Reisz Siderman Eisenberg, APC is seeking candidates for a Senior Counsel positionat our established civil litigation defense firm in Los Angeles. This is a supervisory role overseeing matters from inception to resolution, usually paired with a junior associate. The ideal applicant would have 4-10 years' experience practicing law and demonstrate leadership or supervision experience in the context of civil litigation, strong research and writing skills, and outstanding interpersonal skills and communication ability.
RSE offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, opportunities for advancement, a collegial working environment, remote work options, and comprehensive training.
Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:
- Conduct initial senior-level evaluation of claim documentation upon referral and develop initial defense timeline and strategy
- Conduct defense strategy conferences with clients and insurance claims examiners
- 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 secretaries 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 court filings
- Keep accurate time records for fees to clients
Qualifications and skills of ideal candidate include:
- JD degree and California bar license in good standing
- 4-10 years of litigation experience
- Leadership, management, or case supervision experience
- Strong, concise communication and writing skills
- 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
Base salary commensurate with experience. Generous quarterly bonus/incentive pay program which begins immediately upon exceeding minimum billing expectation.