Direct Counsel is seeking a California licensed Labor & Employment Associate with 6+ years of experience for its Los Angeles, San Diego, or San Francisco office. Candidates should have experience with a broad range of employment issues including single-plaintiff employment litigation (e.g., workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination lawsuits) and class action/PAGA experience.
Litigation experience should include drafting pleadings, discovery, and motions and arguing motions.
Experience taking and defending depositions, and conducting administrative hearings is a plus.
Other responsibilities will include drafting workplace policies, conducting employee trainings, and providing day-to-day advice and counsel to employers.
Candidates must be detail-oriented and should possess an excellent work ethic, excellent writing, communication, and research skills.
The salary range at the time of posting is $190,000 - $210,000 annually, based upon a full-time work schedule. Actual compensation will be influenced by various factors, including but not limited to, employee qualifications, relevant experience, skill sets, training, internal equity, and market data. This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Employees have the ability to participate in health insurance with optional HSA/FSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, 401K, vacation, sick time, parking/public transportation allowance, and an employee assistance program.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a AmLaw 200 law firm with 29 offices across the United States, Ireland, and Mexico. With 700+ attorneys, our value proposition is simple. We offer our clients an exceptional team, dedicated to the delivery of outstanding service. We recruit and develop talented individuals and empower them to contribute to our rich diversity of legal and industry experience. We work in agile, collaborative teams, partnering with our clients to help them reach and exceed their business goals. The firm is committed to an aggressive growth strategy through the hiring of associates, counsel, and members who fit our culture, embrace the goals of our strategic plan, and bring the skills and experience to our firm that are critical to serving the needs of our clients.