Lateral Associate – Litigation (OC)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Orange (CA); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Paid days off (sick and vacation)

Parental leave

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP seeks an associate for its litigation team in Orange County. The candidate should be in the law school class years 2021–2025 with strong interest in federal and state court litigation and exposure to a broad litigation spectrum.

Primary duties include researching and drafting motions and briefs, and participating in discovery and case management. Deposition, hearing, and trial experience are beneficial.

Qualifications

• Current law school class years 2021–2025 applying for an associate to join our litigation team in Orange County.
• Ideal candidate should have strong interest in federal and significant state court litigation.
• Prior exposure to class actions, employment, ERISA, privacy, antitrust, securities, environmental, etc. is welcome.

Responsibilities

• Researching and drafting motions and briefs.
• Participating in all aspects of discovery and case/client management.
• Deposition, hearing and trial experience is beneficial.

Skills

Legal research

Drafting briefs

Discovery procedures

Case management

Job description

We are seeking an associate in law school class years 2021 through 2025 to join our litigation team in Orange County. Ideal candidate should have a strong interest in and prior exposure to federal and significant state court litigation. Our firm has a broad, cutting-edge, and cross-functional litigation practice and welcomes candidates with experiences across the litigation spectrum (e.g., class actions, employment, ERISA, privacy, antitrust, securities, environmental, etc.). District court or appellate court clerkship experience preferred but not required. Primary responsibilities include researching and drafting motions and briefs, participating in all aspects of discovery, and case/client management. Deposition, hearing, and trial experience are beneficial.

The annual compensation range for this position is between $225,000 and $365,000. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations. Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all partners, employees and applicants and, in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws, does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, religion, matriculation or political affiliation, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, age, marital status or partnership status, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, personal appearance, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, arrest or conviction record, or on any other basis prohibited by law.