CA Licensed-Contract Attorney- Remote - Part Time

The Mom Project is thrilled to share this exciting opportunity with a law firm seeking a Contract Attorney. Must be in good standing with the California Bar. Status: Part-Time, 1099, 20 hrs per week, 100% remote. $130/hour.

About the role

The contract attorney works under the authority and direction of the owner and completes assignments in the time-frame set by the owner.

Responsibilities

• Client-Focused Tasks
  • Empathetic engagement with clients to develop and maintain client relationships with the firm.
  • Maintain client confidences as required by firm policies and rules of the State Bar of California to ensure the firm’s continuing compliance with its ethical obligations to clients.
  • Direct client communications to respond to discovery and prepare pleadings on time and with excellent work product.
  • Document review, revision, and preparation with clients.
  • Develop legal strategies for client matters consistent with the firm’s goals and expectations to deliver high-quality and efficient legal services on every case.
• Attorney-Focused Tasks
  • Draft high-quality and error-free discovery, discovery responses, pleadings, correspondence, and other case-related documents.
  • Review, edit, and revise Judicial Council forms as needed for each case.
  • Prepare clear case summaries of documents, discovery responses, and deposition transcripts in a timely manner for use in development of client matters.
  • Conduct thorough legal research to efficiently and effectively develop client matters, including but not limited to research into case law, statutes, local municipal codes, practice guides, law review articles, as well as general online research.
  • Meet with the attorney on a semimonthly basis to discuss new client matters, pending client matters, and upcoming hearings.
  • Handle communications necessary to the matter, including but not limited to communications by telephone and email with opposing counsel, co-counsel, experts, court, court staff, and claims adjusters.
  • Use the firm’s email and document management systems. Access documents, create new documents, and save documents to the firm’s document management system.
• Administrative Tasks
  • Report billable time in the law firm’s time management system by the end of each day.
  • Invoice the owner semimonthly for work performed for the firm.
  • Participate in trainings on law firm policies on a quarterly basis.
  • Maintain your own lawyer’s malpractice insurance throughout the relationship with the firm and provide proof of same to the owner.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience, preferably in residential and/or commercial landlord-tenant litigation.
• Must be in good standing with the California Bar.
• No travel requirements.

Pay

$130/hour.

Schedule

Part-Time, 1099, 20 hours per week, 100% remote.