Labor & Employment Associate – Los Angeles, CA

Practice Area: Labor & Employment
Location: Los Angeles, California
Experience: Class of 2022–2024
Position Type: Associate

Job Description

A leading law firm is seeking aLabor & Employment Associate to join its Los Angeles office. The ideal candidate will have significant management-side employment litigation experience, including experience handling single-plaintiff matters, class actions, and wage-and-hour/PAGA litigation.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have experience with a broad range of labor and employment matters, including:

• Employment litigation involvingdiscrimination, harassment, whistleblower claims, restrictive covenants, and trade secret misappropriation
• Employment class actions andwage-and-hour/PAGA collective actions
• Conducting and assisting withinternal investigations
• Responding to demand letters and drafting position statements
• Managing discovery, includingeDiscovery
• Conducting legal research and drafting motions, briefs, and other litigation documents
• Preparing for and participating inwitness interviews and depositions
• Taking and defending depositions
• Working with expert witnesses
• Preparing for and participating inhearings, arbitrations, arguments, and trials
• Providing day-to-day advice and counseling on workplace law matters

Employment Counseling Experience

Candidates should also have experience advising employers on matters including:

• Wage-and-hour compliance
• ADA and workplace accommodations
• Employment and separation agreements
• Reductions in force (RIFs)
• Employment-related policies and workplace practices

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Admission to the California Bar is required
• Must havemanagement-side law firm experience
• Associate currently in or from the2022–2024 law school graduating classes
• Significant employment litigation experience, with exposure to most of the matters and responsibilities outlined above
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple matters and work effectively in a fast-paced legal environment

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package commensurate with experience and qualifications.