Associate Attorney

MWD provides effective and efficient legal representation in the areas of insurance coverage advice and litigation, as well as intellectual property and general business matters. We represent and advise insurance industry clients locally and nationally on diverse and complex insurance issues and coverage disputes arising from environmental, construction, intellectual property, trademark infringement, public entity errors and omissions, products liability, mass tort, wildfire, habitability, bad faith, entertainment, personal injury, and advertising injury matters.

About the role

The Associate Attorney will assist partners and work closely with clients in all phases of state and federal insurance coverage practice, including policy analysis, legal research, correspondence, case-file analysis, drafting memorandums and reports, strategy discussions, and assisting in ADR and trial. Insurance experience is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Policy analysis
• Legal research
• Client correspondence
• Analysis of case files
• Drafting memorandums and reports
• Participation in strategy discussions
• Assisting in alternative dispute resolution and trial

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• California (and/or Nevada, Colorado, Arizona) Bar admission
• 2–5 years of legal experience
• Excellent research, writing, analysis, and communication skills

Benefits

• Flexible paid vacation and sick time policy
• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K plan with Safe Harbor Match

Pay

Salary range: $120,000 to $140,000, based on 1,650 billable hours annually. Automatic bonuses at each additional 50-hour increment; both automatic and discretionary bonuses available at the 1,800 annual billable hours threshold.

This is a full-time, remote, partnership-track position offering significant professional-growth opportunities.