Employment Attorney - Sacramento

About the role

Join Klinedinst’s growing and dynamic team in Sacramento as an Employment Attorney. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience in employment litigation, with a preference for class action/PAGA experience. Responsibilities include taking depositions, interviewing witnesses, writing motions, and analyzing employment law matters involving harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims.

Responsibilities

• Taking depositions and interviewing witnesses
• Writing motions related to employment law matters
• Analyzing harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims
• Experience with wage and hour class action and PAGA representative claims preferred

Requirements

• California licensed attorney with 2+ years of experience
• Strong academic background and ambition to create an extraordinary career
• Solid work ethic and passion for advocacy
• Excellent organizational and communication skills

Qualifications

• Passion for advocacy and finding creative legal solutions for employers
• Ready to handle employment cases independently and tackle complex issues
• Experience in structuring discovery plans, taking and defending depositions, managing document-intensive cases, drafting dispositive motions, and preparing for trial

Skills

• Ability to work independently and stay ahead of evolving employment laws
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Commitment to teamwork and a solid work ethic

Benefits

• Interesting cases and complex legal issues
• Great clients and opportunities for professional growth and development
• Encouragement to become involved in the community and seek balance in careers

Pay

The pay range is $125,000-195,000 per year, depending on experience. Pay is provided in compliance with SB1162, California's pay transparency law.

Schedule

Full-time position available.

Benefits

• Supportive team-based law firm with excellent support staff
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Chances to work on complex employment cases with significant responsibilities and client interaction
• Diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture
• Motivated compensation

Position Highlights

• Opportunities for growth as the firm expands its footprint across the West
• Building a diversified, multi-state practice platform
• Dynamic culture embracing remote or hybrid working arrangements
• Open, honest, and transparent communication within the firm
• Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion