Labor & Employment Litigation Associate (Hybrid)

Connectly Recruiting; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Professional development resources

Wellness programs

Parental leave

Job summary

Connectly Recruiting is assisting a prominent international AmLaw 50 law firm in Los Angeles, CA to hire an Associate Attorney for their Labor & Employment Practice. The role features significant responsibility, client engagement, and growth opportunities within a nationally recognized employment litigation team.

The ideal candidate will have a JD from a top-tier law school, California bar admission, 3–5 years of substantive litigation experience including wage-and-hour class actions and PAGA

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Active Bar Admission in California, in good standing.
• 3-5 years of substantive litigation experience with wage and hour class actions, PAGA representative actions, and single-plaintiff employment claims.
• Arbitration, mediation, or trial experience is required.
• FEHA, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, as well as whistleblower matters, is preferred
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple matters concurrently.
• Soft skills: Excellent communication, judgment, and interpersonal skills, along with a collaborative mindset and commitment to high-quality client service

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in labor and employment litigation matters.
• Draft motions, briefs, memoranda, and other litigation filings.
• Participate in discovery, including depositions, document review, and preparation of discovery responses.
• Conduct legal research on wage and hour class actions, PAGA representative actions, and single-plaintiff employment claims, and related statutory frameworks.
• Assist with case strategy, risk assessment, and litigation planning in collaboration with senior attorneys.
• Support clients across a range of industries on complex employment-related litigation matters

Skills

Litigation

Legal Research

Wage & Hour

PAGA

Trial Experience

Communication

Education

JD (Top-tier Law School)

Job description

Connectly Recruiting is assisting a prominent international AmLaw 50 law firm in Los Angeles, CA to hire an Associate Attorney for their Labor & Employment Practice. The role features significant responsibility, client engagement, and growth opportunities within a nationally recognized employment litigation team.

The ideal candidate will have a JD from a top-tier law school, California bar admission, 3–5 years of substantive litigation experience including wage-and-hour class actions and PAGA