Associate Attorney - Condo & HOA

The successful candidate will be based in California and will be responsible for providing legal advice and representation on issues pertaining to eminent domain. Responsibilities Conduct legal research and prepare pleadings, motions, and other court documents Represent clients in negotiations, mediations, and other legal proceedings Prepare and present evidence at administrative and judicial hearings Advise clients on legal issues related to eminent domain, including valuation, compensation, and eminent domain law Collaborate with other legal professionals, including paralegals and other attorneys Manage and prioritize a high volume of cases, ensuring that all deadlines are met Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients and other stakeholders Requirements Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school Admission to the California Bar 4+ years’ complex litigation experience, with public agency acquisitions, eminent domain and inverse condemnation litigation Strong legal research and writing skills Excellent negotiation skills Strong interpersonal and communication skills Ability to work independently and as part of a team Sound judgment and problem-solving ability

Turnbull Law Group, LLC is hiring a litigation attorney with 1-4 years of experience to join our team. This is a work from home position that requires you to communicate with clients, managing attorneys, and legal support staff remotely -- so a strong understanding of technology is crucial. The ideal candidate should be able to work autonomously with limited supervision, be comfortable managing a high-volume caseload, and have the ability to work a case from inception through to trial/settlement. Excellent organizational & time-management skills are necessary in order to meet strict court deadlines. A J.D. from an accredited law school is required, as well as being active and in good standing in the state of Virginia. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Please submit a formatted resume for consideration.

Responsibilities: Assist attorneys in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions from contracts and loan commitments through closing and post-closing. Draft and/or review and analyze all required correspondence and commercial purchase and sale, lease, loan, tax and escrow documents, including, but not limited to: Letters of Intent, Purchase and Sale Agreements, Escrow Instructions, Deeds of Trust, Promissory Notes, Releases of Liens, Continuing Guaranties, Loan Agreements, Environmental Indemnity Agreements, Leases, Estoppel Certificates, UCC forms and Security Agreements. Assist with commercial real estate due diligence, including title and survey reviews, title objection letters, lease reviews, municipal lien searches, and UCC, judgment, litigation and lien searches. Coordinate transaction from the beginning through close of escrow in preparation of commercial and municipal real estate deals, which includes affordable and public housing transactions. Prepare organizational documents and assist in entity formation. Prepare closing checklists, critical date timelines, title commitments, title policies, closing statements, title and other affidavits, entity authorizations, customary closing documentation, etc. Responsible for closing binders and assisting with other aspects of the transactions as needed, both locally and nationally. Provide coordination efforts with respect to documentation and closing of real estate transactions, including sales, purchases, leases and financing. Serve as liaison between legal team and client to assure quality and timely response. Daily contact (in person, in writing, or on the telephone) with clients, opposing counsel, brokers, as well as title and escrow officers, while demonstrating a positive attitude with professionalism, courtesy, and appropriate tact and discretion in all interactions. Assist in performing due diligence review, including hiring consultants, corporate or other entity status (obtaining good standing certificates and certified copies of formation documents from Secretaries of State), review and analysis of environmental studies, surveys and preliminary title reports, maps and underlying title documents. Online research using Westlaw, Lexis, various Secretary of State business portals, Board of Equalization, State and Federal Tax Form portals and County and City portals. Select, assemble, summarize and compile substantive information by use of federal, state and local agency statutes, regulations, ordinances, resolutions, digests, commentaries, legal instruments and other materials/sources of information specific to the applicable practice area. Conduct legal, public records, and other research relating to simple and complex matters. Summarize findings and recommend proposed courses of action and/or solutions to the assigning attorney; is knowledgeable about internet research sources; assists with problem formulation, data collection, and analysis as needed by the assigning attorney. Prepare legal documents and correspondence applicable to the practice area in draft and final forms – including redline, as directed by the assigning attorney, and utilizes independent judgment to determine proper distribution; proofread legal documents and correspondence and make required corrections in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Perform research and analysis of real property legal descriptions, property ownership, property profiles, title reports, leases, licenses and contracts. Requirements Must possess a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program OR accredited post-secretary institution Minimum of four years of specific paralegal experience working in commercial real estate in a law firm

