Open Positions: Professional Staff

Hanson Bridgett LLP is seeking a Risk and Compliance Counsel to support the firm’s risk management functions. Working closely with the General Counsel, this role advises firm lawyers on conflicts of interest and related professional responsibility issues, assists with ethics and risk management projects, and plays an active role in addressing matters that implicate risk to the firm. This position is well suited for a lawyer with a litigation background who enjoys practical problem solving, counseling lawyers on a wide range of ethics topics, and working across practice groups in a collaborative, sophisticated AmLaw 200 law firm.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

Conflicts Analysis & Advice

• Advise firm lawyers on conflict of interest issues arising from new matters, existing representations, and lateral hires.
• Analyze conflicts involving current and former clients, affiliates, and related parties, applying the California Rules of Professional Conduct across relevant jurisdictions.
• Provide clear, practical guidance to help lawyers resolve conflicts efficiently while managing firm risk.

Litigation Support

• Assist the General Counsel with the firm’s response to subpoenas and document demands, including analyzing scope, coordinating document collection, and preparing responses.
• Support the investigation, evaluation and management of claims and potential claims against the firm.
• Prepare factual summaries, chronologies, and legal analyses related to disputes or claims involving the firm.

Waivers, Disclosure & Engagement Support

• Draft and review conflict waivers, joint representation letters, and related disclosures.
• Advise lawyers on the appropriateness and scope of waiver and disclosure language.
• Assist with maintaining and improving firm engagement letter and waiver templates.
• Review outside counsel guidelines and legal services agreements to ensure compliance with requirements.

Ethics & Risk Management Support

• Work closely with the General Counsel on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and law firm risk management issues.
• Assist with the implementation and monitoring of ethical screens and related compliance measures.
• Assist with annual insurance renewals.
• Stay current on developments in professional responsibility rules and ethics guidance and assist in communicating key updates to management and firm lawyers.

Collaboration & Projects

• Partner with risk management staff and other administrative departments on projects and initiatives.
• Support special projects undertaken by the General Counsel, including policy updates, training materials, and responses to client or insurer inquiries.
• Contribute to ongoing improvements in conflicts and risk management processes appropriate for an AmLaw 200 law firm.

Required Skills, Abilities, and Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing in California and 4-6 years of relevant experience, preferably including litigation, professional liability, or law firm risk management work.
• Strong knowledge of conflicts of interest principles and the California Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Excellent legal analysis, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, handle sensitive matters discreetly, and work effectively with lawyers at all levels.
• Experience with conflicts and intake systems preferred.

Hanson Bridgett offers a competitive salary and benefits package. The annual salary for this California-based role is anticipated to be in the range of $160,000 to $190,000 and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation is negotiable and will depend upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s years of experience, qualifications, and skill set. 

The Labor & Employment Paralegal supports multiple attorneys in the firm’s Labor & Employment section. This individual will report to the Manager of Legal Support and will work closely with partners, associates, and other paralegals in the section. This role offers the opportunity to work from a remote location on days when in-person attendance is not required, and as agreed upon by the direct supervisor. It is an essential function of this remote role that the employee be available to attend in-person meetings, trials, professional development sessions, or to come to the office for other reasons, if the need arises. This position requires the individual reside in California, and will have a designation to the San Francisco  Hanson Bridgett office.

