Pay: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Build meaningful litigation experience while managing cases through investigation, discovery, settlement, arbitration, and trial preparation.
- Take on real responsibility and develop your skills alongside an experienced, collaborative litigation team.
- Work on diverse civil litigation and insurance defense matters representing businesses, insurers, nonprofits, and individuals.
- Grow your career with increasing case ownership, client interaction, depositions, and courtroom exposure.
- Enjoy a hybrid San Diego work environment plus comprehensive health, retirement, and insurance benefits.
- Join a team that values strong legal work, collaboration, professionalism, and excellent client service.
Location: Hybrid in San Diego, California 92130, offering a balance of in-office collaboration and remote flexibility.
Note: Candidates must have 1+ years of litigation experience and must currently be within 1 to 6 years of associate attorney experience. An active California State Bar license in good standing is required. Candidates at approximately the 5-year level and above must also have deposition experience.
About Us
We are a California litigation practice providing high-quality, results-driven legal representation to businesses, insurance clients, nonprofits, and individuals. Our attorneys handle sophisticated litigated and non-litigated matters while working collaboratively to deliver practical strategies and excellent client service. Confidential Employer.
Job Description
- Represent clients in civil litigation and insurance defense matters.
- Manage cases through investigation, discovery, evaluation, settlement, arbitration, and trial preparation.
- Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery responses, reports, and other legal documents.
- Conduct legal research and analyze complex legal and factual issues.
- Evaluate liability, damages, and potential exposure to develop effective case strategies.
- Communicate directly with clients, insurance professionals, opposing counsel, and other parties.
- Take and defend depositions as experience allows.
- Attend court appearances, hearings, arbitrations, mediations, and other proceedings.
- Collaborate with attorneys and support staff to deliver responsive, high-quality representation.
Qualifications
- JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Active California State Bar license in good standing.
- 1 to 6 years of associate attorney experience.
- 1+ years of litigation experience required.
- Civil litigation or insurance defense experience strongly preferred.
- Deposition experience required for candidates at approximately the 5-year level and above.
- Strong legal writing, research, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Collaborative, professional, client-focused approach.
- Ability to commute to San Diego for the hybrid schedule.
Why You Will Love Working Here
- Hybrid flexibility with meaningful in-person collaboration.
- Hands-on litigation work and genuine case ownership.
- Opportunities to build deposition, courtroom, and client-management experience.
- Diverse matters that provide continuous professional development.
- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), and 401(k) matching.
- A supportive professional environment where strong attorneys can continue developing their litigation careers.
JPC-2025
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Requirements: Must-have:CA bar license, 1+ yr of litigation exp. Must be between 1-6 yr associate
Required Years as Associate: 1-6
Additional context: Relocation- [not stated]. Packages - [not stated]
Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):
1 to 2 years: $100,000 to $115,000
3 to 4 years: $115,000 to $135,000
5 to 6 years: $135,000 to $150,000
Submission Email / Name: Robert -
rquayle@bqblaw.com
Quick Recruiter Reference
California civil litigation firm hiring a 1 to 6 year Associate Attorney for its hybrid San Diego office. Must have active CA Bar and 1+ years of litigation experience. Insurance defense preferred; 5+ year candidates need deposition experience.
Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Civil Litigation Attorney - Brockman Quayle Bennett (BQB LLP) - JPC-2025 - source
**New Job Order Alert**
Client job title: Civil Litigation Attorney
Location: San Diego
On-site, hybrid, remote: Hybrid
Experience: 1 to 6
Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Civil Litigation Associate, Insurance Defense Attorney, Litigation Associate, Defense Litigation Attorney, General Liability Attorney
# of hires needed: 1