Employment Litigation Associate - Defense Side

Our Los Angeles office - an AV-rated® firm of 200+ attorneys across 17 offices - is seeking an Employment Litigation Attorney with a minimum of 3 years of employment litigation experience. Our Labor and Employment practice includes employment discrimination, workplace harassment, wage, and hour defense, as well as traditional labor law matters.Qualifications:

• 3+ years of litigation experience defending federal and state wage and hour cases, including collective and class actions

• Experience handling investigations before the U.S. Department of Labor, the California Department of Industrial Relations, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, EEOC and other state and local human rights agencies

• Experience appearing before the National Labor Relations Board regarding matters related to union organizing, collective bargaining, unfair labor practices, union elections, and arbitrations

• Experience handling employment litigation in federal and state court

• JD from an ABA accredited law school

• Admitted to practice in California

The annual compensation for this position is $120,000 - $150,000. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. As part of our ongoing effort to actively recruit and advance lawyers of diverse backgrounds, We participate in Mansfield Rule Certification and is a four-time recognized law firm. The process measures whether law firms affirmatively consider diverse lawyers for promotions, senior level hiring and significant leadership roles. We strive for a candidate pool consisting of at least 30% women, attorneys of color, and/or LGBTQ+ attorneys for all lateral partner and mid-to-senior-level associate hires.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at our firm without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. We is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.