The Oakland office of Toschi, Sidran, Collins & Doyle has two immediate openings for litigation associates with 5-10 years of civil litigation defense experience. One position will focus on auto liability and insurance fraud, while the second position will involve a variety of premises liability, products liability, auto liability and real estate litigation. Both positions are discovery intensive with the opportunity for significant client contact, arbitration and trial work.

The successful applicant will have excellent legal writing and oral advocacy skills and will have graduated from an ABA accredited law school; insurance defense experience is preferred. Extensive deposition, law & motion and civil discovery experience required.

Please e-mail your resume to dsidran@toschisidran.com

Lewis & Clark Law School - Faculty Positions

Lewis & Clark Law School invites applications from entry level or experienced candidates for one or two positions to begin in the 2008-09 academic year. The law school has a strong interest in business law, including both corporate law and international business transactions; environmental law, including climate change and the Clean Air Act; and energy law. In furtherance of the law school’s commitment to a diverse faculty, we especially encourage applications from women and members of minority groups.

Interested persons should send a résumé, references, a writing sample, and an indication of teaching interests to Doreen Corwin, Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean of Faculty, Lewis & Clark Law School, 10015 SW Terwilliger Boulevard, Portland, OR 97219.

Large San Francisco Law Firm Seeks Director of Risk Management

Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP in San Francisco is looking for a Director of Risk Management. The individual will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer, and will work closely with the General Counsel and Office of the Chair, as well as other Firm leadership and attorneys.

The ideal candidate is a large law firm associate who is approximately 7-9 years out, who no longer wants to be a billing attorney and is looking for a management role at a law firm. The individual need not have risk management experience. A JD degree from an accredited law school is required.

General Responsibilities include: Firm-wide management and oversight responsibility for new business intake, review and resolution of new business conflicts, lateral attorney conflict checks, and conflict records retention. The Director will review the Firm's existing processes, develop and implement best practices, and integrate all new attorneys and existing and future merger partners into those best practices. The Director will be responsible for hiring, management and oversight of the conflicts staff, which includes both attorneys and non-attorney staff.

For more information contact Kimberlei D. Evans at 415-288-5358 or by e-mail at kimberlei.evans@kornferry.com