Associate Attorney

Description One of RHL's repeat clients, a regional civil litigation firm in San Diego, retained us again to find their next civil litigation defense attorney. We have placed 3 legal professionals here who love it The last attorney has had nothing but positive things to say. This role will ideally be hybrid, based out of San Diego (and associates with less than 4 years of licensed experience should live/be willing to work onsite here), but remote candidates in other parts of SoCal are welcome to apply. This defense attorney will be handling cases start to finish, and should have at least 2 years of civil litigation experience in CA. Please do not apply without this Responsibilities of Role: + law & motion + ex partes, pleading challenges, discovery motions, meet & confers, motions to compel are most common + discovery + depositions (once up and running, they will take/defend 1-2 per week). u00b7 Billable requirement: u201cThe goal is 1950 but the minimum is 1800.u201d u00b7 Software: Word and Adobe for drafting. Outlook for calendaring. Firm Central is used for document management and billing time. This role offers flexible working hours and hybrid remote days, but the candidate should be local to SoCal (ideally local to San Diego if less than 5 years of experience). Requirements o Solid understanding of CA civil codes & procedures, open to junior (3 years) or senior (15 years). Pay is entirely contingent upon experience. o Some depo experience o Defense-side experience is preferred, but someone coming from the plaintiff side who wants to get into defense work may also be considered o CA bar license o Ability to commute to San Diego if under 4 years of experience, or Walnut Creek. Otherwise, this position can be mostly remote within CA. To apply, send your resume directly to Melanie.Kent[at]roberthalf[dotcom] with

Created: 2026-01-28