Sepulveda Law Group - Junior Attorney - Litigation , Personal Injury

Responsibilities

• Handle personal injury case files from start to finish
• Evaluate potential personal injury claims and provide legal advice to prospective clients
• Draft, review, and modify claims, motions, discovery responses, demand letters, pleadings, subpoenas, memorandums, and other legal documents
• Research case law and premises liability, and gather insurance policies, medical expenses, medical records, and other evidence relevant to the case (preferred experience with Westlaw)
• Communicate with clients, expert witnesses, insurance company adjusters, supporting witnesses, and medical providers to gather information
• Negotiate suitable agreements offers and appropriately settle on the clients' behalf
• Make court appearances at hearings and trials, attend mediations, depositions, and litigation throughout the entire state of California
• Document and update the status of all case files in case management system (Preferred Experience With CasePeer)
• Manage a team of personal injury paralegals, legal assistants, case managers, litigation paralegals, and legal secretary
• Track work calendar, including but not limited to, appointment and court deadlines pursuant to the California Code of Civil Procedure
• Calculate costs and compensation totals in support of drafting settlement breakdowns to present to client and insurance providers

Requirements

• JD, passed Licensed and admitted to the California State Bar

Benefits

• Salary