Associate Attorney
Phillips Spallas & Angstadt
San Francisco, CA · $150k–$200k a year · Posted October 30, 2026
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November 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $175,000 a year. Across 141 open associate attorney listings that state pay, the middle half runs $107,500 to $162,500 and the median is $137,500. That is 27% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
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About the job
...litigation law firm with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Napa Valley, and Las Vegas. We are seeking a civil litigation defense attorney with 4-5 years of experience in rideshare and Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM/UIM) defense litigation to join our San...