Mid-Level Labor & Employment Associate Attorney - 4-6 YOE

Responsibilities

• Manage employment litigation matters from inception through resolution
• Defend employers in matters involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour claims, and reasonable accommodation issues
• Handle representative action and complex employment litigation matters
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery requests, and discovery responses
• Conduct legal research and prepare litigation strategy recommendations
• Take and defend depositions, including plaintiffs, fact witnesses, and corporate representatives
• Manage matters through discovery, motion practice, mediation, and trial preparation
• Participate in settlement negotiations and alternative dispute resolution proceedings
• Provide practical employment law guidance to employer clients

Requirements

• 4-6 years of labor and employment law experience
• Experience handling employment litigation matters from start to finish
• Experience with wage and hour claims
• Experience managing representative action matters
• Experience with class action litigation preferred
• Strong deposition experience
• Strong motion practice experience
• Experience managing discovery and case strategy
• Excellent legal research, writing, and analytical skills
• Active California Bar admission
• Employment counseling experience preferred