Associate Attorney Opportunity - San Diego

Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates takes pride in providing impeccable representation for victims of personal injury claims, including auto accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, and dog bites. The office has grown substantially over the last few years, and continues to do so.  

So why work with us? Our office is ranked as a member of the best law firms by U.S. News Group, a proud member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, named to the National Trial Lawyers' Top 100, and an honored member of the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys. This opportunity provides the ability to work alongside and learn from some of the best legal talent Southern California has to offer.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable associate attorney to join our growing team in Irvine, CA. This person will work hands on from inception of a case to trial with the assistance of an enthusiastic and knowledgeable team. Litigation will be on a broad range of personal injury cases including auto accidents, premises liability, medical malpractic, elder abuse, and sexual abuse cases.  The ideal candidate will have the opportunity to be invovled in active litigation, including taking and defending deposition, conducting discovery, attending mediations,arguing law and motion, and serving as either first or second chair in arbitrations and/or jury trials.  Our attorneys are here to litigate cases and will be provided all the resources to do so, all to obtain the client maximum recovery and not settle for less due to being handcuffed by a prelitgation only firm.  This is great opportunity for those attorneys that are seeking to evolve their litigation skills as the firm's leadership spends an enormous amount of time on educating associate attorneys.  

Requirements

• Member of the California Bar
• Superior drafting, writing, and research skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively advocate on clients behalf

About you:

• You’re a natural leader, you’re assertive and confident on and off the job
• You have impeccable character, uncompromising in ethics and morals
• You are a team player but also a self-starter who can work independently
• You enjoy the details and don’t mind spending the time to master a new concept
• You are a quick thinker who can use all angles to win an argument
• You’re accountable to your clients and your team

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with your experience, base pay plus percentage of fees collected (90k - 250k)
• We have a company culture that fosters career growth and opportunity
• We are a team – everyone is important and contributes to corporate growth and success
• We offer a competitive base salary, with a lucrative commission structure that gives each an attorney a percentage of the attorney fees collected.  
• We believe continuing education is important, so we pay membership dues to various professional organizations, and we pay for MCLE courses. We pay your bar dues as well as any relevant continuing education opportunities you choose to attend.
• We pay 60% of your health and dental plan, and offer life, vision and pet insurance
• We recognize that time off to recharge is important, so we offer three weeks paid time off that starts to accrue on your first day of work.
• Our generous 401k and profit share plan is designed with your future in mind

If you’re the ideal candidate, we would like the opportunity to invite you to the office to discuss joining our team of talent.

The Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates, PC is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.