Insurance Defense Attorney

This role is hosted by Colin Callahan.

About us

Founded several decades ago, we are an established full-service law firm representing municipalities, businesses, insurers, and institutional clients across multiple states. Our attorneys are known for sophisticated litigation work, practical advocacy, sound judgment, and long-standing client relationships. We offer the resources and reach of a larger firm while maintaining the collegiality, accessibility, and professional autonomy attorneys value in a smaller environment. Many attorneys and professional staff have built decades-long careers here, creating an unusually stable culture where talented lawyers can take meaningful ownership of their matters, work directly with clients, and build a lasting practice with the support of an experienced and highly respected legal team.

Why join us?

• Significant remote flexibility for attorneys throughout Southern California
• Join a highly stable and respected firm with decades of litigation success
• Manage sophisticated civil litigation matters with meaningful case ownership
• Work directly with clients while maintaining significant professional autonomy
• Join an experienced team of more than 50 attorneys across multiple states
• Excellent opportunity for attorneys seeking long-term stability without sacrificing challenging work
• Firm-supported marketing and business development resources to help grow your practice
• Strong culture of attorney longevity, collaboration, professional excellence, and mutual respect
• Exposure to public entities, businesses, insurers, and other sophisticated institutional clients
• Excellent health, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and paid holidays
• Real opportunity to build a long-term practice within an established litigation platform

Responsibilities

• Independently manage civil litigation matters from initial investigation through resolution
• Evaluate facts, applicable law, potential exposure, and settlement opportunities
• Develop litigation strategies tailored to client objectives and case circumstances
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery, settlement agreements, and other litigation documents
• Conduct and defend depositions
• Prepare clients, experts, and witnesses for testimony
• Represent clients in California state and federal courts
• Handle hearings, conferences, motions, trials, and other court appearances
• Manage written discovery, document production, expert discovery, and related motion practice
• Represent clients in mediations, settlement conferences, arbitrations, and other proceedings
• Conduct comprehensive legal research using major legal research platforms
• Provide clients with case evaluations, risk assessments, strategic recommendations, and regular updates
• Negotiate settlements while protecting client interests and maintaining professional relationships
• Collaborate with attorneys and professional staff across the firm
• Maintain organized case files and meet all court, procedural, and client deadlines

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree
• Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California
• 3 or more years of civil litigation experience preferred
• Ability to independently manage litigation through the major stages of a case
• Experience conducting depositions
• Experience handling motion practice
• Experience appearing in California state or federal court
• Strong legal research and persuasive writing ability
• Strong case management and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple matters and competing deadlines
• Strong client communication and relationship management skills
• Proficiency with legal research platforms and case management technology

Nice to haves

• Trial experience
• Experience representing municipalities or other public entities
• Insurance defense experience
• Experience representing businesses or institutional clients
• Experience handling complex civil disputes
• Experience with governance, compliance, or risk-related matters
• Existing interest in business development or growing a personal practice

Pay

$160,000 - $200,000 per year

Benefits

• Excellent health, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays