Jobs/Opportunities

Founded in 1981, The Public Law Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free legal services to low-income residents in Orange County. Our services include counseling, individual representation, community education, and strategic policy advocacy and impact litigation to challenge societal injustices.

The Public Law Center (PLC)’s Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit seeks an energetic, passionate advocate to join our team in fighting for justice for low- income tenants and self-represented litigants in Orange County through innovative, collaborative, community-centered lawyering to address inequities and pursue access to affordable housing. 

PLC’s Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit provides high quality direct representation, in addition to coordinating and supervising pro bono representation, of tenants in cases involving unlawful detainer, discrimination, harassment, housing voucher disputes, affordable housing advocacy and other issues related to housing. 

The Unit also participates in community education, community-based clinics, and local and statewide advocacy. 

 Responsibilities:

• Handle a diverse caseload on behalf of low-income tenants, including eviction defense, discrimination, habitability, subsidized housing cases, and other issues arising in landlord/tenant relationships

• Coordinate referrals to other PLC units to provide comprehensive legal services

• Investigate clients’ cases, including inspection of housing units and obtaining and reviewing documents and records from government agencies

• Represent PLC at networking and community outreach events

• Full time position with occasional evening and weekend work required

• This position requires attendance at meetings, both remote and in person, in and outside the Public Law Center’s offices, and requires being located in Southern California. Must have ability to work at the organization’s offices in Santa Ana, CA, and travel to work sites located throughout Orange County, CA. In addition, travel to Los Angeles County and other neighboring counties may be required

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Active membership in the California State Bar or eligibility to practice under State Bar Multijurisdictional Practice Program preferred

• If no bar membership, JD and planning to take the July 2026 California Bar required

• Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese preferred

• Eviction defense and/or housing law experience preferred

• Demonstrated commitment to working with low-income communities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences

• Ability to manage multiple tasks, and work independently and as part of a team

• Must have reliable transportation

Go HERE to view the complete job description and submit your application.

Clyde & Co US LLP is seeking a motivated Litigation Associate with 1 to 4 years of experience to join our dynamic practice. This role focuses on the defense of complex product liability matters (including environmental, asbestos, and talc) and commercial disputes. You will work closely with policyholders, brokers, the London Market, and other domestic and international insurers handling latent insurance claims.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft pleadings, briefs, interrogatories, and document demands.
• Take depositions and attend hearings and mediations.
• Conduct deep legal research and manage document collections for litigation.

Qualifications

• Education/Bar: J.D. or LL.M. and active admission to the California Bar (required).
• Experience: Proven commercial litigation, courtroom motion, and trial experience are required. Background in asbestos or toxic torts is highly ideal.
  

Go HERE to view the complete job description and submit your application.

Fisher Phillips seeks attorneys with at least 3 years of experience in trade secret litigation to join its premier Employee Defection and Trade Secrets practice group.

Ideal candidates will have experience litigating restrictive covenant and trade secret matters, including motions for injunctive relief, motions for expedited discovery, and deposition and discovery experience (including substantial exposure to computer forensics and e-discovery issues). Qualified candidates will be comfortable drafting temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and complaints in federal and state court. Candidates must have excellent academic credentials, strong writing and analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates must be admitted in California and hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, a copy of your law school transcript, and a brief writing sample (10 pages max., not heavily edited by someone other than yourself).

Locations (California): Los Angeles or Irvine.

Annual salary range with benefits: $210,000 – $270,000.

Go HERE to view the Los Angeles full job description.

Go HERE to view the Irvine full job description.

Manning Kass is a national civil litigation defense firm that stands out from the rest—every case and client matters. Established in 1994 with just sixteen attorneys, we have expanded over the past thirty years to more than 170 attorneys across eight offices, including major economic hubs like New York and Los Angeles.

The Landlord/Tenant/Habitability team represents landlords and property management companies relating to all aspects of building safety and health code issues in rental properties. Associates work closely with lead attorneys daily, engaging in all phases of litigation—from case evaluation and discovery to trial presentation—focusing on strategic thinking to achieve client goals. We seek candidates who are eager to learn, highly self-motivated, and interested in long-term professional growth.

 Responsibilities include the following:

• Attending court hearings, participating in site inspections, taking and defending depositions.
• Drafting extensive written discovery, including preparing and responding to interrogatories, documents requests and request for admissions.
• Evaluating, analyzing, assessing, and executing litigation strategies.
• Proactively manage communications with clients throughout the course of litigation.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active California Bar license required.
• Minimum 3 years of insurance coverage experience.

• Civil litigation experience, preferably in a law firm setting, with strong time management and deadline skills.

Locations (California): Los Angeles, Costa Mesa and San Diego.

Annual salary range with benefits: $130,000 - $180,000 and bonus.

Go HERE to view the full job description and submit your application. 

