Law & Motion Appeal Attorney

Core Responsibilities

• Designate, review, and analyze lower court records and other documents for appeals.
• Monitor appellate dockets.
• Research and analyze case law.
• Draft persuasive appellate briefs, motions, applications, and related documents.
• Advocate in appellate courts before justices.
• Affiliate in-house and outside trial panel counsel in framing trial issues and preserving the record for appeal.
• Advise in-house and outside trial panel counsel and claims specialists on writ petitions.
• Prepare pleadings.
• Provide support to attorneys in litigation matters to try and arbitrate cases successfully.
• Formulate creative pleading and motion strategy.
• Obtain concurrence from claims specialists and attorneys on law and motion pleading and strategy.
• Attend court appearances and argue motions.
• Affiliate in compliance with defense attorney guidelines.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Licensed to practice law in California.
• Proficient in computer use.
• Knowledgeable in online legal research.
• Possess excellent legal writing skills.
• Able to work independently.

Education and Experience

• Hold a J.D. degree.