Career Opportunities at McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP
McNicholas & McNicholas is currently hiring for multiple full-time positions in the firm. We offer paid Medical and Dental insurance, paid time off and holidays, and a 401(k). We also provide complimentary parking to all employees.
To learn more about each position’s requirements, please choose the title below.
Please mail your resume or c.v. to YourHREdge@gmail.com.
Attorney Positions
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP is a Los Angeles-based plaintiff trial law firm practicing throughout the State seeking a full-time Associate Attorney with experience in supporting lawyers in personal injury, products liability, employment, and other consumer-oriented cases.
Responsibilities
- Must be able to take direction and assist in all phases of discovery and trial preparations.
- The ability to analyze case law and public law and apply it to current matters
- Litigate cases in court before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Draft and review employment agreements, contracts, company policies and employee handbooks.
- Effectively handles concurrent assignments and multiple deadlines.
- Results oriented with a high level of organization and ability to prioritize effectively.
- Ability to work independently and make decisions supported with reasoned judgment
- Self-directed learner.
- Experience in a client-facing position (whether in a legal capacity or otherwise).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong critical thinking and analysis skills.
- Passionately and ethically committed to personal and professional development.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate degree and active member in good standing with the California State Bar
- 3-5 years’ experience in personal injury, employment law, products liability and other consumer-oriented matters
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP is a Los Angeles-based plaintiff trial law firm seeking a highly motivated and hard-working Employment Attorney to join our team. This position is an excellent opportunity to join a high powered plaintiff trial law firm, with a strong reputation. We offer a great work environment and team approach, with opportunity for unlimited professional and financial growth.
The ideal candidate must have the expertise to take on compelling cases in employment, experienced with taking numerous depositions, has prepared and argued motions for summary judgment, can run employment cases under own initiative, and can manage junior lawyers.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate degree and active member in good standing with the California State Bar
- 5 to 9 years’ experience in employment law
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP is a Los Angeles-based plaintiff trial law firm seeking a highly motivated and hard-working Attorney to join our mass tort team. The ideal candidate will have the ability to take on compelling set of cases, who can successfully manage many clients, experts and coordinate large scale discovery.
This position is an excellent opportunity to join a high-powered plaintiff trial law firm, with a strong reputation.
Responsibilities
- Provide oversight of day-to-day mass tort cases by overseeing junior attorneys
- Participate in leadership responsibilities with other firms involved in the cases
- Provide regular status reports to the partners
Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate degree and active member in good standing with the California State Bar
- 5 to 9 years’ experience in mass tort, personal injury, or consumer-oriented matters
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills
- Working with others in a team-oriented environment is essential
Staff Positions
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP is a Los Angeles-based plaintiff trial law firm seeking a full-time, self-motivated Accountant/CPA to join our Financial Department. This position plays an important role in our firm’s financial operations, ensuring accuracy in accounting, auditing and compliance with the law.
Responsibilities
- Manage all accounting and bookkeeping transactions
- Prepare budget forecasts
- Publish financial statements
- Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
- Performs all client billing functions and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
- Ensure timely bank payments
- Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
- Report on the firm’s financial health and liquidity
- Audit financial transactions and documents
- Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
- Comply with financial policies and regulations
Requirements and Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an Accountant
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- CPA certification is a requirement
- Outstanding tax knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations
- Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks and QuickBooks
- Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
- Experience with general ledger functions
- Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
- BS in Accounting, Finance or relevant degree
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP is a Los Angeles-based plaintiff trial law firm seeking a full-time Clerical Receptionist. The ideal candidate is organized, attentive to details, communicates well with clients and visitors, and has experience working in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills to ensure visitors have a good first impression and feel welcomed.
Responsibilities
- Responds to all telephone calls, screen/direct calls, take messages, and assist callers in a professional and accommodating telephone manner
- Interact with all clients and visitors
- Review electronic calendars for meetings and schedules
- Manage mail correspondence, open, scan, email
- Perform data entry and filing tasks
- Manage inventory of office library books and updates
- Perform other clerical tasks as needed
Qualifications
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Highly organized, with a structured approach to managing workloads and prioritizing activities
- Prior office experience in a professional work environment required
- High school diploma
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP is a Los Angeles-based plaintiff trial law firm seeking a full-time intake coordinator with experience in client/case screening and intake. This position is a critical one as it is the first point of contact clients have with the firm. An important prerequisite for this position is the ability to demonstrate compassion and understanding to potential clients.
Responsibilities
- Immediately contact and/or respond to all potential clients via phone, email and website
- Obtain pertinent information from potential clients by asking them a series of questions professionally and respectfully
- Persistently following up with any leads that didn’t respond
- Establish a relationship and rapport with potential clients, including demonstrating empathy and composure
- Add and update pertinent information into the firm’s client management system, and organizing information into a reporting system of leads and sources of business
- Assist attorneys with administrative tasks as it relates to opening new cases and maintaining database
Qualifications
- Possess a strong intake background, preferably in a law firm; able to handle calls with care and thoroughness
- Previous experience as a receptionist, especially if you've worked with complex phone systems
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented with the firm’s client management and reporting systems
- Experience using online database software, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Adobe) software
- Excellent customer service skills and a positive attitude are essential
- Experience using online database software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- English and Spanish speaking preferred
- Resourceful and motivated to work in fast pace environment
- English and bi-lingual in Spanish preferred
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP is a Los Angeles-based plaintiff trial law firm seeking a full-time Legal Secretary to provide secretarial and administrative support. The ideal candidate needs excellent organizational skills, the ability to manage a variety of administrative tasks, and effectively liaise between the attorneys, employees, and clients.
Responsibilities
- Prepare pleadings, correspondence, forms, and other legal documents
- File court documents and handle correspondence, memorandum, pleadings, law and motion, and related documents.
- Prepare and Serve discovery and subpoenas
- Request records (medical, employment, etc.) via various record services and maintenance of subpoenaed records log
- Accurately calendar deadlines and reminders for deadlines and keep attorneys aware of scheduled and approaching events
- Handle incoming and outgoing mail for the supported attorneys
- Schedule hearings, meetings, depositions, conference calls, assist with travel arrangements when necessary
- Assist fellow co-workers and/or other timekeepers as needed and requested
Education and Experience
- 3 to 5 years’ experience working in a law firm
- Knowledge and experience of MS Office software applications
- Working knowledge of legal procedures and terminology
- Knowledge of local, state and federal filing guidelines