LITIGATION ASSOCIATE — EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION AND COUNSELING

Hridayananda Advisory; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hridayananda Advisory seeks a mid-level Litigation Associate specializing in employment litigation and counseling. The role is based in San Francisco, CA, Newport Beach, CA, or West Palm Beach, FL, with opportunity for direct client interaction and ownership of matters.

You will handle both plaintiff and defense work, advising on risk mitigation, investigations, and policy matters. The practice covers discrimination, wage-and-hour litigation, executive disputes, trade secrets in employment, and

Qualifications

• Three to six years of employment litigation experience in state court

Responsibilities

• Manage cases and litigation components with increasing independence
• Draft pleadings, dispositive motions, discovery, and briefs
• Conduct and defend depositions
• Appear at hearings, mediations, and settlement conferences
• Provide strategic litigation and pre-litigation advice to employers and employees
• Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel, and agency representatives

Skills

Litigation experience

Research & writing

Client communication

Discovery management

Arbitration/mediation

Job description

LITIGATION ASSOCIATE — EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION AND COUNSELING

LOCATION: San Francisco, CA, Newport Beach, CA, or West Palm Beach, FL

OVERVIEW

We are seeking a mid-level associate to join our Employment Law

Practice in San Francisco, CA, Newport Beach, CA, or West Palm Beach,

FL. The role focuses on litigation in both plaintiff and defense

matters, together with substantive employer and employee counseling.

This role is well suited for an attorney with employment litigation

experience seeking early ownership of matters, direct client

interaction, and meaningful counseling responsibility advising clients

on risk mitigation, compliance, and strategic personnel decisions.

THE PRACTICE

• Single-plaintiff employment litigation, including discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims
• Wage and hour litigation, including class and representative actions
• Executive and professional disputes involving compensation, equity, separation agreements, and restrictive covenants
• Trade secret and unfair competition matters arising in the employment context
• Representation of both employers and employees in state and federal court and in arbitration
• Administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies
• Employer-side counseling on compliance, investigations, discipline, termination, wage practices, and policy drafting
• Employee-side counseling on compensation structures, separation negotiations, and claims evaluation

Matters regularly involve complex statutory frameworks under

California and federal law, expedited proceedings, and significant

financial and personal stakes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage cases and discrete litigation components with increasing independence
• Draft pleadings, dispositive motions, discovery, and substantive briefs
• Conduct and defend depositions
• Appear at hearings, mediations, and settlement conferences
• Provide strategic litigation and pre-litigation advice to employers and employees
• Conduct workplace investigations and assist with internal assessments, as appropriate
• Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel, and agency representatives

QUALIFICATIONS

• Three to six years of employment litigation experience in state
• Experience handling both plaintiff and defense-side employment
• Demonstrated experience with dispositive motions and discovery management
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills
• Working knowledge of California employment statutes and civil procedure
• Active membership in the California Bar, or ability to obtain admission promptly

WHAT WE OFFER

A balanced plaintiff and defense employment practice with meaningful counseling work, meaningful responsibility and direct client exposure, a rigorous and practice-driven environment, competitive compensation commensurate with experience, hybrid flexibility consistent with