Civil Litigation Attorney (5-10 years experience)
RYAN CARVALHO & RETZ LLP seeks a Civil Litigation Attorney with approximately 5-10 years of litigation experience. Successful candidate will have experience in insurance defense construction defect, personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, premises liability and general civil litigation. First chair trial experience a plus, but not a requirement.
This position requires significant experience taking and defending depositions as lead counsel in seven figure, multi-party cases, including party and expert depositions, attending mediations, arbitrations and substantial law-and-motion experience with oral argument. Candidate must possess a strong work ethic and excellent leadership, case management, communication, research, writing, analytical and advocacy skills. Salary starts at $135,000 based on annual 1,800 billable hours to clients. Substantial bonus considerations for exceeding the annual 1,800 billable hour goal and salary is commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package includes Healthcare, Flexible Savings Account, 401k Plan/Match Program, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA accredited law school
- Active member of the California State Bar in good standing
- 5-10 years of experience practicing civil litigation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple cases
- Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Experience with legal research tools and software
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Experienced Construction Defect Paralegal (5-10 years)
RYAN CARVALHO & RETZ LLP seeks a long term, experienced (5-10 year) Litigation Paralegal with a heavy concentration on Construction Defect and understanding of Owner/General Contractor/Subcontractor Contracts and Subcontracts. This position requires strong, independent organizational skills with minimal supervision, excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to prioritize and work under pressure in a fast paced setting, provide great references, have an “all in” team player attitude and will be required to enter billable time on a daily basis. We utilize a unique and collaborative team approach to our cases and maintain a tight knit firm culture.
Job Duties will include, but not be limited to:
- Draft and respond to CMO/written discovery
- Collaborate with clients to gather information and job file/insurance documents to respond to written discovery
- Analyze key CD related documents such as contracts, subcontracts, agreements, additional insured endorsements, certificates of insurance, etc.
- Voluminous document review/production
- Utilize corporate searches to find potential parties
- Assist attorneys with preparation for depositions, arbitrations, mediations, hearings and trials
- Draft first and supplemental expert designations
- Draft meet and confer letters regarding discovery disputes
- Draft tender letters
- Significant client/expert/vendor contact
- Draft correspondence, memoranda, pleadings and discovery
- Draft, respond to and facilitate service of subpoenas
- Electronically enter billable time on a daily basis and meet a daily billable hour requirement
Qualifications
- 5-10 years of specific Construction Defect experience
- American Bar Association approved Paralegal Certificate required
- Candidates should be proficient in: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe
- We also use Worldox, Prolaw and LexisNexis – experience helpful, but not necessary
Salary starts at $38.00 per hour and is commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package includes Healthcare, Flexible Savings Account, 401k Plan/Match Program, Paid Time Off (Vacation/Sick/Personal), Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance.
Please submit confidential cover letter, resume and references to: click here.
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