About the role
Macdonald & Cody is a California insurance defense firm with four offices and a high-volume catastrophic personal injury practice. We are hiring Litigation Attorneys at both the senior (5+ years) and junior (1–3 years post-bar) levels across our San Diego, Irvine, and Riverside offices.
What we're looking for:
We need an insurance defense litigator (ideally with a strong catastrophic personal injury background) who can run a file independently from pleadings through trial. You should be comfortable managing a caseload of 30–40 active matters, handling court appearances, depositions, and site inspections, and have a genuine appetite for first- and second-chair trial opportunities. Bonus points if you have experience with expert depositions and a track record of taking cases all the way through verdict.
What you'll do:
- Manage full lifecycle litigation — from pleadings and Case Management Orders through discovery, law & motion, depositions, trial prep, and trial
- Propound and respond to written discovery; draft and argue law and motion matters
- Take and defend depositions, including expert witness depositions
- Conduct site inspections and travel within California (LA and surrounding counties; occasional central/northern CA) for court appearances and depositions
- Serve as first- or second-chair at trial — real courtroom opportunities, not paper litigation
- Collaborate with a 2:1 attorney-to-assistant team in a casual, collegial office environment
- Interface directly with insurance carriers, experts, and clients with meaningful autonomy
Requirements:
- Active California State Bar membership in good standing
- Senior track: 5+ years of insurance defense litigation experience
