# Medical Malpractice Litigation Associate Attorney

**Company**: Morgan & Morgan
**Location**: Irvine, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Legal

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## Description

At Morgan & Morgan, the work we do matters. For millions of Americans, we're their last line of defense against insurance companies, large corporations or defective goods.

We are seeking a Medical Malpractice Associate Attorney to join our powerhouse MedMal Litigation team to work out of our office in Irvine, California. As a Litigation Associate Attorney you will work closely with our talented attorneys providing support before, during and after trials.

Responsibilities:

- Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memorandum

- E-file all court documents in state and federal court

- Communications with clients, court, counsel, and others

- Conduct legal research and factual investigation

- Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses

- Draft and serve summons

- Coordinate and summarize depositions

- Prepare trial binders and exhibits

- Drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents and filing them with the court

- Performing administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics)

- Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes

- Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices

- Aid attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests

- Gather relevant information from a variety of sources

- Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties

- Witness preparation

- Assisting with case settlements

- Other tasks as requested by the attorney

Qualifications:

- Associate and Juris Doctorate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred)

- 1+ years of litigation experience preferred

- Experience in Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, General Liability, or other injury related practice areas. (preferred)

- Must possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings

- Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures, practices, etc

- Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment

- Experience with Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Actions is a plus

- Federal Judicial Clerkship is a plus

Benefits: Morgan & Morgan is a leading personal injury law firm dedicated to protecting the people, not the powerful. This success starts with our staff. For full-time employees, we offer an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and paid holidays.

## Skills

### Required
- litigation
- legal research
- document preparation
- communication
- organisation

### Nice to have
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Workers Compensation
- General Liability
- Federal Judicial Clerkship

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