Overview In this role you will lead and shape the firm's litigation practice, directing high-stakes personal injury cases from filing to verdict. You will act as first-chair trial counsel, mentor junior attorneys, and set strategic direction to support growth and uphold litigation standards. You'll collaborate with executive leadership to deliver exceptional results for clients. This position offers the opportunity to influence practice quality, courtroom outcomes, and team development in a plaintiff-side firm.
Responsibilities- Manage complex personal injury litigation from initial filing through trial and verdict
- Serve as first-chair trial counsel on high-exposure cases
- Develop litigation strategy and oversee case progression from pleadings through resolution
- Take and defend depositions of parties, witnesses, corporate representatives, and expert witnesses
- Draft and argue substantive motions, including dispositive and pretrial motions
- Handle all phases of written discovery
- Prepare cases for trial, including witness preparation, exhibits, motions in limine, and overall trial strategy
- Mentor, coach, and supervise litigation attorneys and support staff
- Promote a collaborative, high-performing litigation team while maintaining high standards of legal practice
Key requirements- Active California Bar license in good standing
- 5+ years of civil litigation experience, with significant personal injury litigation experience preferred
- Proven first-chair trial experience with cases tried to verdict
- Extensive experience taking and defending expert witness and fact witness depositions
- Strong courtroom advocacy and motion practice experience
- Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, and negotiation skills
- Demonstrated leadership experience and the ability to mentor and develop attorneys
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with clients, colleagues, and opposing counsel
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex cases in a fast-paced environment
- leadership and mentoring
- strong communication
- team collaboration
- trial advocacy
- depositions
- motions practice
