Post-Conviction Relief Associate Attorney | Los Angeles, CA

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  • Location: Los Angeles, CA

  • Company: BCG Attorney Search

The role involves managing a caseload, providing legal counsel to clients, and collaborating with a post-conviction relief team. The successful candidate will handle post-conviction relief cases, attend motion hearings, and manage court appearances for criminal cases.

Duties: Report to the supervising attorney for guidance and mentorship. Gain valuable experience in both criminal and immigration law. Manage a caseload, ensure effective client interaction, and collaborate with a post-conviction relief team. Provide legal counsel by advising clients on their legal rights and drafting relevant legal documents. Handle post-conviction relief cases, including motions to vacate, expungements,

motions to reduce, and early termination of probation. Experience with immigration law is highly desirable, given interactions with both criminal and immigration practices.

Attend motion hearings on behalf of clients and provide post-hearing advice on optimal legal strategies. Manage open criminal cases, including arraignments, pre-trials, pleas, and sentencing on behalf of other criminal attorneys within the firm. Manage court appearances, draft motions, interview clients, and perform legal research. Analyze probable outcomes of cases using knowledge of legal precedents. Efficiently manage the workload of cases, ensuring thorough attention to each matter. Provide legal analysis to clients,

determining possible case benefits. Demonstrate criminal defense experience or immigration law experience.

Experience handling criminal cases at the state and local levels. Collaborate as a team player, assisting, strategizing, and working with fellow associates. Utilize bilingual (English/Spanish) skills when necessary. Be an attorney with previous litigation and/or appellate experience. Requirements: Juris Doctorate (JD) from an accredited law school. Active Bar admission in the state of California. Skills: Strong team player with the ability to collaborate effectively. Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills are strongly preferred. Previous litigation and/or appellate experience.

Criminal defense experience or immigration law experience. Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance. Paid parking. Paid time off. This medium-sized firm specializes in immigration, criminal, employment law, and personal injury. Committed to excellent customer service, the firm provides focused personalized attention to every client's needs. The firm consists of highly experienced and aggressive attorneys and associate attorneys who strive to make a difference in immigration law and criminal defense law. The firm has a collaborative teamwork environment where everybody shares ideas, motivates each other, and solves issues together.

The firm is an equal employment opportunity employer dedicated to providing an open and diverse work environment. The legal community has recognized the firm for professional achievements and customer service, including Super Lawyers, The National Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Nationally Ranked Top 10 Attorney Award, 10 Best Law Firms Client Satisfaction, Avvo's Client Choice Award, and other accolades.

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