Employment Litigation Associate

LeoForce; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merit bonuses

Case origination bonuses

Paid holidays and PTO

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

MCLE, events, and outings

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

LeoForce is seeking an Employment Litigation Associate to join our Los Angeles office. Senior-level candidates with 4–5 years in employment defense litigation will work on high-stakes matters from start to finish.

This role offers a hybrid schedule (office 3 days/week), competitive base salary of $200,000–$340,000, merit bonuses, and comprehensive benefits, including health, vision, dental, life insurance, and paid holidays. AmLaw 100 experience is preferred; J.D.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of employment litigation experience, defense side.
• Strong writing, analytical, research, and communication skills.
• California bar admission or timeline for admission considered.

Responsibilities

• Handle matters from start to finish with strategic oversight.
• Collaborate with a team to manage high-profile litigation.
• Contribute to case strategy, pleadings, and trial preparation.

Skills

Employment litigation

Defense litigation

Legal writing

Research

Communication

Education

J.D. from top law school

Judicial clerkship

Job description

Employment Litigation Associate

Experience: Senior Level

Salary: $200,000 - $340,000 per year

Job Details

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.

A bit about us

My client 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.

Why join us?

The firm 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 ($200,000-$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.