Are you an experienced, California-licensed attorney with significant litigation experience looking for meaningful work?
Are you interested in doing legal work that can deliver life-changing results to deserving clients?
Are you comfortable with technology and interacting with a global team via the latest teleconferencing and videoconferencing technology?
Are you looking to join a team of smart, hardworking, and high-energy attorneys and legal professionals in one of the fastest growing law firms in the United States that has been certified as a Great Place to Work® for three years in a row?
If you’ve answered yes to these questions, and your current employer does not offer the following perks:
1. 100% remote work with state-of-the-art firm-issued computer and telecommunications equipment;
2. Competitive compensation that includes unlimited bonuses tied to the achievement of objective quarterly milestones;
3. Open (unlimited) paid time off;
4. Health, dental, vision, and life insurance after ninety days of fulltime employment;
5. Paid holidays (ten days per year) and paid sick leave in accordance with state law;
6. Payment of California State Bar annual fees and any needed CLE courses to ensure compliance;
7. Professional growth opportunities; and
8. A 401(k) retirement plan with a mandatory employer contribution beginning twelve months from the date of employment.
YOU MAY JUST BE THE PERSON WE’RE LOOKING FOR.
We are Tenant Law Group, PC, a fast-growing distributed/virtual tenant rights law firm dedicated to changing lives—one tenant at a time. We help California tenants who have been illegally evicted, discriminated against, harassed, or forced to endure uninhabitable living conditions recover money from their landlords. We are seeking a rock star Litigation Attorney who can hit the ground running.
The primary responsibilities of the Litigation Attorney are to oversee the prosecution of a portfolio of litigation matters; ensure progression of litigation matters through the pipeline; review the work of non-attorneys, and act as a sounding board and mentor to other attorneys.
This position will be responsible for critically important work, including:
Acting as the responsible attorney for a portfolio of litigation matters, attending court hearings, defending clients at depositions, taking opposing parties’ depositions, attending mediations, and (occasionally) first- or second-chairing trials;
Overseeing and monitoring the job performance of a dedicated Paralegal and Case Manager;
Reviewing the work product of the dedicated Paralegal;
Ensuring, with the assistance of an electronic calendaring system, that all litigation deadlines are met;
Handling all high-level litigation tasks, e.g., taking and defending depositions, attending mediations, preparing matters for trial, and, with the assistance of the firm’s trial counsel, second-chairing at least one trial per year;
Ensuring, with the assistance of an electronic calendaring system, that all statutes of limitations are met;
Assisting in the creation and/or revision of the firm’s policies, systems, and procedures to ensure efficient operations; and
Attending daily stand-up meetings, weekly team meetings, weekly Lunch & Learns, semiweekly attorney roundtable meetings, monthly individual coaching meetings, and quarterly action planning meetings.
If the following statements describe you, then you may be our Litigation Attorney:
Your litigation style is aggressive, but practical. When interacting with opposing counsel, you believe in the Golden Rule.
You have thick skin—an ability to roll with the punches and not take criticism from clients, adjusters, or opposing counsel personally.
You believe in the firm’s commitment to work-life balance but are nonetheless prepared to arrive early, stay late, and work on weekends when necessary to get the job done.
You have an empathetic and understanding manner with clients.
You have great attention to detail. You proofread documents and emails; can spot and fix grammar errors, spelling errors, typos, formatting errors, etc.; you do not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
You expect personal performance and team performance to be nothing short of the best.
You are trustworthy, do not cut corners ethically, earn trust and maintain confidences when appropriate, and, most importantly, do what is right, not just what is expedient.
You are innovative, growth-minded, can generate new and creative approaches to problems, and can maximize value and use of technology and other resources.
You can act without being told what to do and bring new ideas to the Chief Legal Officer.
You work at a fast pace with the ability to move between tasks quickly, are not overwhelmed with volume or by deadlines, and spend time on tasks that add value.
You develop and nurture productive and professional relationships with clients and staff and are both approachable yet stern when the circumstances require.
You are self-directed, able to assess a situation and determine what needs to be done and then do it.
Your middle name is “No Drama.”
You are an awesome juggler of tasks and can change gears quickly.
You do not think of any task as “beneath you.”
While we do not have a minimum years-in-practice requirement, we need a Litigation Attorney with experience taking and defending depositions, (preferably) attending mediations, and negotiating settlements. The Litigation Attorney must be an active member of the State Bar of California with a discipline-free record. The Litigation Attorney must be able to manage a portfolio of litigation matters, lead a team, take initiative on work that needs to be done, prosecute claims aggressively and efficiently, and complete tasks with minimal handholding. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude and sense of humor, and be willing to follow policies, systems, and procedures.
This is a fulltime job, and you absolutely must be able to work for at least forty hours per week. Work will be done 100% virtually. Salary depends on experience. Total compensation includes bonuses tied to the achievement of objective quarterly milestones (in full compliance with California law and the California Rules of Professional Conduct); open (unlimited) PTO; health, dental, and vision benefits after ninety days of full-time employment; paid holidays (ten days per year) and sick leave in accordance with state law; payment of California State Bar annual fees and any needed CLE courses to ensure compliance; and a 401(k) retirement plan with a mandatory employer contribution beginning twelve months from the date of employment.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
HOW TO APPLY
Prepare a cover letter with no more than TWO paragraphs and a closing sentence. In the first paragraph, explain what you believe are the three most important qualities needed in an effective advocate and why you believe they are the most important qualities. In the second paragraph, explain why you applied to this particular ad. As a closing sentence please write, “I have read the instructions contained in the job posting and have followed the instructions.”
Email your resume and cover letter in PDF format to [email protected]. The subject line of the email should your last name (all caps), followed by the position you are applying for in lower case, followed by one word that you would use to describe yourself in all caps (e.g., SMITH litigation attorney AWESOME).
We look forward to reviewing your application.
APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.