Attorney – 3640286

Job Title: Attorney

Location: San Francisco Area, CA 94520

Salary/Payrate: $130K – $225K + commission or 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 DESCRIPTION1

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