Litigation Attorney

About the role

The firm seeks an attorney to join its Litigation practice group, focusing on landmark cases benefiting students across California.

Responsibilities

• Handle complex civil litigation matters from initiation to resolution including arbitration, mediation and/or trials
• Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Lead matters, manage deadlines and move matters forward
• Excellent writing, research, analytical, and communication skills
• Excellent leadership skills
• Flexibility, initiative, and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters arising in representing public entities
• Education law experience and/or public entity experience
• Prior experience with civil rights, special education, insurance defense or personal injury defense preferred

Requirements

• Minimum of seven years of litigation experience
• Admission to the California State Bar

Qualifications

• Strong case management skills
• Excellent writing, research, analytical, and communication skills
• Excellent leadership skills
• Flexibility, initiative, and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters arising in representing public entities
• Education law experience and/or public entity experience
• Prior experience with civil rights, special education, insurance defense or personal injury defense preferred

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• A 401(k) with matching and profit-sharing options
• Sick and vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Additional voluntary benefits

Pay

The annual salary range the Firm reasonably expects to pay candidates for this position is $175,000 to $210,000. The final annual salary offered will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Schedule

The firm offers a hybrid schedule.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• A 401(k) with matching and profit-sharing options
• Sick and vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Additional voluntary benefits

Contact

Please send cover letter and resume to: Dannis Woliver Kelley at 444 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 1750, Long Beach, CA 90802 or AttorneyRecruiting@dwkesq.com.