Associate Attorney - Civil Defense Litigation

Reisz Siderman Eisenberg, APC is seeking an associate attorney with 2 to 5 years of experience to join our established civil litigation defense firm in Los Angeles. Applicants must demonstrate strong research and writing skills, outstanding interpersonal skills, and be licensed to practice in California. Our firm offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, a collegial working environment, remote work options, and training for new attorneys.

Please submit a cover letter and resume via the website or by email to the office manager, Jack Witcher

• Coordinate with clients and co-counsel during all phases of discovery; manage all facets of case from discovery through trial
• Organize and maintain case files; coordinate with legal assistants and other staff
• Review and analyze discovery requests and prepare discovery responses
• Supervise document reviews with legal team, clients, and vendors
• Assist with document reviews for responsiveness, case issues, and privilege responses to discovery requests and to identify privileged documents, documents for redaction, case issues in context
• Prepare witnesses for deposition and trial
• Prepare standard court filings
• Keep accurate time records for fees to clients

• Juris Doctor Degree
• Must be actively licensed and in good standing with California State Bar
• Strong, concise communication and writing skills
• Experience in Habitability defense litigation is preferred
• Experience in taking and defending depositions
• Experience in reporting to insurance carriers preferred
• Experience in preparing/drafting/arguing demurrers, motions to strike, motions for summary adjudication/judgment preferred
• Familiarity with written and oral discovery is required
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus

Base salary: $145,000 to $175,000 commensurate with experience. Generous quarterly bonus/incentive pay program which begins immediately upon exceeding minimum billing expectation.