Senior Trial Attorney

Long Beach, California
State Farm
Overview

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Responsibilities

Mark R. Weiner & Associates, Staff Counsel for State Farm Insurance is seeking an experienced trial attorney with 15+ years civil litigation experience including taking and defending depositions and strong desire to do trials. Leadership potential and insurance defense background is a plus. Must be graduate of an ABA Law School. Full file responsibility. Must be able to handle an inventory of approximately 40 – 50 files. All candidates must possess excellent academic credentials, outstanding written and oral advocacy skills and strong software/technological skills including competency in Word, Outlook, and Westlaw. Competitive candidates will be well organized, detail oriented and able to independently manage a caseload where work is time sensitive. Must indicate salary requirements.

Located in Glendale, California, we enjoy an active, busy civil trial practice in Los Angeles, Kern, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. We provide a congenial, team-oriented professional work environment with skilled support staff, competitive salary and exceptional benefits. You will be working in a hybrid environment, with some required presence in the office and some remote. Work arrangements could change over time based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Trial experience required
• 15+ years of personal injury as well as experience handling cases from inception to conclusion with an emphasis on auto cases
• Will have a full file responsibility
• Must be able to handle an inventory of 40-50 files
• Knowledge of local and state discovery rules, trial procedures, and applicable substantive law commensurate with level of experience
• Experience presenting and cross-examining lay and expert witnesses
• Experience directing support staff on clerical and administrative matters related to lawsuit handling
• Experience working in a paperless electronic environment
• Strong automation/technological skills for lawsuit handling and courtroom presentation
• Preferred qualification – Insurance defense background

Additional Information:

• Must have a law degree from an A.B.A. accredited law school and excellent academic credentials
• Must have an active law license to practice in California and a member in good standing with the State Bar of California

Potential salary range: $132,000.00 to 220,000.00 range

Potential yearly incentive pay up to 16% of base salary

For Los Angeles candidates: Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.

For San Francisco candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (eg H-1B visa) for this opportunity.