Oregon - Senior Attorney

Lawyers for Justice, P.C.®; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Performance Based Bonus

Job summary

Lawyers for Justice, P.C.® is expanding into Oregon and seeks an experienced attorney to join its team, which focuses on plaintiff's side class action litigation. Applicants must either be licensed in Oregon or pending admission in California.

This full-time role requires at least 8 years of civil litigation experience, including oral advocacy and discovery. The position offers competitive benefits, including health insurance and opportunities for performance-based bonuses.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in California or Oregon, or pending admission to California or Oregon Bar.
• 8+ years of civil litigation experience.
• Ability to travel on occasion.

Responsibilities

• Engage in civil litigation against companies in state and federal courts.

Skills

Civil litigation

Oral advocacy

Discovery

Class actions

Complex litigation

Wage and hour litigation

Education

Licensed to practice law in Oregon

8+ years of civil litigation experience

Job description

Overview

Growing law firm in the Los Angeles area that is expanding into Oregon, considered a powerhouse in the field of plaintiff's side wage-and-hour class action litigation, seeks a highly-qualified attorney to join its expanding team. The firm has a robust caseload, in federal and state courts, against regional, national, and Fortune 500 companies in multiple industries. Focusing on the prosecution of consumer and employment class and representative actions, involving wage-and-hour, unfair business practice, discrimination, and false advertising matters. The firm has recovered over one billion dollars on behalf of hundreds of thousands of employees and consumers in California. Lawyers for Justice was recently named a Global Recognition Awards “Best Workplaces” winner for 2026.

Our firm has a large number of active cases in both state and federal courts throughout California.

This is the perfect opportunity to get experience and exposure working with a powerhouse in state and federal plaintiffs-side class action litigation, against regional, national, and Fortune 500 companies in multiple industries.

Responsibilities

Note: The original description emphasizes the firm’s focus and caseload but does not provide a distinct responsibilities list for the role. The text implies responsibilities related to civil litigation at a high level. If additional detailed responsibilities are available, they should be added here to improve clarity.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be either (a) licensed to practice law in California or Oregon or (b) already licensed in another U.S. jurisdiction and pending admission to the California Bar or Oregon Bar.
• The ideal candidate will be licensed to practice law in California or Oregon and have 8+ years of experience in civil litigation, including experience with discovery in the civil litigation context, oral advocacy and appearing in Court, motion practice and taking/defending depositions.
• Prior experience with class actions, complex litigation, and wage and hour litigation is a plus.
• Candidates must be able to travel on occasion.

Job Type: Full-time

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Opportunity for Performance Based Discretionary Bonus & Merit Increases

License/Certification

• Must be licensed to practice law in the state of Oregon