liability - Associate Attorney

The role

You will work on defense litigation for the firm's clients. You will draft legal documents, attend hearings, depositions and mediations, and manage a litigation caseload from start to finish.

What you will do

• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, legal memoranda, and other legal documents
• Attend court hearings, depositions, and mediations
• Collaborate with colleagues across departments and offices
• Independently manage a litigation caseload as part of a team, working cases from beginning to end
• Communicate with clients and provide status reports

Required qualifications

• JD from an ABA accredited law school
• Admitted to practice in the state of California
• 2+ years of defense litigation
• Experience with catastrophic injury, product liability, construction defect, habitability, transportation, or other general liability matters
• Experience drafting discovery and pretrial motions
• Superior analytical skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience cross-examining plaintiffs and other fact witnesses
• Experience handling court appearances, depositions, and trial
• 2nd chair trial experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Discretionary bonuses
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with match
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Disability and life insurance
• Generous PTO
• Access to corporate discount programs and employee benefits

Before you apply

• The firm participates in the federal E-Verify program and confirms work authorization for all new hires
• Recruitment agencies can submit candidates only with an active, signed fee agreement and portal access

About the company

Wilson Elser is a national law firm with more than 1,400 attorneys across 46 offices. It is recognized among the top 100 law firms by The American Lawyer.