Junior Associate Attorney / Appearance AttorneyJob Overview
The Law Office of Bosky Kathuria is seeking a junior associate attorney or appearance attorney to assist with a busy litigation practice focused primarily on criminal defense, family law, civil harassment/restraining order matters, and related court appearances.
This position is ideal for a newer California attorney who wants real courtroom experience, hands-on litigation training, client interaction, jail visit experience, and the opportunity to work directly with an experienced trial attorney.
The attorney will assist with routine court appearances, client meetings, jail visits, discovery review, settlement discussions, and litigation support. The position requires reliability, professionalism, strong communication skills, and the ability to follow firm strategy and supervision.
Compensation is $1,500 per week, subject to a 90-day introductory period and review.
Duties and Responsibilities
The attorney’s duties may include:
- Covering routine criminal court appearances, including arraignments, pretrial conferences, readiness conferences, settlement conferences, probation matters, and status hearings.
- Covering family law, civil harassment, restraining order, small claims, and related civil appearances as assigned.
- Conducting jail visits and in-custody client meetings.
- Reviewing discovery with clients.
- Communicating with clients regarding case status, court dates, discovery, offers, and next steps.
- Communicating with prosecutors, opposing counsel, court staff, probation, and other parties as directed.
- Assisting with plea negotiations, settlement discussions, and case resolution discussions, subject to supervising attorney approval.
- Preparing court appearance summaries and reporting back to the supervising attorney after each appearance.
- Drafting basic motions, declarations, correspondence, settlement agreements, chronologies, case summaries, and hearing preparation memos.
- Assisting with trial preparation, witness preparation, exhibit organization, subpoena follow-up, and discovery review.
- Helping manage case calendars, deadlines, client follow-up, and routine litigation tasks.
- Traveling to courts and jails in Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Indio, Banning, Joshua Tree, Murrieta, Palm Springs, and surrounding areas as needed.
Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Active California Bar license in good standing.
- Strong professionalism, judgment, and courtroom demeanor.
- Reliable transportation and willingness to travel to court appearances and jail visits.
- Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with clients, court staff, opposing counsel, prosecutors, and law enforcement.
- Ability to follow instructions and firm strategy.
- Strong writing and organization skills.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced litigation environment.
- Willingness to handle jail visits and in-custody client communication.
- Ability to prepare written appearance summaries and client updates.
- No disciplinary history involving dishonesty, client funds, court misconduct, or serious professional responsibility issues.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred but not required:
- Prior criminal defense, family law, civil litigation, or court appearance experience.
- Experience appearing in Riverside County, San Bernardino County, or nearby courts.
- Experience with jail visits or in-custody client communication.
- Bilingual English/Spanish ability.
- Familiarity with criminal procedure, restraining orders, family law hearings, DMV hearings, or civil settlement practice.
Important Supervision Policy
This is a supervised attorney position. The associate attorney will not have independent authority to settle cases, accept or reject offers, enter pleas, waive time, stipulate to facts, dismiss claims, modify custody, make immigration-related advisals, or make major strategic decisions without express approval from the supervising attorney.
The attorney must promptly report all court appearances, offers, client concerns, deadlines, and material developments to the supervising attorney.
Compensation
Compensation is $1,500 per week, subject to a 90-day introductory period.
Compensation may be reviewed after the introductory period based on reliability, courtroom performance, client communication, jail visit coverage, settlement assistance, writing ability, professionalism, and overall fit with the firm.
Discretionary bonuses may be available based on performance, firm needs, case coverage, collections, and overall contribution.
How to Apply
Please submit:
- Resume
- California Bar number
- Short writing sample
- Availability
- Expected start date
- Brief statement explaining your interest in courtroom litigation and client advocacy
Pay: $1,500.00 per week
Work Location: In person
