Litigation Counsel – Outdoor & Hospitality Industry

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Become a part of Scale LLP's expanding litigation team as a midlevel Counsel.

• Develop and enhance a legal practice with independence and direct engagement with clients.

• Provide support to ski resorts, mountain bike parks, hotels, venues, equipment manufacturers and retailers, as well as industry trade associations.

• Manage intricate liability cases, catastrophic injury claims, risk management, and employment issues.

• Independently oversee daily case responsibilities and key aspects of litigation processes.

• Collaborate closely with a Partner on complex litigation cases.

• Address catastrophic injury and liability disputes related to outdoor recreation, hospitality, resorts, and adventure sectors.

• Handle employment defense cases for Fortune 500 firms and insurance providers.

• Draft dispositive and substantive motions, motions to compel, meet-and-confer correspondence, and other pre-trial documentation.

• Respond to routine inquiries from clients and regarding case matters.

• Provide clients and team members with timely updates and practical advice.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 7–10 years of litigation experience, with a robust foundation in civil litigation.

• Must be licensed to practice in California.

• Strong pre-trial and law-and-motion experience is essential.

• Excellent legal writing skills are required.

• Proven experience in drafting dispositive motions, substantive motions, motions to compel, meet-and-confer correspondence, and other pre-trial filings.

• Capability to independently manage significant portions of a case.

• Proficiency in handling routine inquiries from clients and pertaining to case matters.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and proactively identify issues and solutions.

• Deliver thoughtful, concise, and high-quality work with a keen attention to detail.

• Highly responsive and organized in approach.

• Comfortable managing several active matters in a fast-paced, high-volume setting.

• Effective communication skills with both clients and colleagues.

• Experience with catastrophic injury, premises liability, employment defense, risk management, or outdoor recreation/hospitality issues is advantageous.

• Required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Guaranteed minimum of 1,000 hours.

• A transparent, collections-based compensation structure.

• Predictable and linear economic model.

• A modern, fully distributed/remote work environment.

• Autonomy to shape and develop a legal practice.

• Opportunity to own your career trajectory and manage direct client relationships.

• Professional credibility and sophisticated clientele.

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• An equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.