Job Title: Associate Attorney

Location: Irvine, CA 92614

Salary/Payrate: $130K - $225K, bonus and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment: After ramping up – few days a week work-from-home

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: YES

Referral Fee: $1,000 - should your referral start with our client

JOB DESCRIPTION #LI-BN1

Our client is an established real estate law firm with offices throughout California.  Their Irvine office is seeking an experienced landlord-tenant attorney to join our fast-paced team. The successful candidate will be responsible for handling commercial and mobile home unlawful detainer evictions, potentially through trial, as well as pre-litigation residential and commercial landlord-tenant disputes on behalf of property owners and managers. We are seeking a team player with a positive attitude who can develop strong relationships with our extensive client base while providing high-quality and effective representation.

***Client will consider candidates with general business/civil litigation (trial) experience***

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal representation to clients, assessing the facts and issues of each scenario and counseling clients appropriately
• Review documents and guide clients through the eviction process
• Provide legal advice through phone consultations, emails, and video conferences
• Draft legal correspondence, including letters and notices
• Litigate unlawful detainer trials throughout Southern California courts
• Draft pre-trial motions and pleadings
• Represent the firm internally and externally
• Complete project-based work and additional duties as needed to support the practice group

The successful candidate will be required to make court appearances. This position has a billable hour goal of 1600 hours p/year.

Qualifications:

Our client is looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• J.D. from an accredited law school and an active California Bar license
• 5+ years of civil litigation experience
• General knowledge of landlord-tenant law
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills

The following qualifications are preferred:

• Trial experience
• Experience in the rental housing industry
• Lexis/Westlaw experience
• Experience with case management and/or document management systems