Associate Attorney | Death & Horses | Calabasas, CA $125,000 to $175,000 base, depending on experience, plus production and origination bonuses Most law firms are looking for a serious associate. We’re looking for a seriously good litigator who doesn’t take themselves too seriously. The Yoshida Firm is a litigation boutique in Calabasas. We handle life’s toughest disputes, and our practice fits in three words: Death and Horses. That means contested trusts and estates, elder financial abuse, wrongful death, and disputes in the equestrian world of showjumping. You’ll be our first associate. There’s no cubicle farm and no seven-layer approval chain. Nobody will tell you “that’s how we’ve always done it,” because we opened in 2025 and haven’t always done anything. We like creativity, ingenuity and good ideas, wherever they come from.
What you’ll do:- Litigate contested trust, estate and elder abuse matters from petition to trial: depositions, motions, probate court, the whole rodeo
- Help families get justice in wrongful death cases
- Put AI agents to work on the grind so you can spend your brain on strategy and people
- Build your own book of business and get paid when you bring in clients
- Pitch ideas about how a modern law firm should run, and then help us build itYou might be our person ifYou are a California Bar licensed attorney with no disciplinary record You have 3 to 7 years of California litigation experience, including contested trust and estate work
- You’ve taken depositions, argued motions and stood up in court on your own
- You’ve built or run AI agents and workflows, and you check their output the way opposing counsel will
- You genuinely like meeting people, and you know a coffee meeting can turn into a client
- You can make a short video that people watch on purpose
- You’re funny, or at least you know when to beBonus points
- Wrongful death or personal injury experience
- You ride, own, train, groom or otherwise spend weekends around horses
What we offer:- $125,000 to $175,000 base, depending on experience
- Monthly production bonuses and origination bonuses on clients you bring inDirect mentorship from the founder and a real path to running your own caseload
- Negotiable benefits, including health insurance and a 401kA firm where your ideas get used, not filed away
How to apply:- We skip the writing sample. Send your resume and a short note telling us about:
- A case you’re proud ofAn AI workflow you built
- Your horse story, if you have one (no horse story? Tell us something that makes us laugh)
