Associate Attorney

Lawyers for Justice, PC; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawyers for Justice, PC in Los Angeles seeks an associate attorney to join its plaintiff's-side wage-and-hour class action team. The firm handles complex litigation against regional, national, and Fortune 500 companies in California, offering exposure to both state and federal practice.

Ideal candidates are California-licensed with 1–3 years in civil litigation, including discovery, oral advocacy, motions, and depositions; class actions and wage-and-hour experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• California-licensed attorney with 1–3 years of civil litigation experience.
• Experience handling discovery, motions, and depositions.
• Prior class action or wage-and-hour exposure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with wage-and-hour class actions in state and federal courts.
• Handle discovery, prepare motions, and appear in court.
• Take and defend depositions and coordinate with clients.

Skills

Civil litigation

Discovery

Oral advocacy

Depositions

Court appearances

Travel flexibility

Education

California Bar admission

Job description

Job Description

Growing law firm in the Los Angeles area, considered a powerhouse in the field of plaintiff's side wage-and-hour class action litigation, seeks a highly qualified attorney to join its expanding team. The firm has a robust caseload, in federal and state courts, against regional, national, and Fortune 500 companies in multiple industries. Focusing on the prosecution of consumer and employment class and representative actions, involving wage-and-hour, unfair business practice, discrimination, and false advertising matters. The firm has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of thousands of employees and consumers in California.

Our firm has a large number of active cases in both state and federal courts throughout California. This is the perfect opportunity to get experience and exposure working with a powerhouse in state and federal plaintiffs-side class action litigation, against regional, national, and Fortune 500 companies in multiple industries.

Due to the large number of active cases throughout the state, we are looking to add members to the team immediately as associate attorneys.

Hiring Criteria:

All qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Candidates must be either (a) licensed to practice law in California or (b) already licensed in another U.S. jurisdiction and pending admission to the California Bar.
• The ideal candidate will be licensed to practice law in California and have 1-3 years of experience in civil litigation, including experience with discovery in the civil litigation context, oral advocacy and appearing in Court, motion practice and taking/defending depositions.
• Prior experience with class actions, complex litigation, and wage and hour litigation is a plus.
• Candidates must be able to travel on occasion.

Our firm offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience, DOE, DOQ.