Labor & Employment Associate — Litigation, Counseling, M&A

Ashurst Perkins Coie Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie Group in Los Angeles seeks an attorney with strong employment litigation experience, including court appearances and depositions. Ideal candidates will have federal clerkship experience and a proven track record handling single-plaintiff and class action matters, wage-and-hour disputes, and client counseling.

Drafting experience covering motions for summary judgment, arbitration, discovery, and settlement agreements is highly valued, as is advising on employment law

Qualifications

• Must have experience in employment litigation, including court appearances and depositions.
• Ideal candidates will have federal clerkship experience.
• Experience with single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits, wage and hour matters, and client counseling is sought.
• Preferred drafting experience covers summary judgment motions and other dispositive briefing, motions to compel arbitration, discovery requests and responses, oppositions to motions for class certification (including declaration gathering drives), long-form settlement agreements in wage and hour class/collective actions, separation agreements, offer letters, arbitration agreements, and PIIAs.
• Preferred experience includes advising and counseling clients on employment law compliance, including policies, handbooks, leaves and accommodations, employee performance and discipline, hiring and terminations.
• Highly preferred experience in conducting labor due diligence on M&A deals.

Skills

Employment litigation

Court appearances

Depositions

Wage and hour matters

Client counseling

Drafting experience

Federal clerkship experience

Labor due diligence (M&A)

Job description

Ashurst Perkins Coie Group in Los Angeles seeks an attorney with strong employment litigation experience, including court appearances and depositions. Ideal candidates will have federal clerkship experience and a proven track record handling single-plaintiff and class action matters, wage-and-hour disputes, and client counseling.

Drafting experience covering motions for summary judgment, arbitration, discovery, and settlement agreements is highly valued, as is advising on employment law