Capitol Recruiters Inc. is recruiting for Senior Staff Attorneys – remote - for a top tier law firm client. Positions are remote but candidates must live within commuting distance to an office in Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Palo Alto, CA. These roles are primarily responsible for supervising teams of Staff Attorneys and/or contract attorneys working on large litigation, investigatory, and regulatory matters in the discovery phase. *Candidates must have 3 or more years of doc review supervisory experience as a Staff Attorney or with a vendor as a PM, Team Lead or Review Manager. The Senior Staff Attorneys guarantee the review teams are meeting quality/output expectations and functions as liaison between the review team and the associates/partners on cases. Senior Staff Attorneys may also perform document review and analysis work. Duties: Supervision of document review teams ensuring team members are working efficiently and meeting quality and output expectations. Enable communication between document review team and the associates/partners on the case. Coordinate with the litigation support group and/or eDiscovery vendors to resolve end user problems with databases and review systems. Review/analyze/categorize documents/information in online-document review databases and/or hard-copy collections. Assist with review quality control and review metrics reporting processes. Assist in preparing privilege logs and similar tasks. Position Requirements: JD from accredited US law school. Must have a minimum of three years of document review supervisory experience in an AMLAW 100 or 200 law firm working on large litigation matters. Must have active/current good standing status in CA Bar. Organizational, interpersonal project coordination, strong service orientation skills required. Flexibility to work OT and help others with deadline intensive projects. Strong prior experience with discovery document review projects and typical workflows. Significant experience with on-line document review systems; Relativity, Nuix Discover, or similar. Fluency in a second language in addition to English is preferred but not required. The salary is $130k -plus paid OT (40k - 50k), bonus and generous benefits. *Our law firm client is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, sexual orientation, family responsibility, disability or any other improper criterion. Our law firm client will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with applicable laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

The successful candidate will be based in California and will be responsible for providing legal advice and representation on issues pertaining to eminent domain. Responsibilities Conduct legal research and prepare pleadings, motions, and other court documents Represent clients in negotiations, mediations, and other legal proceedings Prepare and present evidence at administrative and judicial hearings Advise clients on legal issues related to eminent domain, including valuation, compensation, and eminent domain law Collaborate with other legal professionals, including paralegals and other attorneys Manage and prioritize a high volume of cases, ensuring that all deadlines are met Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients and other stakeholders Requirements Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school Admission to the California Bar 4+ years’ complex litigation experience, with public agency acquisitions, eminent domain and inverse condemnation litigation Strong legal research and writing skills Excellent negotiation skills Strong interpersonal and communication skills Ability to work independently and as part of a team Sound judgment and problem-solving ability

Small Lake Merritt, Oakland law firm seeks full-time File Clerk/Admin Assistant for an in-office position (no remote). M-F, 8:30-5pm. Professional-casual office. We are looking for someone who wants to be a File Clerk/Admin Assistant, not someone looking for work while in school or a filler position. We want someone long-term who wants to stay and grow with the firm. Prior professional office experience preferred. Prior law firm experience preferred. Office attire is professional-casual (no jeans). We are a paperless office. The salary range for this position is $41,600-48,000/yr. depending on experience. Duties will include but not be limited to: • Must be RELIABLE. Everyone relies on you to help maintain a smooth-running office. Your are expected to be in the office Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, with a half-hour lunch break. • Maintain cloud-based legal files, which requires scanning, distributing and filing the daily mail. • Scan newly received invoices, enter billing information for the invoices in billing system, file copies in filing system • Download documents received via Dropbox or similar, rename documents per office system, distribute as necessary, and file. • Create Dropbox folders, upload requested documents, provide Dropbox link via email. • Maintain cloud-based legal files, which requires scanning, distributing and filing the daily mail (both physical mail received and documents received via email). • Light lifting of files and banker’s boxes when needed. (We are a paperless office and this is rare.) • Enter invoices in billing system and file copies in filing system. Must be skilled in typing numbers. • Maintain and Enter calendar entries in system. • General office duties of Scanning, copying, incoming/outgoing mail and packages, kitchen duties of cleaning and restocking, assist with making coffee, stocking office supplies and kitchen snacks when delivered, office cleanliness, office projects, and other tasks as requested. • Office projects, including assistance with printing and assembly of trial binders and other tasks as requested. • Miscellaneous office projects that might include chair assembly of new chairs when received. • Office errands (walk to the bank a block away, and similar), all within walking distance. • Professional/casual environment, no perfume, no chewing gum, no jeans, no flip-flops – think small shared space and law firm professional. Please have the ability to easily learn new things, be adept, ask questions, be detail-oriented and able to follow directions. Perfectionists are welcome! Please have the ability to maintain an organized and accurate filing system. Accuracy is key. The successful candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word and Outlook), and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Reliable, punctual, occasional light lifting, ability to be flexible and collaborative. Must keyboard type a minimum of 60 wpm. College degree preferred. The successful candidate will be flexible with changing daily priorities, open to interruptions, and willing to learn. Must be discreet and understand that client information is confidential. Collegial, friendly work environment with competitive salary and benefits. Following the standard probationary period, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% firm-paid medical, dental, and vision, 401(K) with firm contributions, paid vacation time off, paid sick leave, year-end bonuses, and annual salary reviews. Staff hours are M-F, 8:30-5pm with a half-hour lunch break. (Minimal overtime, if any.) Office is near Lake Merritt and conveniently located just a few blocks from the 20th Street BART station. This is an in-office position (no remote). The salary range for this position is $41,600-48,000/yr. depending on experience. Please reply with a resume, cover letter, and salary requirement. Due to the volume of resumes received, not every applicant will receive a reply. Only those chosen to continue the application process will be notified. Thank you.