Business Litigation Attorney

Cooley LLP; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Health Savings Account

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Job summary

Cooley LLP in San Francisco seeks an experienced litigation associate to join its nationally prominent Litigation practice.

The candidate should have 3-5 years of significant litigation experience and admission to the California bar, with a strong background in complex commercial litigation, class actions, privacy litigation, and business torts.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of significant litigation experience in the Litigation Department of a comparable law firm (or other equivalent experience).
• California bar admission required.
• Experience overseeing junior associates and professional staff in a collaborative way.
• Strong background in complex commercial litigation, class actions, privacy litigation, and business torts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee junior associates and professional staff in a collaborative manner.
• Handle high-level assignments in complex commercial litigation and related actions.

Skills

Complex litigation

Class actions

Privacy litigation

Business torts

Mentoring juniors

Job description

Overview

• Candidates should possess a strong background in complex commercial litigation, class actions, privacy litigation, and business torts, with preferred experience in privacy, technology litigation, and class action defense.
• Experience overseeing junior associates and professional staff in a collaborative manner is required.

Posting details

Cooley LLP has an opportunity available to work in the business litigation practice group in our San Francisco office. Preferred candidates should present a strong background in complex commercial litigation, class actions, privacy litigation, and business torts. The candidate must have (i) 3-5 years of significant litigation experience in the Litigation Department of a comparable law firm (or other equivalent experience), (ii) the ability to multi-task on a variety of high-level assignments while continuously producing high-quality work product with excellent attention to detail (iii) experience overseeing junior associates and professional staff in a collaborative way, and (iv) a high level of academic achievement from a law school institution. Current admittance to the California bar required. Experience in the areas of privacy, technology litigation, and class action defense preferred. Successful candidate will join the nationally prominent Litigation practice of Cooley LLP, one of the Best Law Firms of the Year as recognized by The American Lawyer in 2025. EOE. The expected annual pay range for this position is $260,000-$365,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate. We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.