Appellate and Litigation Support Attorney

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🔥 5 hours ago

🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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Coastal Wave Recruiting

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2025

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Coastal Wave Recruiting is a San Clemente–based recruiting and staffing firm that partners with employers and professionals to deliver long-term, purpose-driven career matches. The company focuses on customized staffing solutions and candidate career opportunities, prioritizing quality, speed, and cultural fit to create lasting employer-employee relationships.

📋 Description

• Handle all phases of appellate litigation, including drafting appellate briefs, motions, memoranda, and other filings • Collaborate with trial attorneys to provide strategic litigation and trial support on complex insurance defense matters • Attend trials as needed as appellate counsel, assist with preservation of issues for appeal, and provide real-time strategic guidance • Conduct sophisticated legal research and analysis involving complex procedural and substantive issues • Draft and review dispositive motions, post-trial motions, and other significant litigation filings • Assist attorneys with hearing and trial preparation • Analyze complex legal matters, identify potential risks and appellate issues, and develop effective case strategies • Advise attorneys and clients regarding legal strategy, exposure, and potential outcomes • Work collaboratively with attorneys, paralegals, and support professionals to ensure efficient case management and exceptional client service • Maintain accurate, organized, and timely case files, research, and documentation • Meet established billable-hour expectations and internal deadlines • Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support the firm's litigation and appellate practices

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school • Active admission to the Florida Bar • 5+ years of substantive appellate experience • Recent insurance defense litigation experience • Demonstrated experience handling appellate briefs, complex legal research, and sophisticated written advocacy • Insurance litigation experience involving first-party and third-party insurance claims, insurance coverage, bad faith litigation, personal injury defense, auto liability, premises liability, property damage, or products liability • Exceptional legal research, analytical, and writing skills • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities • Strong understanding of appellate procedure and preservation of issues for appeal • Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills • Ability to manage multiple cases, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously • Strong critical-thinking, judgment, and problem-solving capabilities • Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative legal team

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work flexibility for qualified Florida and Georgia residents • Opportunity to focus on sophisticated appellate, insurance defense, and litigation support work • Exposure to complex civil litigation and high-level legal strategy • Collaborative environment working closely with experienced trial attorneys • Opportunity to play a meaningful role in both trial strategy and appellate outcomes • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package