Tyler & Wilson, LLP—Los Angeles, California
Job Title: Law Clerk
Application Process: Please email resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Writing samples may be requested from an applicant during the interview process.
Our Firm: We are a unique boutique firm specializing in representing post-acute health care providers in many aspects of operations including regulatory compliance, labor, and employment as well as contracts and transactions.
Ideal Candidate: We are seeking an individual with strong people, writing and analytical skills and a demonstrated ability to manage their own workload and meet deadlines. Our law clerks join us on the front line of litigation, not in the back room writing research memos.
Job Summary: This position directly supports attorneys in civil and administrative litigation defending client health facilities against state and federal administrative agencies including defense of surveys and citations.
Required Experience and Education: Successful applicants must be enrolled in law school or be a recent law school graduate. Health care work experience of any kind is a plus.
Wages: Negotiable and commiserate with experience. Standard range for 1L to Post Grad: $20-35 per hour.
Work Hours: Law Clerks during the school year average 8-20 hours per week. Some flexibility in scheduling may be available.
Work Locations: Work is primarily performed at our offices located in the mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles. Some remote work might be arranged. Some work may be done at client locations in Southern California on occasion that will require applicants to have their own reliable transportation.
Job Duties: Can include active participation in analyzing legal allegations; legal research regarding identified issues; drafting letters and pleadings; interviewing witnesses and others; preparing discovery requests and evaluating discovery responses; drafting motions, oppositions, and replies; and other duties as may be assigned. Written and verbal communication of information must be consistent with professional standards. All staff must be able to problem-solve and efficiently perform job duties in a timely manner to ensure optimal client outcomes. All staff must also be able to use IT systems and firm computer programs in an accurate and proficient manner.
Collaboration/Teamwork: Each staff member is expected to contribute toward positive working relationships with co- workers, clients, and others. All staff should demonstrate cooperation, flexibility, efficiency, reliability and integrity in all daily work activities and a willingness to collaborate with others for the good of clients and the firm while also being self- motivated and able to work effectively on an independent basis.
ADA/Physical Demands: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative, but not exhaustive, of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The essential functions include but are not limited to being able to work efficiently and effectively under stress; talking, hearing and writing; standing, walking, and sitting; using arms, hands and fingers to reach; observing surroundings and activities of others as well as hearing communication of others whose verbal communication abilities may be limited due to age and/or disability. This job regularly requires lifting, pushing, and/or pulling weights of more than ten pounds independently.
Equal Opportunity Employment: Offers of Employment are made and employment is continued regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, veteran status, disability, history of disability or perceived disability and all other legally recognized factors.
Notice--No Agencies: This is a direct hire position. We do not accept applications submitted by anyone other than the applicant. We do not pay any fees related to agencies. Anything received from an agency is deleted without being read.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $20.00 - $35.00 per hour
Schedule:
Ability to Relocate:
- Los Angeles, CA 90036: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
