Senior Managing Litigation Attorney
$152,612–$273,178 year
On-sitePasadena, California, United States or San Diego, California, United States
Job Summary
Direct the operations of law office personnel and oversee In-House Counsel activities, including determining case intake, assignment, and distribution based on attorney expertise and location. Provide strategic legal advice for Workers' Compensation matters in California, litigating before state and federal courts, and managing a reduced caseload to ensure full resolution. Mentor less experienced attorneys, conduct performance reviews, and enforce department policies while identifying process improvements and implementing remediations. Collaborate with leadership to meet financial, ROI, and client satisfaction goals through data-driven reporting and trend analysis.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
- Minimum 15 years of workers' compensation legal experience handling complex cases
- Minimum 2 years of managing experience of associate attorneys through senior litigation attorneys
- Licensed and in good standing with the State Bar of California with no history of public or private reprisals
- Expert knowledge litigating California workers' compensation matters with trial experience
- Prior experience handling cases with varying degrees of complexity
- Deep understanding of workers' compensation administrative rules, laws, statutes, legal principles and practices
- Ability to work with Excel including skilled at creating financial and performance reports
- Ability to communicate effectively with external and internal team members, clients, businesses, and members of the State Bar and Judiciary
- Proficient use of applications and programs to create automated reports, templates, systems and data retrieval of high quality and reliability
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Skilled at logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to effectively present information, verbally and in writing, to clients, claims personnel, top management, public groups, Board of Directors, mediators, arbitrators, judges, and juries
- Demonstrated experience in working independently under minimal supervision, maintaining a strong work ethic, and exercising initiative
- Must be available for travel to various court locations
- Must be available to work at one of the offices of In-House Counsel on a weekly basis
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