Impactful Employment Law Pre-Litigation Associate

Lawyers for Justice, P.C.®; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Performance-based bonus

Job summary

Lawyers for Justice, PC. in Los Angeles area seeks a Pre-Litigation Associate Attorney to join a powerhouse plaintiff's wage-and-hour class action litigation team.

Responsibilities include evaluating intake, gathering client facts, and drafting initiating documents such as PAGA notices, with emphasis on representing employees. The ideal candidate has a JD, California license, and 1–3 years of employment law experience, plus strong negotiation and client communication skills.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active California bar license.
• 1–3 years of employment law experience preferred.
• Strong negotiation and advocacy skills with the ability to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, and opposing parties.
• Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple cases and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for social justice and a commitment to representing the rights of employees.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate potential employment intakes to determine whether the qualifications metrics regarding liability and damages and met.
• Conduct supplemental intake calls with prospective clients as part of a secondary intake process to gather additional facts and documents necessary for drafting complaints and other initiating documents such as PAGA notices.
• Investigate and gather information relating to legal entities and affiliate companies to ensure that the correct parties are being named in the complaints.
• Collaborate with senior attorneys on strategy relating to complaint filing decisions, including which claims to include, venue, jurisdiction and other related topics.

Skills

Negotiation

Client communication

Legal research & drafting

Attention to detail

Case management

Time management

Social justice

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Lawyers for Justice, PC. in Los Angeles area seeks a Pre-Litigation Associate Attorney to join a powerhouse plaintiff's wage-and-hour class action litigation team.

Responsibilities include evaluating intake, gathering client facts, and drafting initiating documents such as PAGA notices, with emphasis on representing employees. The ideal candidate has a JD, California license, and 1–3 years of employment law experience, plus strong negotiation and client communication skills.