About the Role
This is a primarily remote position for a litigation associate based in Southern California. You will be expected to manage a case load collaboratively with the firm’s principal while also being able to take on your own assignments with minimal hand-holding. This is a position for someone who is organized, creative, resourceful, and takes end-to-end ownership of their matters in a modern, technology-forward law practice within a broad range of practice areas including commercial litigation, business torts, real estate litigation, employment litigation, crisis management, and cryptocurrency litigation.
Responsibilities
- Handle a broad commercial and general litigation caseload in California state and federal court
- Draft and argue motions
- Conduct and defend depositions
- Manage client communications, court appearances, and case strategy with oversight
- Collaboratively develop general litigation and discovery strategy and draft and respond to discovery
- Research and analyze legal issues across substantive areas including commercial, tort, real estate, employment, and other civil disputes as they arise
- Coordinate with opposing counsel, courts, and vendors — without relying on support staff for routine tasks such as filing
- Adopt and use the firm's technology stack (case management, e-filing, document automation, legal AI tools) and contribute to improving how we work
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school
- Active admission to the State Bar of California in good standing
- At least one year of state court litigation experience with at least three years preferred and additional federal court litigation experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to draft motions independently and with minimal oversight
- Prior experience conducting and defending depositions
- Admission to at least one California federal district court, or willingness to seek admission promptly upon hire
Preferred Qualifications
- Comfort working in both state and federal court;
- Prior small-firm or boutique experience, or other high-autonomy practice setting, including an ability to manage document formatting, calendaring, and e-filing without secretarial support; and
- Experience with modern legal technology, including practice management platforms and AI-assisted research and drafting tools.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Resourceful — you figure things out before asking for help, and when you do ask, you come with a proposed answer
- Adaptable — your interests and skills span multiple practice areas, and you welcome work outside your comfort zone
- Quick on your feet — you can switch contexts, think on the fly in court or on a call, and recover and learn from mistakes
- Tech-forward — you actively look for ways technology can make your work better and faster, and you're comfortable adopting new tools
- Organized — you know where your deadlines, documents, and open issue stands at any given moment
- Self-starting — you manage your docket without being reminded, and you don't wait to be told what to do next
- Curious — you have an interest in learning about our client's industry areas, how the firm operates, new areas of law, and how to integrate technology into the practice of law
- Client-oriented — you understand that clients are real people and businesses with real problems, and you treat them that way
- Entrepreneurial — you have an interest in growing your practice and learning about the business of law
Compensation & Benefits
In addition to a base salary, we offer a competitive compensation package designed to reward both productivity and business development:
- Production bonus: quarterly bonuses paid for hours billed and collected above firm minimums
- Origination bonus: opportunity to develop and originate clients and earn a portion of fees generated from those clients
- Employer covers health insurance, Bar dues, MCLEs, professional association memberships, and malpractice insurance
- Paid time off: three weeks plus court holidays and reasonable sick leave
- Equity path: no promises in writing at the outset, but a genuine and openly discussed possibility based on performance, firm growth, and origination
About the Firm
The Law Offices of Jeremy L. Ross, P.C. is a boutique civil litigation practice based in Pasadena, California. We represent individuals and businesses across a wide range of commercial and general civil matters in state and federal courts, primarily in California but with the capability to represent our clients where we are needed in state and federal courts throughout the country. We are a lean, high-quality firm that values fast, flexible, and creative thinking, client relationships, and doing the work right the first time. We represent both individuals and businesses in a wide variety of industries including in technology (IT, block chain, cryptocurrency, etc.), real estate, entertainment, cannabis, and investments.
