Senior Trial Attorney - Orange County/Inland Empire/San Diego

Senior Trial Attorney - Orange County / Inland Empire / San Diego We are Farmers!

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Workplace : Remote ( #LI-Remote )

This is a virtual position handling cases throughout Southern California, handling in-person appearances as required. We are open to candidates in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties! Experience handling HOA / D&O andmercial matters a plus!prehensive benefits package including annual bonus potential up to 20% of the salary, generous 401k, auto allowance, PTO, medical / dental vision, paid parental leave, and much more all without the stress of billable hours!

Job Summary

Responsible for thepetent, ethical, and diligent representation of clients in all cases assigned by supervisor. Cases can involve all areas of tort practice.

Responsible for handling matters of greatplexity and / or exposure. Assists in cases of allplexities and / or exposures.

Assists Managing Attorney or Supervising Attorney in the performance of delegated managerial and administrative duties.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides job related guidance, supervision and training to other Attorneys.
• Performs managerial and administrative tasks, and special assignments, as requested by supervisor.
• Keeps supervisor informed of the work being done for clients and of any and all problems encountered.
• Consults with and renders opinions to members of the Claims Department regarding insurance policy questions and questions concerning the legal aspects of the handling of personal injury claims.
• Supervises cases as assigned and handles cases with unique legal or procedural issues and / or involving severe to catastrophic injuries and / or damages including preparation of pleadings, motions, discovery, and briefs, attendance at hearings, conferences, interviews and trials or arbitrations, and performance of any other tasks or duties necessary for the proper representation of clients.
• Functionally supervises attorneys who have been requested to assist the Senior Trial Attorney in the handling of particular cases.
• Maintains and updatesputerized litigation support systems for assigned caseloads.
• Performs other functions as assigned.

Physical Actions

Besides sedentary work, job duties require some or all of the following physical activities : Carrying and lifting up to 25 pounds, hearing, seeing, standing and walking (including up and down stairs and steps).

Physical Environment

Required job duties are normally performed in a climate- controlled office environment, with some exposure to uncontrollable outside environmental conditions and travel via automobile and / ormercial transportation.

Education Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree required. Law school degree, and member in good standing of the State Bar in the state in which position is located.

Experience Requirements

At least three years as an Attorney including civil jury trial experience or equivalent dispositive ADR experience orparable outside experience.

Must be capable of handling cases of moderate to great exposure and / orplexity with minimum supervision.

Special Skill Requirement

Public speaking, ability to function and handle high case loads in adversarial or confrontational situations, driving.

Benefits

Farmers offers apetitive salarymensurate with experience, qualifications and location.

o CA Only : $116,960 - $186,560

• Bonus Opportunity (based onpany and Individual Performance)
• 401(k)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance

Job Location(s) : US - CA - Santa Ana, US - CA - Brea, US - CA - Carlsbad, US - CA - Redlands, US - CA - Riverside, US - CA - San Bernardino, US - CA - SanDiego-Carmno, US - CA - Temecula, US - CA - Murrieta, US - CA - Oceanside, US - CA - Ontario, US - CA - Orange, US - CA - Palm Springs, US - CA - Pomona, US - CA - Poway, US - CA - Rancho Mirage

Anticipated application deadline : At Farmers, the recruitment process is designed to ensure that we find the best talent to join our team.

As part of this process, we typically close open positions within 8 to 21 days after posting.