Lateral Class Action Associate

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 310,000 - 435,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco seeks a Lateral Associate focused on class action litigation. The candidate should have strong interest in state/federal class action practice alongside broader commercial litigation experience. Clerkship experience preferred but not required.

Primary duties include researching and drafting motions and briefs, and managing discovery, case, and client matters. The role offers a high-compensation package with a range of benefits and opportunities to work

Qualifications

• Strong interest in/state or federal class action practice and broader commercial litigation experience.
• District court or appellate court clerkship experience preferred but not required.
• Responsibilities include researching and drafting motions and briefs, and participating in discovery.

Responsibilities

• Researching and drafting motions and briefs.
• Participating in all aspects of discovery.
• Handling case and client management.

Skills

Class action exposure

Commercial litigation experience

Legal research

Brief drafting

Job description

Overview

• The role requires a strong interest in or prior exposure to state/federal class action practice, alongside broader commercial litigation experience.
• The firm's class action practice is broad, cutting-edge, and cross-functional, encompassing areas such as consumer, employment, privacy, antitrust, and securities matters.
• District court or appellate court clerkship experience is preferred.
• Key responsibilities involve researching and drafting motions and briefs, participating in all aspects of discovery, and handling case and client management.

Posting details

Careers

Lateral Associate – Class Action (SF)

San Francisco

Job Summary

We are seeking an associate in law school class years 2018 through 2022 to join our robust class actions litigation team. Ideal candidate should have a strong interest in and/or prior exposure to state/federal class action practice in addition to commercial litigation experience more broadly. Our firm has a broad, cutting-edge, and cross-functional class action practice and welcomes candidates with experiences across the class action and litigation spectrum (e.g., consumer, employment, privacy, antitrust, securities, 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.

The annual compensation range for this position is between $310,000 and $435,000. 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.

• 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

Location

San Francisco

EEO Statement

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