Associate Attorney

Pay: $140000.00 - $210000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a growing boutique firm where you can get meaningful responsibility early and work closely with business owners and decision-makers
• Handle a broad mix of civil litigation real estate landlord/tenant employment counseling and outside general counsel style matters
• Build strong client relationships and become a trusted advisor not just a task-doer
• Work directly with experienced leadership in a firm that values responsiveness practical thinking and business-minded legal strategy
• Strong compensation potential with bonus opportunity benefits 401(k) and profit sharing

Location: Santa Barbara California. Preferably on-site for strong collaboration and community connection with openness to a hybrid arrangement for the right candidate.

Note: Must be licensed in California and have strong ties to the Santa Barbara area or surrounding community. Civil litigation experience is strongly preferred.

About Us

We are a growing law firm focused on delivering high-touch business-minded legal counsel to a sophisticated client base. Our approach is practical strategic and relationship-driven we aim to become long-term partners in our clients success not just handle isolated legal issues. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Handle matters across civil litigation real estate landlord/tenant employment counseling and related business matters
• Take ownership of cases and client work from early stages through resolution
• Draft pleadings motions discovery correspondence and other legal documents
• Conduct legal research and develop practical business-oriented recommendations
• Participate in hearings depositions negotiations mediations and trial preparation
• Communicate directly with clients and help guide strategy on active matters
• Collaborate with firm leadership while working independently on day-to-day case responsibilities
• Support a client-service model centered on responsiveness judgment and long-term partnership

Qualifications

• Active California Bar membership
• 2 years of attorney experience ideally with civil litigation exposure
• Strong legal writing research and analytical skills
• Comfortable managing substantive work with appropriate supervision
• Excellent communication and client-facing ability
• Existing ties to Santa Barbara or the surrounding community strongly preferred
• Real estate landlord/tenant employment defense or business counseling experience is a plus

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will join a firm where your work matters and your judgment is valued. This is a chance to build real client relationships expand your practice across multiple areas and grow with a team that emphasizes strategy service and long-term impact over bureaucracy.

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: CA bar license. 1 yr civil litigation exp. Open to more sr attorneys

• Nice to haves: Professional ties to the area civil litigation exp plus exposure to real estate landlord/tenant employment counseling or business advisory work.

• Additional context: Relocation- yesno. Packages - yesno

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Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)

Boutique Santa Barbara firm serving business clients with a mix of civil litigation real estate landlord/tenant employment counseling and fractional GC-style work. They want a self-driven California attorney who can take ownership of matters early and work closely with clients. Strong local ties are a major factor and they prefer on-site but may flex to hybrid.

Recruiters Submission: To submit cancel - Associate Attorney Riviera Law Group PC - JPC 807 - Source

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