Product Liability - Associate Attorney

The role

This attorney will represent manufacturers, distributors and other corporate clients in complex product liability matters in state and federal courts. The role includes drafting legal documents, attending hearings, depositions and mediations, and managing a litigation caseload.

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
• Experience drafting discovery and pretrial motions

Nice to have

• 2+ years of litigation experience
• Complex litigation, class actions, product liability and product recall experience
• Experience cross-examining plaintiffs and other fact witnesses
• Experience handling court appearances, depositions, and trial experience
• 2nd chair trial experience
• Superior analytical skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills

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
• Hybrid flexibility

Before you apply

• Recruitment agencies can only submit candidates with an active, signed fee agreement through the Recruitment Agency Portal

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.