A CURRENT LIST OF ALL OUR OPEN ASSOCIATE POSITIONS
OC Labor & Employment Litigation Associate Opportunity
The Orange County office of a Southern California-based Business Law firm is seeking a Labor & Employment Litigation Associate with at least 3 years of experience. PAGA experience is required as well as commitment to the highest level of service. This is an opportunity to grow yourself and your practice at a firm that’s willing to support your goals. This firm’s full-service law practice is centered on comprehensive counsel and representation of individuals and businesses throughout California, including complex litigation and bankruptcy matters.
California Employment Law Associate Opportunity
The Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento offices of a prestigious Employment Law Boutique have requested our assistance in finding multiple Labor and Employment Attorneys. They’re looking for mid-level Associates with 3+ years of experience and Senior Counsel with 8-10 years of experience.
LA/OC LABOR & EMPLOYMENT SENIOR ASSOCIATE
A global Top 20 Law Firm law has just requested our help with finding candidates for an exciting opportunity. They’re looking for a counseling-focused attorney with a minimum of 5-6 years of experience in their Labor & Employment practice for their Los Angeles or Orange County offices. Ideal candidates will primarily provide advice and counseling, as well as policy drafting services to firm clients, large and small, from variety of industries across the country. Qualified candidates will have a particular interest in compliance and counseling with strong interpersonal, writing, and analytical skills, keen attention to detail, and the desire and initiative to "take ownership" over work and career. A significant wage and hour background is necessary, as the practice includes providing advice and counsel to California, national, and international employers regarding wage and hour law compliance, leaves of absence, employee accommodations, personnel policies, employment agreements, arbitration agreements, and other labor and employment issues. The ability to assess and draft employer handbooks and policies as well as work hand-in-hand with employers to identify and strategize regarding employment law compliance is a must.
LA/OC JUNIOR TO MID-LEVEL LABOR & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
A global Top 200 Law Firm has just requested our help finding candidates for an exciting opportunity. They’re looking for a 2nd to 4th-year traditional labor associate to work in their Southern California Labor & Employment Practice. The ideal candidate will have traditional labor law experience, including client counseling on labor relations and law, research and writing projects, grievance arbitration, collective bargaining and union campaigns, and matters before state agencies and the National Labor Relations Board. Additionally, some employment litigation experience is strongly preferred.
BAY AREA EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EMPLOYMENT LAW ASSOCIATE
The San Francisco office of a Prestigious Employment Law Boutique is seeking continued to growth. They are currently looking to hire an Associate Attorney with between 2-7 years of experience defending wage and hour class action cases and/or PAGA actions in California. The attorney(s) that fill this position will be responsible for working directly with employer clients to provide advice and counsel on high-stakes wage and hour matters, drafting pleadings, drafting and arguing motions, drafting discovery and review and analysis of discovery responses, meaningfully participating in and contributing to overall strategy from case inception to completion, taking depositions, performing exposure analysis, attending mediations and engaging in settlement negotiations.
LA/OC LABOR & EMPLOYMENT ASSOCIATE OPPORTUNITY
The Los Angeles and Orange County office of an AmLaw 150 firm is seeking a mid-level associate to support their Labor and Employment Practice Group. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of solid experience with employment law.
LA L&E ASSOCIATE OPPORTUNITY
The Los Angeles office of an AM100 law firm is seeking associates from class years 2016 through 2020 to join their labor and employment team. The practice is primarily employer-side class action litigation, with some advisory and investigation work as well.
SF L&E ASSOCIATE OPPORTUNITY
We currently have an opportunity for an Associate in the San Francisco office of an AM100 law firm. Lawyers and staff in this firm are all friendly and respect one another, and while they enjoy social experiences together, they also understand the importance of having lives outside of work. This firm is currently looking for a Labor & Employment Associate with 3-5 years of experience in wage & hour class actions (including class opposition strategy, fact development, briefing, argument), employment law compliance advice and counseling, litigation (trade secrets and employee mobility), wrongful termination, whistleblowers, and employment discrimination and harassment. Experience in preparation and negotiation of employment agreements, separation agreements, and other employment and personnel related contracts/policies would be ideal. In this position, candidates may also find themselves conducting due diligence and drafting and negotiating employment-related agreements and aspects of purchase and merger agreements in the context of corporate M&A transactions. Outstanding research and analytical skills and strong writing skills are imperative.
WEST LA / OC LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The West Los Angeles and Orange County offices of a prestigious law firm have asked us to find them an employment law associate with 2-4 years of experience. This Associate would work with three employment partners based in their Newport Beach office. The ideal candidate would have employee handbook and policy experience, though not required. The candidate can be based in their Newport Beach or Century City office. The firm does not have a policy for it, but most associates are in the office 2-3 days per week (more in the beginning to become integrated). Bonuses are commensurate with Big Law, the minimum billables for this firm are only 1950 hours.
LA/OC/SD SACRAMENTO (ERISA) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ASSOCIATE OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for a driven partner-track Associate to join the dynamic (ERISA) Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practices of both an AM100 and AM200 law firm. They are both seeking someone with 2 or more years of experience with employee benefits (qualified retirement plans and/or health and welfare plans) and/or executive compensation experience (particularly 409A), including in corporate transactions. These firms have atmospheres where you can count on being mentored and coached, collaborating with others, and picking colleagues’ brains to develop as a lawyer. The salary offered will depend upon qualifications and experience.
OC/LA SACRAMENTO & BAY AREA EMPLOYMENT LAW MANAGING ASSOCIATE
We have the distinct pleasure of representing an AmLaw 100 firm in search of either an Associate or Managing Associate to join their dynamic Employment group in any of their California offices. Ideal candidates will have 3 or more years of experience working on pre-litigation matters, high-profile single-plaintiff employment cases, systemic discrimination and wage-and-hour class actions. Experience with Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) representative actions, responding to administrative charges, counseling clients on a wide variety of employment issues, and taking an active role in handling cutting-edge legal matters would be ideal. This position offers the opportunity to assume significant responsibility working directly with corporate clients, manage complex cases, taking and defending depositions, making court appearances at important hearings, argue motions, handle mediations, and other related work typically handled by mid-level associates.
SANTA BARBARA LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The West Los Angeles and Orange County offices of a law firm are seeking an employment litigation associate with 2-5 years of experience. They’re looking for an excellent writer with experience defending class and individual plaintiff employment actions and an understanding of applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Excellent research and analytical skills along with strong academic credentials are essential. The minimum billables for this firm are only 1950hrs.
SAN BERNARDINO LITIGATION OPPORTUNITY
We have the distinct pleasure of representing a small firm with both litigation and transactional practices in search of an associate attorney with 2-5 years of litigation experience. The preferred candidate will have some Labor & Employment experience or an interest in learning L&E. This firm is located in the financial district of San Bernardino and is known for their friendly and team-oriented environment. The minimum billable requirement here is only 1650 hours with flexibility regarding remote work. The salary range is $160K-$230K or more with a generous bonus and benefits package. Strong academic credentials and admission to the State Bar of California are required. This firm offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package.
OC AND LA LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ASSOCIATE OPPORTUNITY
The Orange County or Los Angeles offices of a Prestigious Employment Law Boutique is seeking an Associate with 2-7 years of employment defense litigation experience to join their tight-knit group of dedicated and diverse professionals.