100% REMOTE Closer Attorney For Tenants Rights Law Firm

Are you an experienced, results-driven California-licensed attorney with negotiation experience looking for meaningful work?

Are you interested in legal work that can deliver life-changing results to deserving, mostly socioeconomically disadvantaged clients?

Are you comfortable with technology, including the integration of AI into your law practice, and interacting with a global team via the latest videoconferencing technology?

Are you looking to join a team of smart, hardworking, and high-energy attorneys and legal professionals from around the world at a firm that has been recognized by Inc. 5000, Law Firm 500, Great Place to Work?, Fortune Best Places to Work (Small & Midsize Firms Bay Area), San Francisco Business Times, and Super Lawyers??

If you?ve answered yes to these questions, and your current employer does not offer the following perks:

1. 100% remote work with state-of-the-art firm-issued computer and telecommunications equipment;

2. Competitive compensation that includes unlimited bonuses tied to the achievement of objective milestones;

3. Open (unlimited!!!) paid time off;

4. Health, dental, vision, and life insurance after sixty days of full-time employment;

5. Paid holidays (ten days per year) and paid sick leave in accordance with state law;

6. CLE credit through weekly Lunch & Learns offered at no charge by the firm;

7. Payment of California State Bar annual fees;

8. Professional growth opportunities; and

9. A 401(k) retirement plan with a mandatory employer contributions after one year of employment.

YOU MAY JUST BE THE PERSON WE?RE LOOKING FOR.

We are a fast-growing 100% virtual tenant rights law firm that helps California tenants who have been illegally evicted, discriminated against, harassed, or forced to endure uninhabitable living conditions recover money from their landlords. We are seeking to hire a rock star Closer Attorney this quarter who can hit the ground running.

The primary responsibilities of the Closer Attorney are to oversee the prosecution of a portfolio of matters working as part of a team or ?Pod? consisting of a Paralegal and/or Case Manager; ensure timely progression of matters through the pipeline; give legal advice to clients; appear at hearings; and act as a sounding board and mentor to other attorneys. This position will be responsible for critically important work, including:
? Acting as the responsible attorney for a portfolio of tenant rights claims, ensuring that statutes of limitation are accurately calendared, that matters are being prosecuted, that clients are satisfied, and that the Claims Team is operating smoothly;
? Providing legal advice to clients with questions that cannot be answered by the Case Manager;
? Managing and being ultimately responsible for the prosecution of each case and for the ultimate success of all matters in portfolio;
? Overseeing and monitoring the performance of a dedicated Paralegal and/or Case Manager;
? Reviewing the work product of the dedicated Paralegal and/or Case Manager;
? Ensuring, with the assistance of an electronic calendaring system, that all statutes of limitations are met;
? Representing clients at hearings;
? Assisting in the creation and/or revision of the firm?s policies, systems, and procedures to ensure efficient operations, and
? Attending daily huddles, weekly attorney roundtables, weekly team meetings, weekly Lunch & Learns, and quarterly action planning sessions focused on the Closer Attorney?s personal, professional, and financial goals.

If the following statements describe you, then you may be our Closer Attorney:
? You have plenty of experience negotiating (and you enjoy it).
? Your approach with opposing adjusters/attorneys is aggressive but practical. When interacting with opposing counsel, you believe in the Golden Rule.
? You believe in the firm?s commitment to work-life balance but are nonetheless prepared to arrive early, stay late, and work on weekends when necessary to get the job done.
? You have an empathetic and understanding manner with clients.
? You have great attention to detail. You proofread documents and emails; can spot and fix grammar errors, spelling errors, typos, formatting errors, etc.; you do not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
? You expect personal performance and team performance to be nothing short of the best.
? You are trustworthy, do not cut corners ethically, earn trust and maintain confidences when appropriate, and, most importantly, do what is right, not just what is expedient.
? You are innovative, growth-minded, can generate new and creative approaches to problems, and can maximize value and use of technology and other resources.
? You can act without being told what to do and bring new ideas to the CEO.
? You work at a fast pace with the ability to move between tasks quickly, are not overwhelmed with volume or by deadlines, and spend time on tasks that add value.
? You develop and nurture productive and professional relationships with clients and staff, and are both approachable yet stern when the circumstances require.
? You are self-directed, able to assess a situation and determine what needs to be done and then do it.
? Your middle name is ?No Drama.?
? You are an awesome juggler of tasks and can change gears quickly.
? You do not think of any task as ?beneath you.?

While we do not have a minimum years-in-practice requirement, we believe an attorney with civil litigation experience in California courts (preferably plaintiff-side) and who is skilled at negotiations would be an ideal candidate. The Closer Attorney must be an active member of the State Bar of California with a discipline-free record. The Closer Attorney must be able to manage a portfolio of matters, lead a team, take initiative on work that needs to be done, and complete tasks with minimal handholding. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude and sense of humor, and be willing to follow policies, systems, and procedures.

This is a fulltime job and candidates absolutely must be able to work for at least forty hours per week. Work will be done 100% virtually. Total compensation includes bonuses tied to the achievement of objective quarterly milestones (in full compliance with California law and the California Rules of Professional Conduct); open (unlimited) PTO; health, dental, and vision benefits after sixty days of full-time employment; paid holidays (ten days per year), and paid sick leave in accordance with state law; payment of California State Bar annual fees; CLE credit through weekly Lunch & Learns offered at no charge by the firm; and a 401(k) retirement plan with a mandatory employer contribution after one year of employment.

Please note: The compensation range presented includes bonuses.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants who reside in the City and County of San Francisco with arrest and conviction records.

Company DescriptionFounded in January 2016, Tenant Law Group is dedicated exclusively to the representation of renters, helping California tenants who have been illegally evicted, harassed, or forced to endure unlivable conditions recover money from their landlords. Tenant Law Group has been recognized by Inc. 5000 as among the five thousand fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States in 2022 (#3,448) and 2024 (#3,005); Law Firm 500 as among the 100 fastest growing law firms in the United States every year since its first year of eligibility in 2019 (#22 in 2019, #12 in 2020, #40 in 2021, #78 in 2022, #58 in 2023, and TBD in 2024); Great Place to Work as a Great Place to Work? every year since 2021; Fortune Best Places to Work (Small & Midsize Firms Bay Area) (#67 in 2024); San Francisco Business Times as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area in 2024; and Super Lawyers?. Our clients are California renters who are experiencing any type of dispute with their landlord. We have offices in San Francisco (headquarters), Oakland, and Los Angeles. We are a majority female, majority minority, and majority Spanish speaking law firm. Our team size is currently forty-two, including fourteen full-time employees, one part-time employee, and twenty-seven contractors. We are committed to the work we do for our clients, but we don?t take ourselves too seriously and really value professional development and team building.

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