Employment Law Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a driven Employment Law Associate with 2 to 5 years of experience to join its dynamic team in Northern California, including offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and Sacramento. This role involves significant responsibility and direct client interaction, offering a chance to manage complex cases and engage in high-profile legal matters.

Duties

• Work on pre-litigation matters and high-profile employment cases.
• Handle systemic discrimination and wage and hour class actions.
• Manage Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) representative actions.
• Respond to administrative charges and counsel clients on employment issues.
• Take and defend depositions, make court appearances, and argue motions.
• Participate in mediations and other related legal work.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of litigation experience at a peer law firm.
• Exceptional academic credentials.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Membership in the California State Bar.

Education

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

Certifications

• Active member of the California State Bar.

Skills

• Outstanding interpersonal and writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Creative and practical problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
• Mental well-being programs and family care benefits.
• Short- and long-term disability and parental leave benefits.
• Health savings account contributions and flexible spending accounts.
• 401K program and compensated time off through Flexible Time Off program.
• Paid holidays.

This Silicon Valley firm offers a full-service practice which covers a number of areas, including: intellectual property, corporate, and labor & employment. The firms intellectual property practice is both rapidly expanding and exceptionally solid; the firms intellectual property attorneys have extensive experience in state, federal, and international litigation, as well as licensing, litigation avoidance and other matters across the complete spectrum of intellectual property issues. The atmosphere is collegial, but slightly more conservative than most Bay Area firms. Salaries are in line with other top Bay Area firms, and the firm provides a sizable bonus for all lawyers who bill at least 1,950 hours, with additional money based on three separate billable-hour levels above 1,950.