Wage & Hour Litigation Associate — Sacramento, CA

Markent Personnel; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Markent Personnel is seeking an Associate Attorney to join a sophisticated wage and hour litigation practice in Sacramento, CA. The role offers substantial ownership of matters and exposure to complex disputes in state and federal court.

The ideal candidate has at least three years of litigation experience and a solid foundation in California employment law, with hands-on responsibility for wage and hour matters and related discovery, depositions, and motions.

Qualifications

• Active membership in the California Bar.
• JD from ABA-accredited law school.
• 5+ years of litigation experience, preferably with substantial wage and hour defense experience.
• Working knowledge of the California Labor Code, PAGA, and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• Demonstrated experience with discovery, depositions, motion practice, and substantive legal writing.

Responsibilities

• Develop litigation strategy and help drive matters from early assessment through resolution.
• Take and defend depositions and manage significant written discovery.
• Research, draft, and argue substantive motions, including dispositive and class-related motions.
• Prepare pleadings, briefs, and other key litigation documents.
• Evaluate and develop strategy for representative actions brought under PAGA.
• Analyze wage and hour issues involving employee classification, regular-rate calculations, meal and rest periods, wage statements, and waiting-time penalties.
• Work directly with clients and collaborate with attorneys across the broader labor and employment practice.

Skills

Analytical judgment

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Education

JD from ABA-accredited law school

Active California Bar member

Job description

Markent Personnel is seeking an Associate Attorney to join a sophisticated wage and hour litigation practice in Sacramento, CA. The role offers substantial ownership of matters and exposure to complex disputes in state and federal court.

The ideal candidate has at least three years of litigation experience and a solid foundation in California employment law, with hands-on responsibility for wage and hour matters and related discovery, depositions, and motions.