Employment & Labor Attorney: 2nd-5th year

Cooley LLP; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 235,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA (Health Savings Account)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts)

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

LTD

Parental leave

Fertility benefits

Vacation (4 weeks/year)

Sick leave (2 weeks/year)

13 holidays/year

Job summary

Cooley LLP is seeking an Employment and Labor associate for our offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, or Santa Monica. Ideal candidates have 2–5 years of broad employment law experience, including case development, research, discovery, witness interviews, and briefing.

Strong employment counseling skills are required, with expertise in policies, regulatory compliance, and separation agreements. California bar admission is required. EOE.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of broad employment law experience.
• Experience in case development, legal research and writing, discovery, witness interviews or investigations, and brief writing.
• Strong employment counseling skills, including advising on policies, practices, and compliance.

Skills

Case development

Legal research

Legal writing

Discovery

Witness interviews

Employment counseling

Policy compliance

Separation agreements

Mentor juniors

Education

California Bar Admission

Job description

Cooley LLP has an opportunity available to work with the Employment and Labor practice group in our San Diego, Los Angeles, or Santa Monica offices. Our ideal candidate will have two to five years of broad experience and sophistication in employment law. Specifically, we are looking for candidates with experience in case development, legal research and writing, all aspects of discovery, witness interviews or investigations, and brief writing. Candidates should also have a strong set of employment counseling skills, with experience and developing expertise in such things as advising clients on employment policies and practices, statutory and regulatory compliance, and employment and separation agreements. Qualified candidates should have strong academic credentials, exceptional communication and legal writing skills, a high level of motivation and initiative, willingness to help train and mentor junior associates, and a strong work ethic. Current admittance to the California bar required. EOE.

The expected annual pay range for this position is $235,000-$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.