Litigator / Transactional Attorney, HOA Law

About the Role

Join a Southern California legal practice serving homeowner associations across California. You will provide litigation and transactional counsel to association boards and community managers, managing your caseload independently while delivering responsive, high-quality client service.

What You'll Do

• Advise condominium, townhouse, stock cooperative, and planned development associations and their community managers.

• Handle civil litigation involving real estate disputes, construction defects, creditor-side bankruptcy, and judgment collections.

• Draft and review governance documents, board resolutions, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and real estate documents.

• Advise clients on Davis-Stirling Act compliance, governing documents, and association governance.

• Respond to client inquiries within 24 hours and manage your caseload independently.

• Contribute to marketing through published articles and presentations at industry events.

What We're Looking For

• Three to seven years of concentrated litigation or transactional legal experience, including civil litigation work such as motions, discovery, and trial preparation.

• A JD from an accredited law school and active membership in the California State Bar.

• Strong legal writing skills and a writing sample; corporate governance or real estate law experience.

• Excellent client communication, responsiveness, independence, and openness to feedback, with the ability to meet an annual 1,800 billable-hour expectation.

• Interest or experience in HOA or community association law, the Davis-Stirling Act, CC&Rs, construction defect litigation, creditor-side bankruptcy, or collections.

• Familiarity with legal research tools such as Westlaw or LexisNexis, Microsoft Office, and legal case management software.

• Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $155,000 to $195,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Fully remote, with a primary location in Los Angeles, California. Candidates should be located in or near Southern California.