Junior Attorney - Litigation

Summary

The Junior Attorney position at Sepulveda Law Group involves handling personal injury case files from start to finish, evaluating potential claims, drafting legal documents, researching case law, communicating with clients and other parties, negotiating settlements, making court appearances, managing a team, tracking deadlines, and calculating costs. The required qualifications are a JD degree and admission to the California State Bar.

Requirements

• JD degree
• Admission to the California State Bar

Responsibilities

• Handle personal injury case files from start to finish
• Evaluate potential personal injury claims and provide legal advice to prospective clients
• Draft, review, and modify claims, motions, discovery responses, demand letters, pleadings, subpoenas, memorandums, and other legal documents
• Research case law and premises liability, and gather insurance policies, medical expenses, medical records, and other evidence relevant to the case (preferred experience with Westlaw)
• Communicate with clients, expert witnesses, insurance company adjusters, supporting witnesses, and medical providers to gather information
• Negotiate suitable agreements offers and appropriately settle on the clients’ behalf
• Make court appearances at hearings and, trials, attend mediations, depositions, and litigation throughout the entire state of California
• Document and update the status of all case files in case management (Preferred experience with CasePeer)
• Manage a team of personal injury paralegals, legal assistants, case managers, litigation paralegals, and legal secretary
• Track work calendar, including but not limited to, appointment and court deadlines pursuant to the California Code of Civil Procedure
• Calculate costs and compensation totals in support of drafting settlement breakdowns to present to client and insurance providers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Westlaw
• Experience with CasePeer

Benefits

Growing, Entrepreneurial firm - opportunity to learn & grow