Civil Litigation Trial Attorney

York Law Corporation•San Jose, CA

7d•$120,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Civil Litigation Trial Attorney with 5-10 years of California-based civil litigation experience to join our legal team. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to representing victims and families in Elder Abuse and Wrongful Death cases. This Attorney will provide legal counsel, advocacy, and representation through trial and/or appeal for victims and their families in elder abuse and wrongful death cases. This position does not have a monthly billable hour requirement. Attorney hours are tracked for plaintiff's fee award petitions. This is a full-time, in-office position.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and a four-year college degree.
Admission to the California state bar and in good standing for a minimum of 5 years.
Minimum 5 years of civil litigation experience in California state and federal courts.
Minimum 1 jury trial as first chair, experience with binding arbitration hearings, law and motion hearings, and second-chair trial experience.
Experience taking and defending depositions of all types of witnesses (lay, professional, and expert).
Strong law and motion experience with strong writing skills.
Experienced in handling complex legal issues and cases, welcomes the challenge and thrives on simplifying the complex.
Empathy and sensitivity to the needs of elderly clients and their families.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
Commitment to ethical and professional standards.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in business litigation or medical malpractice preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide legal representation for victims and their families in wrongful death and elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and other forms of mistreatment for all phases of litigation and through trial.
Manage a caseload of elder abuse cases, from pre-litigation through trial, conducting thorough investigations, executing an organized discovery and trial plan, gathering evidence, and collaborating with health care providers, consultants, and experts while also implementing a strong settlement strategy parallel to working up cases for trial.
Experience with creating a discovery plan, executing on discovery, diligent meet and confer follow-up, and filing of discovery motions, taking and defending all types of witness depositions, experience with ESI discovery, and use of e-Discovery platforms.
Advocate for the rights of victims and families in wrongful death and elder neglect, and abuse cases.
Maintain regular communication and rapport with clients, keeping them informed about the progress of their cases, explaining legal processes, understanding their harms and losses to develop their damages work-up, and addressing their concerns.
Collaborate with our team, public agencies, medical professionals, and other relevant parties to build a strong case work-up.
Stay updated on relevant laws, regulations, and precedents related to elder abuse, and apply procedural and substantive legal knowledge to build effective cases.
Embraces teamwork, provides support to others within the firm in a team environment, with a demonstrated willingness to contribute and collaborate with team members to achieve best-case results for all of our clients.
Aligned with a culture that measures time-on-desk to improve workflow and deliver case closure to clients in an efficient, yet high-quality manner. Is acutely aware of defense attempts to delay cases and discovery, and implements a strategy to prevent any effort to stall clients' cases.