Associate Attorney

Lawyers for Justice, PC; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawyers for Justice, PC in the Los Angeles area is a powerhouse in plaintiff's side wage-and-hour and consumer class actions, handling matters in state and federal courts across California for regional, national, and Fortune 500 defendants. We are adding an associate attorney with 1–3 years of civil litigation experience, including discovery, oral advocacy, and court appearances.

Candidates licensed in California (or pending admission from another state) and willingness to travel are encouraged

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in California or pending admission from another state.
• 1–3 years of civil litigation experience including discovery, oral advocacy, and court appearances.
• Prior experience with class actions, complex litigation, and wage-and-hour litigation is a plus.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in civil litigation matters involving wage-and-hour and class actions.
• Handle discovery, motions, and depositions with supervision as needed.
• Appear in state and federal courts as required.
• Support senior attorneys in case strategy and filings.

Skills

Civil litigation

Oral advocacy

Depositions

Discovery

Travel readiness

Education

California Bar admission or pending admission in CA

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.