Civil Litigation Trial Attorney

Responsibilities

• Provide legal representation for victims and their families in wrongful death and elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and other forms of mistreatment for all phases of litigation and through trial.
• Manage a caseload of elder abuse cases, from pre-litigation through trial, conducting thorough investigations, executing an organized discovery and trial plan, gathering evidence, and collaborating with health care providers, consultants, and experts while also implementing a strong settlement strategy parallel to working up cases for trial.
• Experience with creating a discovery plan, executing on discovery, diligent meet and confer follow-up, and filing of discovery motions, taking and defending all types of witness depositions, experience with ESI discovery, and use of e-Discovery platforms.
• Advocate for the rights of victims and families in wrongful death and elder neglect, and abuse cases.
• Maintain regular communication and rapport with clients, keeping them informed about the progress of their cases, explaining legal processes, understanding their harms and losses to develop their damages work-up, and addressing their concerns.
• Collaborate with our team, public agencies, medical professionals, and other relevant parties to build a strong case work-up.
• Stay updated on relevant laws, regulations, and precedents related to elder abuse, and apply procedural and substantive legal knowledge to build effective cases.
• Embrace teamwork, provide support to others within the firm in a team environment, with a demonstrated willingness to contribute and collaborate with team members to achieve best-case results for all of our clients.
• Align with a culture that measures time-on-desk to improve workflow and deliver case closure to clients in an efficient, yet high-quality manner.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and a four-year college degree.
• Admission to the California state bar and in good standing for a minimum of 5 years.
• Minimum 5 years of civil litigation experience in California state and federal courts.
• Previous experience in business litigation or medical malpractice preferred.
• Minimum 1 jury trial as first chair, experience with binding arbitration hearings, law and motion hearings, and second-chair trial experience.
• Experience taking and defending depositions of all types of witnesses (lay, professional, and expert).
• Strong law and motion experience with strong writing skills.
• Experienced in handling complex legal issues and cases, welcomes the challenge and thrives on simplifying the complex.
• Empathy and sensitivity to the needs of elderly clients and their families.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Commitment to ethical and professional standards.