Salary range: $100K - $185KLocation: Irvine, CA
Visa Sponsorship Details: Not open to any visas (e.g. US citizen, Green Card holders)
On-site work policy: 5 days in-office in Irvine, CA
About this roleWe are looking for a
Litigation Attorney with 2-3+ years of civil litigation experience to take ownership of plaintiff-side personal injury cases from depositions through trial. You'll join a collaborative, trial-focused team at TorkLaw - a national personal injury firm that has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for seriously injured clients - and play a key role in driving impactful case outcomes.
What will you be doing?- Take and defend depositions of defendants, plaintiffs, treating physicians, and retained experts
- Draft and argue law and motion work in California state and federal court
- Develop case strategy and work directly with medical, biomechanical, economic, and other experts to build case theory and damages
- Review and analyze medical records to identify mechanism of injury and causation issues
- Attend hearings, mediations, settlement conferences, and manage your caseload independently
Key Requirements- Active California Bar license in good standing
- 2-3+ years of civil litigation experience (plaintiff-side preferred; strong defense-side considered). Candidates can also be fresh out of law school as long as they have passed the bar or are bar-eligible.
- Hands-on deposition experience - both taking and defending
- Demonstrated law and motion experience in California state court
- Comfort working with medical records, anatomy, and common injury treatment pathways
Role responsibilities• Draft complaints, demand letters, written discovery, and discovery responses.
• Handle all aspects of law and motion.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Prepare witnesses for deposition and trial.
• Work with experts to develop case theory and damages.
• Review and analyze medical records.
• Develop case strategy and execute independently.
• Attend hearings, mediations, and settlement conferences.
• Maintain communication with clients and team.
