
Construction Defect Associate Attorney
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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About the role
- **Job Description**
- - Defend construction defect matters for developers, builders, subcontractors, and related parties
- - Handle rideshare defense and related personal injury defense matters as needed
- - Draft and argue motions, including dispositive motions when appropriate
- - Manage written discovery, meet and confer strategy, and case deadlines
- - Take and defend depositions, prep witnesses, and support trial preparation when needed
- - Coordinate with experts and manage expert discovery
- - Support mediations and settlement strategy, communicate clearly with clients and carriers
Requirements
- **Qualifications**
- - Active California Bar license (required)
- - 1+ years of civil litigation experience (insurance defense preferred)
- - Construction defect defense experience (required)
- - Bonus: rideshare defense experience, PI defense experience, general liability defense background
- - Strong legal writing, organization, and deadline management (remote readiness)
Benefits
- **Why You’ll Love Working Here**
- - Remote first culture with meaningful ownership of your work
- - High impact matters and real responsibility, not just research support
- - Professional team that values efficiency, responsiveness, and results
- Benefits:
- - Dental insurance
- - Life insurance
- - Paid time off
- - Retirement plan
- - Vision insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
civil litigationconstruction defect defenserideshare defensepersonal injury defenselegal writingdispositive motionsdiscovery managementdepositionstrial preparationsettlement strategy
Soft Skills
organizationdeadline managementcommunication
Certifications
California Bar license