Posted 3 months ago
Counsel - Litigation (San Diego)
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Litigation attorney handling complex civil and commercial cases, products liability defense, class actions, and pharmaceutical/medical device litigation in California state and federal courts.
About this role
Overview
Nelson Mullins is seeking attorneys to join its litigation team in San Diego. This role can be located in San Diego, Torrance, or Downtown Los Angeles. As an AmLaw60 law firm, this will offer a unique opportunity to candidates who want to be part of a dynamic team in a growing location. The ideal candidates have strong complex civil and commercial litigation experience working in a mid-size or large law firm.
A Day in the Life
You will be joining a team of trial lawyers and litigators in San Diego who practice in the areas of complex litigation, products liability defense including knowledge of the Song-Beverly Act, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and class action litigation. The team has tried numerous jury trials to verdicts in various jurisdictions as well as in state and federal court in California.
We Know You
You have at least 8+ years of meaningful litigation experience in complex litigation, class action, and products liability. You are able to draft and prepare pleadings and discovery, prepare for, take, and defend depositions, manage document production, argue discovery and other motions, and adept at case management. You are a first-rate communicator who possesses outstanding written and oral advocacy skills. You will bring an entrepreneurial spirit to our growing office. You have excellent academic credentials, and you are admitted and in good standing with the California Bar.All candidates are asked to submit a resume to partner.recruiting@nmrs.com.
Pursuant to the salary transparency provisions of the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act, please find the compensation range specific to this role based in the state of California. San Diego, California pay range for this role, with final offer amount depending on experience is $225,000 - $275,000.
Who We Are
At Nelson Mullins, we help advance our clients’ business goals through flexibility, business sense, and tireless advocacy based on a deep understanding of their business worlds. A team of more than 1000 attorneys, policy advisors, e-discovery professionals, and other business professionals work side-by-side with you towards shared goals. With more than 100 diversified practice areas, including government relations, and policy services, as well as our Encompass e-discovery and information governance services, the Firm provides lateral attorneys joining us with a broad bench from which to pull in practitioners who can team with you to provide client services.
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