About This Role
Bringing civil litigation expertise to a flexible, remote contract opportunity, this role serves clients across the outdoor recreation, sports, hospitality, and resort industries. You will work directly with an established legal partner on a steady pipeline of sophisticated litigation and counseling matters, with an emphasis on complex liability, catastrophic injury, risk management, and employment disputes. This position offers an opportunity to take ownership of meaningful cases while maintaining greater control over your schedule, and is designed for an experienced California-barred attorney.
Responsibilities
- Manage and support civil litigation matters involving complex commercial disputes, liability claims, catastrophic injuries, employment issues, and related legal concerns
- Draft high-quality legal documents, including dispositive motions, substantive motions, pretrial filings, motions to compel, and other litigation submissions
- Prepare meet-and-confer correspondence, assess opposing arguments, and develop effective litigation strategies to advance client interests
- Conduct legal research and analysis to evaluate claims, identify relevant legal issues, and support case strategy and decision-making
- Work directly with an experienced legal partner to coordinate case priorities, develop arguments, and deliver effective legal representation
- Manage assigned matters with a high degree of independence, accountability, and sound professional judgment
- Collaborate with clients to understand their business objectives, provide practical legal guidance, and address litigation risks
- Support counseling and risk management matters for clients in the outdoor recreation, sports, hospitality, resort, and related industries
- Monitor deadlines, manage case documentation, and ensure that litigation tasks and pretrial obligations are completed accurately and on time
- Communicate clearly with clients, colleagues, opposing counsel, and other relevant parties throughout the litigation process
- Contribute to maintaining strong client relationships through responsive service, thoughtful legal analysis, and consistent work quality
Requirements
- Active license to practice law in California and current residence within California
- At least seven years of civil litigation experience, ideally involving complex commercial litigation, liability disputes, catastrophic injury matters, or related cases
- Strong legal research, analytical reasoning, and writing skills, with demonstrated experience drafting dispositive motions, substantive motions, and pretrial filings
- Experience preparing motions to compel, meet-and-confer correspondence, and other documents used in civil litigation
- Ability to independently manage legal matters, prioritize competing deadlines, and take ownership of case strategy and deliverables
