Job Description
Job DescriptionAbout This Role
We 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.
On-site work policy=5 days in-office in Irvine, CA
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