Manning Kass is a national civil litigation defense firm that stands out from the rest—every case and client matters. Established in 1994 with just sixteen attorneys, we have expanded over the past thirty years to more than 170 attorneys across eight offices, including major economic hubs like New York and Los Angeles.

We are currently seeking an Insurance Coverage/Insurance Bad Faith attorney to join our firm. This role is for someone with experience handling coverage opinions matters and bad faith defense in California, working with insurers. The ideal candidate has both experience with bad faith defense and providing insurance coverage advice across a variety of lines of insurance. Experience in third party or first party claims, coverage analysis and providing clients with insurance coverage advice on a variety of subjects.

 Responsibilities include the following:

• Investigative claims and draft coverage opinion letters.
• Litigating bad faith claims.
• Coverage litigation matters and experience with one or more insurance line commercial general liability, property, professional liability, etc…)
• Active membership in the California State Bar and in good standing.
• A self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong legal research and writing skills, with attention to detail.
• Proactively manage communications with clients throughout the course of litigation.

Qualifications include the following:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active California Bar license required.
• Minimum 3 years of insurance coverage experience.
• Strong legal research, writing, communication, advocacy, and analytical skills with close attention to detail.

Locations (California): Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego.

Annual salary range with benefits: $135,000 - $200,000 and bonus.

Go HERE to view the full job description. To apply, send your resume to: recruiting@manningkass.com.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California delivers reliable water to a region with 19 million people and relies on a team of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible. 

The successful candidate will act as lead counsel in defending the District’s interests in state and federal courts, with a particular emphasis on Writ of Mandate proceedings (CCP §1085 and §1094.5). This role requires an expert litigator capable of navigating the California Government Claims Act and the MWD Act to defend against complex tort and jurisdictional challenges. You will provide strategic advocacy in disputes involving Public Finance and debt issuance, as well as high-stakes Public Contract litigation related to capital projects bid protests and vendor contracts. 

Additionally, the role involves defending the District’s policies in emerging areas such as public agency social media use and Employee First Amendment rights. This is a pivotal opportunity for an accomplished litigator to provide the 'shield' that protects the infrastructure and policies sustaining Southern California’s water future. The ideal candidate will have experience as a first chair litigator of complex matters, experience in negotiation and documentation of complex transactions, and/or experience in representing parties in administrative proceedings at the local, state and/or federal level.

Qualifications: A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school, along with at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible, directly related legal experience handling complex and varied assignments. Experience representing public agencies is preferred.

Directly related experience includes labor relations/employment law, litigation/environmental resources law, or public agency litigation. Candidates should identify their primary area of expertise in the application questionnaire.

Active membership in the California State Bar, or the ability to obtain active status prior to employment.

This role requires strict confidentiality and regular access to sensitive information, including personnel matters and strategic corporate data.

This position is a hybrid work schedule. This typically includes two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs.

Annual salary range with benefits: $212,534 - $278,387.

View the position description and apply HERE. 

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California delivers reliable water to a region with 19 million people and relies on a team of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible. 

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in all areas of California public agency labor and employment law, including the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA), PERB proceedings, and Skelly due process requirements. This individual will serve as a primary legal strategist, handling complex labor and employment matters from initial investigation through administrative hearings, arbitration, writ proceedings, and litigation, including employment-related constitutional claims. First-chair litigation experience is highly desirable, along with the ability to effectively supervise outside counsel and manage all phases of mediation and litigation.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience negotiating with labor unions and drafting collective bargaining agreements, settlement agreements, and other employment-related transactions, as well as representing public agencies in union grievances and administrative proceedings at the local, state, and federal levels.  

The candidate must also provide strategic and practical legal advice on a wide range of employment-related issues, including disciplinary actions, workplace investigations, and compliance with key statutory frameworks such as the Brown Act, California Public Records Act (CPRA), Government Claims Act, and Political Reform Act. Familiarity with the Metropolitan Water District Act (MWD Act), CalPERS regulations, and the intersection of disability law with the interactive process is also highly desirable.   

Qualifications: A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school, along with at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible, directly related legal experience handling complex and varied assignments. Experience representing public agencies is preferred.

Directly related experience includes labor relations/employment law, litigation/environmental resources law, or public agency litigation. Candidates should identify their primary area of expertise in the application questionnaire.

Active membership in the California State Bar, or the ability to obtain active status prior to employment.

This role requires strict confidentiality and regular access to sensitive information, including personnel matters and strategic corporate data.

This position is a hybrid work schedule. This typically includes two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs.

Annual salary range with benefits: $212,534 - $278,387.

View the position description and apply HERE. 

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California delivers reliable water to a region with 19 million people and relies on a team of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible. 

For this position, knowledge of public agency laws such as the Brown Act and the California Public Records Act and experience working for or representing public agencies, providing legal advice, working with boards, committees or legislative bodies, including serving as counsel during public meetings and hearings, is preferred. 

