Associate Attorney

Job Description

 

  Busy sole practitioner seeks an associate with good credentials and experience.  The ideal candidate must possess superior writing skills and the ability to work well with others to achieve common goals. All inquiries will be held in the strictest confidence. Please include date of admission to California State Bar and salary requirements.

 

Job Purpose

 

Serves clients by supporting sole practitioner and legal staff; planning and developing cases; researching case law; preparing and managing cases, and helping clients.  Candidate will also receive extensive on-the-job experience in all phases of civil litigation, including but not limited to contracts, real property, corporate issues, trademark, bankruptcy, collections, etc.

 

Duties

 

v Plans case development by studying client information; conferring with sole practitioner and legal staff.

 

v Researches law by determining research approaches, studying laws, statutes, constitutions, regulations, court opinions, including precedents and reasoning, and trends using standard print texts and computers.

 

v Develops case strategy by predicting how law applies to client?s situation; identifying and evaluating legal options; preparing briefs and memoranda, including legal issues raised by the client?s situation, legal rules governing the situation, and how the rules apply to the situation; providing explanations of legal strategies and potential actions; and obtaining approval of a course of action.

 

v Prepares cases by gathering evidence; attending depositions, court hearings, conference calls, and client meetings; reviewing investigative findings; consulting with experts; engaging expert witnesses; preparing and interviewing witnesses; completing discovery process; developing arguments and testimony; completing filings, motions, and submissions.

 

v Manages cases by monitoring schedules; expediting requirements; obtaining and forwarding information.

 

v Supports attorney at trials and hearings by organizing evidence and exhibits; taking notes; scheduling witnesses; ensuring that witnesses arrive as scheduled.

 

v Helps clients by initiating and maintaining contact; preparing clients to answer discovery; keeping clients informed of case status.

 

v Obtains and retains clients by following-up on referrals.

 

v Updates job knowledge by participating in continuing educational opportunities and reading professional publications.

 

Skills/Qualifications

 

v Client confidentiality, research skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, legal compliance, presentation skills, analyzing information, client contact skills, interpreting new laws, and legal administration skills.