Senior Attorney - Contested Litigation

Description:

A National Creditor Rights Law Firm is presently seeking a fully remote California-barred Senior Attorney with courtroom experience and clear communication skills to assist West Coast offices with trial strategy, litigation preparation, and client interface. Zwicker is seeking a candidate with an eagerness to learn, as well as exemplary organizational and written and verbal communication skills to join our team. We seek out candidates whose diverse skills, backgrounds, and experiences enable the Zwicker team to collaboratively innovate and excel in performance. We encourage and provide lifelong learning and training opportunities for our team members, with the goal of building a strong foundation and successful future with us. We strive to promote from within, offering excellent career advancement opportunities for high achievers.
Responsibilities:

• Strategize with attorneys in multiple offices to handle high volume litigation
• Review litigation case files and pleadings to determine appropriate action
• Assist local offices with trial preparation, including witness and evidence preparation, and preparation of trial memoranda.
• Appear in trial, as necessary
• Argue summary judgment motions and discovery dispute motions, as necessary
• Communicate with clients and escalate issues to in-house counsel
• Prepare motions and memoranda involving unique, novel or complex legal issues
• Review and revise discovery responses prepared by local offices, and assist in drafting offensive discovery
• Coordinate witness appearances
• Analyze inventory reports in Excel
• Conduct legal research and analysis
• Review and sign pleadings as prepared by staff, as necessary
• Utilize internal proprietary software to track litigation files
• Comply with all client and firm standard operating procedures

Requirements:

• Extensive litigation skillset, which includes the expertise to effectively handle all phases of contested lawsuits
• Admitted to practice law in the state of California
• Excellent verbal and written advocacy
• Willingness and ability to mentor associate attorneys
• Minimum five years high volume litigation experience
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Willingness to learn proprietary software

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