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and experience in CEQA/NEPA, CWA, ESA litigation, and a variety of other substantive areas relating to natural resources, and/or water law as well as experience in California water resource issues including the Law of the Colorado River and the California State Water Project.  The ideal candidate will have experience as a first chair litigator of complex matters, experience in negotiation and documentation of complex transactions, and/or experience in representing parties in administrative proceedings at the local, state and/or federal level.

Experience as a first chair litigator of complex matters, experience in negotiation and documentation of complex transactions, and/or experience in representing parties in administrative proceedings at the local, state and/or federal level is desired.

Qualifications: A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school, along with at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible, directly related legal experience handling complex and varied assignments. Experience representing public agencies is preferred.

Directly related experience includes labor relations/employment law, litigation/environmental resources law, or public agency litigation. Candidates should identify their primary area of expertise in the application questionnaire.

Active membership in the California State Bar, or the ability to obtain active status prior to employment.

This role requires strict confidentiality and regular access to sensitive information, including personnel matters and strategic corporate data.

This position is a hybrid work schedule. This typically includes two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs.

Annual salary range with benefits: $212,534 - $278,387.

View the position description and apply HERE. 

A.E.I. Law, is a California professional law corporation that provides a full service business and legal affairs department to the 21st Century da Vinci™.  A.E.I. Law is a transactional & litigation law firm providing artists, entrepreneurs,  and innovators with guidance and counsel through the global business and legal landscape of the internet age, with a focus on business, contracts, and intellectual property.

A.E.I. Law is seeking a dedicated, detail-oriented, and highly motivated Business and Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney with 5+ years of experience to join our dynamic team in Huntington Beach. This role involves handling a wide range of complex commercial litigation and advisory matters, including breach of contract, civil fraud, business torts, trademark, copyright and trade secret infringement, defamation, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, employers’ side employment law, and construction matters.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong legal drafting and negotiation skills, a client-focused mindset, and the ability to manage cases independently with minimal supervision while delivering outstanding outcomes.

Responsibilities include the following: 

• Independently manage a full litigation caseload from inception through resolution, including taking ownership of strategy, deadlines, and client communication.
• Appear remotely and in-person in California state and federal courts; prepare and argue briefs, pleadings, motions, and discovery matters.
• Draft, review, and ensure accuracy and compliance of all legal documents.
• Conduct thorough legal research to support case strategy and preparation.
• Negotiate settlements and agreements on behalf of clients.
• Prepare documentation, evidence, and trial materials; participate in trials, hearings, and depositions.
• Manage case files, scheduling, and multi-task effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Stay current on evolving laws and regulations affecting clients.
• Collaborate with the team on complex strategies while driving day-to-day case progress autonomously.
• 1,820 billable hour annual requirement.

Qualifications: A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active California Bar license in good standing are required. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in business or commercial litigation, with a proven ability to manage cases independently with minimal supervision, demonstrating strong initiative and focus. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in legal drafting, negotiation, and achieving successful client outcomes, along with experience handling court appearances, depositions, and trial preparation; first- or second-chair trial experience is strongly preferred. Proficiency with LexisNexis or similar platforms and case management software is required, with experience using Clio considered a plus. 

Annual salary range with benefits: $176,000 - $206,000.

Go HERE to view the full job description and submit your application.

Manning Kass is a national civil litigation defense firm that stands out from the rest—every case and client matters. Established in 1994 with just sixteen attorneys, we have expanded over the past thirty years to more than 170 attorneys across eight offices, including major economic hubs like New York and Los Angeles.

We are seeking a General Liability Associate with at least 2+ years of civil litigation experience, to join our Team in one of our California offices. This role focuses on defending clients in complex, high-exposure general liability matters, including catastrophic injury cases. Our attorneys represent corporations, businesses, and insurers, while also advising clients on risk mitigation and litigation strategy.

 Responsibilities include the following:

• Attending court hearings, participating in site inspections, taking and defending depositions.
• Drafting extensive written discovery, including preparing and responding to interrogatories, documents requests and request for admissions.
• Evaluating, analyzing, assessing, and executing litigation strategies.
• Proactively manage communications with clients throughout the course of litigation.

Qualifications:  A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree is required, along with active membership in the California State Bar in good standing. Candidates should have a minimum of two years of general civil litigation experience, with experience or exposure to catastrophic injury matters preferred. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong legal research and writing skills with keen attention to detail, as well as excellent time management abilities and a proven capacity to manage and meet deadlines.

Locations (California): Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Inland Empire, and San Francisco.

Annual salary range with benefits: $125,000 - $180,000. Salary is commensurate with experience

Go HERE to view the full job description. To apply, send your resume to: recruiting@manningkass.com.