Litigation Associate Attorney

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a litigation associate attorney for its Sacramento, CA office. This hybrid role offers flexibility, direct client interaction, courtroom experience, and the opportunity to work on cases impacting California employment law.

Duties

• Conduct substantive witness interviews
• Manage discovery and case strategy
• Take and defend depositions
• Appear and argue motions in court
• Draft dispositive motions, including demurrers, anti-SLAPP motions, and summary judgment motions

Requirements

• Active California Bar License
• 2+ years of employment law experience (wage & hour, PAGA, FLSA)
• Litigation experience required
• Public sector experience a plus

Education

• Doctor of Law

Certifications

• Active California Bar License

Skills

• Strong litigation and courtroom skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to manage multiple cases and deadlines

Benefits

• 401(k) with profit sharing and match
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Vision and dental insurance
• Pension plan
• Child care support
• Commuter benefits
• Disability insurance
• Paid maternity leave

This firm is a full-service employment and labor relations law firm with offices across California that provides expert consultation, representation, litigation, negotiation, and investigation services to public employers and private schools. Also, it offers expert management training on employment and labor relations issues. The firm's attorneys are well-read professionals who furnish each client with the broadest choice of alternatives available within the dictates of the law.The firm practices in some of the most dynamically evolving areas of the law requiring its staff to stay on top of the ever-expanding legislative, administrative, and court decisional law.