Labor & Employment Mid-level Associate

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Mid-level Associate for its Labor & Employment Department in Los Angeles. This role offers the opportunity to handle a diverse range of employment-related matters, including class actions and administrative hearings, while working alongside a team of experienced attorneys. The firm prides itself on providing top-notch legal solutions and values diversity and inclusion in its workforce. With a competitive salary, merit bonuses, and a hybrid work option, this position offers a perfect blend of professional growth and work-life balance. If you are passionate about labor and employment law and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Merit bonus opportunities

Billable hours credit for pro bono work

Hybrid remote work option

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant California L&E experience in a top law firm.
• Strong academic background with excellent legal research and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Defend wage and hour class actions and PAGA actions with oversight.
• Prepare and respond to discovery, and draft dispositive motions.

Skills

California Labor & Employment Law

Legal Research

Legal Writing

Interpersonal Skills

Oral Communication

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

California Bar License

Job description

The Los Angeles – Century City office of McGuireWoods seeks a Mid-level Associate to join its Labor & Employment Department.

With nearly 60 lawyers in the United States and Europe, our labor and employment team handles upwards of 4,000 employment-related matters each year. McGuireWoods’ clients include local, national and multinational employers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and nonprofits. We cross borders, practices and industries in the United States and around the world, collaborating with colleagues and managing resources to deliver the highest value to clients. We offer our employer clients top-notch defense in single-plaintiff, class, and representative actions involving federal and state claims of discrimination, harassment, trade secret misappropriation, and wage and hour violations, among others. In addition, we counsel employers in every aspect of the employer/employee relationship, including federal, state and international law compliance; traditional labor issues; internal investigations; and executive compensation. Recognition by Chambers USA in recent years for our labor and employment regional practices plus nearly a dozen rankings for individual attorneys.

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients since 1834. Diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain and promote lawyers and staff to serve clients. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, billable hours credit for pro bono work, and a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.

Job Requirements:

• Qualified candidates will have 3-5 years of relevant California L&E experience in a top 100 law firm setting working on defense of wage and hour class actions and PAGA actions (FLSA collective action experience is a plus), including handling discovery, witness interviews and class certification issues, with partner and/or senior attorney oversight.
• Experience in California defending single-plaintiff employment cases with partner and/or senior attorney oversight, including taking and defending depositions, preparing and responding to discovery, and drafting dispositive motions in state and federal court (and in arbitration).
• Experience representing clients in administrative hearings and proceedings, on EEOC/CRD charges and in responses to demand letters.
• Strong academic background and demonstrate top-notch legal research, analysis and writing abilities, including fluent working knowledge, and understanding of California state and federal court procedural and evidence rules.
• Although not required, experience advising clients on California labor and employment issues is preferred.
• Please submit cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.
• Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
• Must have a strong academic record, excellent writing, and oral communication skills.
• California Bar is required.