Associate Attorney - Single Plaintiff Employment Litigation

Responsibilities

• Defending single plaintiff harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims, charges, and lawsuits in state and federal court
• Defending complaints and charges before the CRD, EEOC, and/or California Labor Commissioner
• Providing general employment-related advice and counsel
• Preparing and responding to discovery requests
• Conducting and defending depositions
• Law and motion work: preparing and responding to dispositive motions, moving to compel arbitration, and discovery-related motions
• Preparing case evaluations for clients
• Proactively handling and/or managing cases
• Preparing for and attending mediations, preparing mediation briefs
• Attending court hearings, status conferences, arguing dispositive motions
• Participating in arbitration and trial proceedings

Qualifications

• Admitted to practice law in the State of California
• 3-7+ years of experience in employment litigation
• Excellent research and writing skills