Staff Attorney

*Staff Attorney Position* The staff attorney will play a key role in Griswold Law’s efforts to implement common sense, practical solutions to complex business and real estate disputes.
Our organization is in an exciting phase of growth in the niche/unique legal practice area of receiverships.
The position will provide you with the opportunity to take the lead on managing the day-to-day legal operations of a large portfolio of cases.
The staff attorney will concurrently manage numerous active cases while ensuring that all deadlines are met, procedures are followed, and each case progresses in an efficient manner.
*Essential Duties May Include:* · Working with other attorneys and project managers within our team, you will lead the day-to-day legal strategy of a portion of Griswold Law’s receivership and partition assignments, which includes: · Attending Court hearings on behalf of the appointed Receiver; · Drafting motions, status reports, ex parte applications and other documents to be filed with the Court; · Acting as the primary point of contact for counsel, vendors, third party stakeholders, and other parties; · Drafting receivership, real estate, finance and business transactional documents; · Attending and leading property inspections, business takeovers and site visits, as needed.
*Knowledge, Skills, Experience Needed:* A successful staff attorney must be able to step outside his or her comfort zone to take on many roles, from courtroom litigator to on-site project manager, while remaining levelheaded in high pressure and occasionally unpredictable situations.
The ideal candidate for this position must be a strong communicator, both in writing and orally, and possess the ability to approach challenging situations with empathy.
We are looking for individuals who can effectively multi-task and self-manage a roster of cases using foresight and follow-through to bring each project to a successful completion.
*Required:* · Admitted to practice law in the State of California · 2+ years of in-court litigation experience · Proficient legal research skills and familiar working with Westlaw, LexisNexis or a similar research platform · Experience in real estate, construction, and/or accounting preferred *About Us*: Griswold Law and its professionals serve exclusively as Court-appointed receivers and referees in a variety of legal scenarios, including health & safety receiverships, tenant habitability receiverships, post-judgment receiverships, business dispute receiverships, cannabis receiverships, rents/profits receiverships, and partition actions.
Griswold Law’s professionals have been appointed over 180 times in California courts across 21 different counties.
*Applicant Instructions*: Please submit a cover letter, resume and 3 references (2 professional; 1 personal) Job Type: Full-time Pay: $100,000.
00 - $130,000.
00 per year Benefits: * 401(k) * Paid time off Schedule: * Monday to Friday Work Location: In person