Company
Meyers Nave
Annual salary
$215k – $315k/yr
Location
San Diego, CA
Listed
157d ago
- Experience:
- 7 to 12 years
- Workplace:
- Hybrid schedule with 2-3 days per week in office. Candidates can choose from San Diego, Los Angeles, or Oakland offices.
- Visa:
- Visa sponsorship not available
- Equity:
- <p>No equity component. This is a law firm Of Counsel position. Compensation consists of base salary plus discretionary performance bonus.</p>
Hybrid in San Diego, CA. Visa sponsorship not available.
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About this Role
- Of Counsel title with real autonomy, you'll own cases and client relationships, not babysit partners
- 1,850 billable hour target with hybrid schedule (2-3 days/week in office)
- Choice of office: San Diego, Los Angeles, or Oakland
- Active California bar admission required
- Transcript and writing sample required at submission
What you'll do
- Lead eminent domain and inverse condemnation cases for public agency clients including transportation agencies, water districts, cities, and counties
- Drive valuation strategy by working with appraisers, engineers, and economists, developing and challenging expert testimony on highest-and-best use, severance damages, business goodwill, and just compensation
- Manage all phases of litigation including pleadings, discovery, depositions, law-and-motion, settlement negotiations, trial, and appeals
- Handle related litigation matters such as precondemnation conduct claims, regulatory takings, physical takings, and constitutional challenges
- Counsel public agency clients on right-of-way acquisition disputes and pre-litigation strategy
- Collaborate cross-office on statewide matters and mentor associates within the Trial & Litigation group
What you need
- We need an experienced attorney with 7+ years of experience in eminent domain, real estate litigation, or public entity land acquisition litigation who can run condemnation cases end-to-end for public agency clients. You should be comfortable managing all phases of litigation, from valuation strategy and expert coordination through trial, and have a track record of handling complex matters independently. Complex litigation experience is strongly preferred, and bonus points if you have prior government or transportation agency experience (Caltrans, Metro, port authorities) or CEQA/land use litigation crossover.
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The listing gives the location as San Diego, CA. Hybrid schedule with 2-3 days per week in office. Candidates can choose from San Diego, Los Angeles, or Oakland offices. Visa sponsorship not available.
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