Employment Litigation Associate

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, dental, and life 보험

Paid holidays and PTO

Merit bonuses

Job summary

LeoForce in Los Angeles is seeking an Employment Litigation Associate at senior level to join a focused defense team handling high-stakes matters.

Ideal candidates have 4–5 years of employment litigation experience, strong writing, research, and analytical skills, and a collaborative approach. The role is hybrid, requiring in-office presence three days per week, with a competitive salary range of $200,000–$340,000 and merit bonuses.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of employment litigation experience, defense-oriented.
• Excellent writing, analytical, research, and communication skills.
• Collaborative team player with a stable employment history.
• California-barred; please indicate timeline for CA admission.

Responsibilities

• Handle a case from start to finish, including strategy and filings.
• Draft pleadings, motions, and trial documents.
• Participate in client communications and case strategy.

Skills

Employment litigation

Legal writing

Legal research

Communication skills

Education

J.D. from a top law school

California Bar admission

Job description

Employment Litigation Associate

Experience: Senior Level

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

Job Description

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.

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