Senior Associate Attorney

Lawyers for Justice, PC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

A dynamic law firm is seeking a highly-qualified associate attorney to join its remote team. Responsibilities include litigation support in wage-and-hour and consumer class actions. Ideal candidates will have 1-3 years of civil litigation experience and be licensed in California or Washington. The firm offers a competitive salary range and robust benefits, including health insurance and 401(k).

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in civil litigation.
• Prior experience with class actions is a plus.
• Candidates must be able to travel on occasion.

Responsibilities

• Join the expanding team as an associate attorney.
• Handle discovery, pleadings, motions, and trial preparation.
• Support litigation efforts against Fortune 500 companies.

Skills

Civil litigation

Discovery

Oral advocacy

Motion practice

Education

Licensed to practice law in California or Washington

Pending admission to California Bar or Washington Bar

Job description

Overview

Growing law firm in the Los Angeles area, 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 millions of dollars on behalf of thousands of employees and consumers in California. Our firm has a large number of active cases in both state and federal courts throughout California. This is the opportunity to gain 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. We are looking to add members to the team immediately as associate attorneys.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Remote

Base pay range

$130,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr

Responsibilities

Join the expanding team as an associate attorney and contribute to uncovering and prosecuting wage-and-hour and consumer/employee class actions. Work in state and federal courts, handling discovery, pleadings, motions, and trial preparation. Support the firm's litigation efforts against regional, national, and Fortune 500 companies across multiple industries.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be licensed to practice law in California or Washington, or licensed in another U.S. jurisdiction and pending admission to the California Bar or Washington Bar.
• Ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of experience in civil litigation, including discovery, 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.

Salary and Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Law Practice