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Position: Staff Attorney Location: Costa Mesa, CA Type: Full-Time [On-Site]

Job Summary: A Staff Attorney assists the team in managing multiple cases. This role will assist in preparing litigation reports and risk assessments, draft legal documents, and make court appearances on behalf of our clients. This role focus areas are M&C, Motions, Privilege Logs, Form and Letter Drafting, Subpoenas, Discovery Summaries, Research and Complaints.

Duties/Responsibilities: • Assist in providing case evaluation, legal support, and guidance. • Assist in preparing litigation reports and risk assessments. • May attend hearings, depositions, and other court appearances. • Attend focus groups. • Stay informed about any current legislation. • Building trustworthy relationships with clients and experts. • Drafting legal documents such as depositions, pleadings, and contracts in a timely and accurate manner. • Drafting and finalizing complaints, meet and confer letters, motions to compel and discovery responses. • Assist in negotiating low-level settlements and attend mediations. • Researches and analyzes statutes, regulations, legal articles, judicial decisions, and other legal sources; provides written analysis to attorneys. • Assist in interviewing clients and witnesses and prepares summaries of their statements. • Prepares, organizes, stores, and retrieves case files, which may include evidence, exhibits, depositions, pleadings, exhibits, and other items. • Gathers and assists in preparing new client questionnaire “care packages”, correspondence and documents to experts. • Assists attorneys with trial preparation, which may include attending trials and hearings. • Develops and maintains records regarding billable hours spent on specific cases. • Performs other related duties as assigned. • Adhoc duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities: • Willingness to meet personally with clients. • Ability to handle a complex caseload. • Admittance to the bar requirements in the region of jurisdiction. • Commitment to abiding by the set laws and behaving ethically. • Excellent interpersonal skills. • Strong critical thinking skills. • Adaptability and attention to detail. • Ability to work on a case independently. • Ability to work with a team of attorneys to develop strategies for a case. • Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form.

Education/Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in law-related field required. • Juris Doctor or equivalent from an accredited law school required. • Active license to practice law /membership in State Bar. • 2-5 years of related experience.

Physical Requirements: • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.