Labor and Employment Associate

BUCHALTER LLP; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Buchalter LLP in San Diego and Los Angeles seeks a 7th to 9th year associate in its Labor and Employment Practice Group. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of solid, recent experience with employment law and be licensed to practice in California, with strong writing skills and excellent academic credentials.

We work with a range of clients and handle both litigation and transactional work, including drafting employee handbooks and employment-related agreements, advising on personnel matters

Qualifications

• 5+ years of employment law experience.
• Licensed to practice in California with strong writing and academic credentials.

Responsibilities

• Draft and implement handbooks and employment-related agreements.
• Advise on personnel matters and union relations.
• Defend employment-related lawsuits and manage litigation strategy.
• Represent Taft-Hartley benefit plans as needed.
• Collaborate with clients to minimize risk exposure and ensure workplace compliance.

Skills

Employment law

Legal writing

Litigation

Job description

We are currently seeking 7th to 9th year associate candidates to support our San Diego and Los Angeles Office's Labor and Employment Practice Group. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of solid, recent experience with employment law. In addition to litigation, we'd ideally like a candidate who also has transactional experience, such as drafting handbooks and employment-related agreements. Candidates should be licensed to practice in California, have strong writing skills and excellent academic credentials.Buchalter attorneys partner closely with clients to provide broad, protective counsel that minimizes risk exposure. Our critical risk-management solutions allow clients to focus on managing their businesses while we manage the details of their employment problems. We work closely with business management to ensure workplace compliance and an immediate response when conflict arises. We prepare and implement employee handbooks, advise on personnel matters and union relations, negotiate employment and severance agreements and defend lawsuits. We also represent Taft-Hartley benefit plans. Our clients vary from closely-held companies to major financial institutions, restaurant chains, manufacturers, and retailers, with offices and locations nationwide.Compensation: The reasonably expected pay scale for this position is $225 – 280k. This is an employer estimate and the salary offered within that range will depend on the candidate’s years of practice and relevant experience and performance. Additionally, this position is eligible for annual performance bonuses based on productivity.Buchalter was founded based on principles of inclusivity. Our firm’s commitment to reflecting and enhancing the rich diversity of the clients and communities we serve is more than eight decades strong. Buchalter’s diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater breadth of creative talent and alternative approaches, and enriches our firm’s collaborative, entrepreneurial, and collegial environment, benefiting all. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In recruiting, we welcome the unique contributions that all candidates can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.Interested candidates should submit a resume, writing sample, and transcript using the link below.