A Labor & Employment Paralegal supports attorneys handling matters involving workplace disputes, compliance issues, discrimination claims, class, PAGA, and individual wage-and-hour matters, union/collective bargaining issues, and employment-related litigation. This role requires advanced litigation knowledge, strong research skills, and hands‑on experience preparing cases from intake through trial.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Locate and interview witnesses; gather documents and evidence; create timelines and chronologies of facts; create and maintain case information lists for parties, witnesses and other stakeholders .
• Draft answers and declarations, prepare and assemble exhibits, and support attorneys with accurate and timely court filings, ensuring all submissions meet procedural and formatting requirements.
• Draft interrogatories, requests for production of documents, requests for admissions and responses to same.
• Prepare, serve, respond to and manage subpoenas and related documents.
• Draft correspondence, legal memoranda, discovery summaries, and trial preparation materials under attorney supervision.
• Coordinate communication between clients, attorneys, HR teams, and agencies.
• Function as key support on discovery issues, including collecting, maintaining and preserving client documents; managing, uploading and processing documents in databases; creating searches in databases; reviewing and coding documents for privilege or responsiveness to issues or document requests; and redacting documents.
• Conduct comprehensive cite checking of briefs and other legal filings, verifying accuracy of citations, Shepardizing/KeyCiting authorities, confirming quotation integrity, and ensuring compliance with Bluebook or jurisdiction‑specific citation rules.
• Support labor and other negotiation processes by gathering, organizing, and maintaining comprehensive records of negotiation proposals, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and seamless coordination throughout all stages of the negotiation.
• Provide transactional support, including assisting with review, revision, and/or creation of policies for handbooks.
• Assist with all aspects of trial logistics and courtroom support, including creating demonstratives for trial; managing exhibits; preparing trial subpoenas; coordinating and liaising with witnesses; preparing and maintaining trial binders; attending trial to assist with jury selection, assisting with witnesses operate the Trial Director, and taking notes.
• Additional Areas: manage deadlines and calendars; attend meetings to take notes, prepare task lists, and attend to post-meeting action items; and assume additional responsibilities, as needed.
• Bill 1500 hours per year, with the expectation that overtime may be needed on occasion.

Required Skills, Abilities, and Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of paralegal experience, with significant litigation and trial exposure.
• Must be available and willing to travel and provide on-site support during trials, including assisting attorneys in the courtroom and managing trial logistics as needed.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college/university and Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved paralegal program.
• California B&P 6450 compliance documentation.
• Demonstrated experience with employment-law or labor-law matters (e.g., discrimination claims, class action, wage-and-hour issues, disputes involving workplace policies).
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; positive and driven attitude.
• Must be able to work both independently and collaboratively in a deadline-driven environment with attorneys, other paralegals, and staff.
• Excellent technology skills and knowledge of key software systems, particularly MS Office, Acrobat Pro DC, Smart Sheet, Intapp Time, Trial Director, Everlaw Database, and various payroll software platforms.

Hanson Bridgett offers a competitive salary and benefits package. The annual salary for this California-based role is anticipated to be in the area of $115,000 - $130,000, and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation is negotiable and will depend upon a number of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s years of experience, qualifications, and skill set.

The Health & Senior Care Section is seeking a Licensing Coordinator to support the Section’s transactional practice. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in healthcare law and a strong understanding of transactional and regulatory processes.

The ideal candidate will also bring hands-on experience coordinating healthcare licensing processes, including Change of Ownership (CHOW) and Change of Management transactions, and managing multi-agency regulatory submissions.

This hybrid position requires the candidate reside in Northern California in close proximity to one of Hanson Bridgett’s Northern California office locations (San Francisco, Sacramento, San Rafael, or Walnut Creek). We offer the flexibility to work from home on days when in-person attendance is not required, as agreed upon by the direct supervisor (and assigned attorneys if applicable). It is an essential function of this hybrid role that the candidate be available work from one of our offices to attend in-person meetings, professional development trainings, or when the need arises.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

The Licensing Coordinator is responsible for providing Health & Senior Care attorneys with a range of transactional and regulatory paralegal support.  Essential functions include:

• Assist with licensing and compliance work for our various clients across SNFs, Medicare, hospitals, ALWs, and RCFEs including ownership transitions, management changes, and new facility applications
• Manage preparation and filing of regulatory license applications
• Research regulatory timelines, notice requirements, and multi-state licensing standards
• Draft and organize legal and transaction documents
• Track and manage licensing timelines, approval targets, and statutory notice deadlines
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, consultants, and regulatory agencies regarding application status, deficiencies, and approvals
• Maintain licensing matrices and transaction trackers to support regulatory submissions and approvals
• Additional Areas: manage deadlines and calendars; attend meetings to take notes, prepare task lists and attend to post-meeting action items; assume additional responsibilities, as needed
• Bill 1050-1250 hours per year, with the expectation that overtime may be needed on occasion

Required Skills, Abilities, and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four year college/university
• Paralegal Certificate from ABA-approved paralegal program preferred
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; positive attitude; focused and ambitious
• Must be able to work both independently and collaboratively in deadline-driven environment with attorneys, other paralegals and administrative professionals

Hanson Bridgett offers a competitive salary and benefits package. The annual salary for this California-based role is anticipated to be in the range of $75,000 to $90,000 and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation is negotiable and will depend upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s years of experience, qualifications, and skill set.