Employment Litigation Associate

Miller Barondess, LLP; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

MCLE & events

Case origination bonuses

Merit bonuses

Employee referral bonus

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Miller Barondess, LLP in Los Angeles seeks Employment Litigation Associates to join our firm. Ideal candidates will have 4–5 years of employment litigation experience, primarily on the defense side, with excellent writing, analytical, research, and communication skills.

California-barred candidates are preferred, but non‑CA-barred applicants will be considered with an anticipated admission timeline. The role is hybrid, requiring three days in the office weekly.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of employment litigation experience, defense-focused.
• Strong writing, analytical, research, and communication skills.
• Collaborative team player with a stable employment history.
• California-barred or timeline for CA admission.
• Hybrid: in-office presence is required 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Handle employment litigation matters from start to finish.
• Draft briefs, motions, and discovery; coordinate with the legal team.

Skills

Employment litigation

Legal writing

Legal research

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

J.D. from a top law school

Job description

Miller Barondess, LLP is a Los Angeles-based law firm specializing in high-profile, high-stakes litigation, including trials, arbitrations, and appellate proceedings throughout California and across the nation. The firm represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of industries, including intellectual property, licensing and branding, technology and cybersecurity, real estate, healthcare, entertainment and music, sports, consumer products, insurance, retail, environmental, securities, private equity, financial services, and government.

We are seeking Employment Litigation Associates to join our firm. Ideal candidates will meet the following qualifications:

• 4-5 years of employment litigation experience (flexible based on depth of experience), primarily on the defense side.
• Legal strategists with excellent writing, analytical, research, and communication skills who can handle a case from start to finish.
• Collaborative team player with a stable employment history.
• California-barred (non-CA-barred candidates will be considered – please indicate the timeline for CA admission).
• Hybrid: Required to work in the office 3 days per week.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AmLaw 100 experience.
• J.D. from a top 30 law school, or from a T30-T50 law school with honors (magna cum laude, cum laude) and law journal experience.
• Judicial clerkship.

Miller Barondess offers a collaborative environment, comprehensive benefits, merit bonuses, and case origination bonuses for all matters brought to the firm that the partnership approves. There is no billable hour requirement, but our attorneys are a hardworking team willing to go the extra mile for our clients.

• Competitive base salary ($250,000-$340,000/DOE) with merit bonus consideration.
• Paid holidays and PTO.
• Health, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• Firm-sponsored MCLE, events, and outings.
• Employee referral bonus program.

Miller Barondess is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.