Associate Attorney - Employment

JLG Lawyers; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus structure

Opportunities for growth and advancement

Paid holidays

401K

Company-paid medical insurance

Paid dental, vision, and life insurance

Free parking

Medical insurance

Dental/vision/life insurance

Free parking

Job summary

A California law firm is seeking an Associate Attorney for its Employment Litigation department. The successful candidate will manage cases from pre-litigation through settlement, requiring at least 4 years of employment litigation experience. You'll conduct research, draft communications, and work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. This role offers a competitive salary, bonus structure, and numerous benefits, including company-paid medical insurance and 401K. Join a growing practice focused on ethical representation and professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in employment litigation.
• Deposition experience strongly preferred.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and a self-starter.
• Superior time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Experience with employment disputes including wrongful terminations, FEHA claims, labor code violations, PAGA and wage and hour claims.

Responsibilities

• Management of cases from pre-litigation through settlement.
• Draft correspondence and communicate with clients and experts.
• Prioritize and complete tasks efficiently.
• Draft correspondence and regularly communicate with clients, experts, and defense counsel.
• Prioritize and complete tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
• Bring a team-oriented and positive attitude to our Los Angeles office.

Skills

Employment litigation experience

Research and writing skills

Time management

Team-oriented attitude

Knowledge of California Civil Procedure

Team collaboration

PAGA/FEHA/wage-hour

Tools

CompuLaw

NetDocuments

Clio

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

As ourAssociate Attorneyin ourEmployment Litigationdepartment, you will work to help scale the firm’s employment practice, to service the ever-growing number of Californians who have been illegally discriminated against, harassed, unfairly compensated, subjected to a unfair hostile work environment and/or wrongfully terminated.

Daily Tasks:

• Management of cases from pre-litigation through settlement, with the support of a strong staff and advanced automated systems that optimize case efficiency (including CompuLaw, NetDocuments, Clio, and others).
• Deposition experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent research and writing skills required.
• Draft correspondence and regularly communicate with clients, experts, and defense counsel.
• Prioritize and complete tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
• Bring a team-oriented and positive attitude to our Los Angeles office.

Your Skills:

• At least 4 years of experience in employment litigation.
• Knowledge of California Civil Procedure and Local Court Rules.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Superior time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and a self-starter.
• Experience with employment disputes including wrongful terminations, FEHA claims, labor code violations, PAGA and wage and hour claims.

What We Do for You:

• Competitivesalary and bonus structure.
• Opportunitiesfor growth and advancement.
• CompetitivePTO package.
• Paidholidays.
• Teamoutings and sponsored events.
• 401K.
• Company-paidmedical insurance.
• Paiddental, vision, and life insurance.
• Freeparking in parking lot

JLG Lawyers focuses solely on representing plaintiffs in employment law cases. We operate a highly collaborative office in which attorneys work in teams to ensure all of our clients receive high quality and ethical representation. Recent exponential growth and the firm’s business model has created the opportunity for a motivated candidate to help further grow our successful labor & employment practice, gain early and substantial experience in litigating and managing cases, develop invaluable mentorship relationships, and achieve a high degree of professional and personal satisfaction.