Associate Attorney
- Location
- California
- Type
- Permanent / Full Time
- Salary
- $150,000 per year
- Practice area
- Legal · Lawyer - Litigation
- Posted
- Sep 17, 2026
- Reference
- 385983
- 1-3+ years of civil litigation experience.
- Active membership in good standing with the California State Bar (required).
- Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
Job Title: Associate Attorney
Job Type: Full-Time (Hybrid)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Overview:
Our client is seeking an Associate Attorney with 1 to 3 years of Civil Litigation experience to join their team. This position is ideal for an attorney looking for meaningful case responsibility, direct client contact, hands-on courtroom experience, and mentorship from seasoned litigators. Their practice covers employment, real estate, business, personal injury, and employment litigation representing both plaintiffs and defendants.
Compensation and Benefits
Job Type: Full-Time (Hybrid)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Overview:
Our client is seeking an Associate Attorney with 1 to 3 years of Civil Litigation experience to join their team. This position is ideal for an attorney looking for meaningful case responsibility, direct client contact, hands-on courtroom experience, and mentorship from seasoned litigators. Their practice covers employment, real estate, business, personal injury, and employment litigation representing both plaintiffs and defendants.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary: $150,000
- Bonus: Performance-based bonus twice per year Flexible Friday Schedule
- Work-Life Balance: Reasonable billable-hour expectations
- Benefits: Full health insurance, retirement plan, competitive PTO, paid holidays, and commuter allowance
- Growth: Substantial opportunities for professional development, early deposition experience, and case management in a collegial, collaborative environment
- Draft complaints, answers, motions, briefs, and pleadings.
- Conduct sophisticated legal research and analysis.
- Prepare and respond to written discovery requests.
- Take and defend depositions.
- Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and witnesses.
- Prepare for and appear at hearings, case management conferences, and court proceedings.
- Assist with and attend mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
- Manage litigation deadlines and maintain highly organized case files.
- 1-3+ years of civil litigation experience.
- Active membership in good standing with the California State Bar (required).
- Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
- Hands-on experience drafting pleadings, motions, and discovery.
- Excellent organizational and case-management abilities.
- Professional judgment and confidence to communicate directly with clients and opposing counsel.
- Self-motivated with a strong work ethic, curious and conscientious.