Ambitious Plaintiff-Side Employment Litigation Associate

JBA International; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Separate year-end discretionary bonus

Paid vacation

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Professional development

Job summary

The Sentinel Firm in Los Angeles seeks an Employment Law Associate with 1–4 years of experience to handle plaintiff-side FEHA and wrongful termination matters. You will gain hands-on litigation experience, client contact, and potential growth into an independent case manager.

This is a full-time, in-office position in downtown Los Angeles with mentorship, meaningful responsibility, and a generous bonus structure based on performance.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in the California State Bar and good standing.
• Approximately 1–4 years of employment-law experience.
• Experience handling FEHA, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, or wrongful-termination claims.
• Plaintiff-side employment experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of California employment law and civil litigation procedure.
• Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.
• Deposition experience preferred.
• Ability to manage deadlines and exercise sound professional judgment.
• Strong organizational skills and careful attention to detail.
• Confidence interacting with clients, opposing counsel, mediators, arbitrators, and courts.
• Genuine empathy for clients and a commitment to representing employees.
• Motivation to learn, accept responsibility, and develop into an independent case manager.

Responsibilities

• Handle a caseload devoted to plaintiff-side employment litigation.
• Investigate and evaluate potential employment claims.
• Develop litigation and settlement strategies with senior attorneys.
• Draft complaints, discovery, motions, briefs, mediation statements, and settlements.
• Conduct and defend depositions.
• Represent clients in administrative proceedings, negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, and hearings.
• Communicate with clients and provide thoughtful counsel.
• Prepare cases for arbitration and trial.
• Participate in trials and gain hands-on experience.
• Conduct thorough legal research and analysis.
• Move cases toward resolution with team collaboration.
• Maintain litigation deadlines and manage cases efficiently.
• Stay current on FEHA and related California employment laws.

Skills

Legal research

Written advocacy

Client communications

Trial preparation

Team collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Active California Bar

Job description

The Sentinel Firm in Los Angeles seeks an Employment Law Associate with 1–4 years of experience to handle plaintiff-side FEHA and wrongful termination matters. You will gain hands-on litigation experience, client contact, and potential growth into an independent case manager.

This is a full-time, in-office position in downtown Los Angeles with mentorship, meaningful responsibility, and a generous bonus structure based on performance.