Associate Attorney

Lawyers for Justice, PC; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawyers for Justice, PC, a leading law firm in California, is seeking qualified associate attorneys to join its expanding team. The firm specializes in plaintiff's side wage-and-hour class action litigation and has a significant caseload against major corporations. Candidates should have 1-3 years of civil litigation experience, ideally with knowledge in class actions and wage-and-hour matters. The position offers competitive compensation based on experience and is an excellent opportunity for career growth.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in civil litigation.
• Experience with discovery in civil litigation context.
• Prior experience with class actions and wage-and-hour litigation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work on active cases in federal and state courts.
• Assist in prosecution of consumer and employment class actions.
• Travel on occasion as needed.

Skills

Civil litigation

Oral advocacy

Discovery

Motion practice

Taking/defending depositions

Education

Licensed to practice law in California

License in another U.S. jurisdiction

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.