Labor & Employment Attorney (5-7 years)
Labor & Employment Attorney (5-7 years)
Location(s): San Francisco, CA
Salary Range: $310,000 – $420,000
Admission: California
Schedule: 4 days/week Onsite
Client Size: 3,000
Client Description:
Our client is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to their clients' success. With more than 1,200 attorneys in offices across the United States and Asia, they provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world's most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations. They have created a dynamic culture based on collaboration, servitude, and mutual respect which has landed them on Fortune’s Best Places to work for 20+ consecutive years.
Position Description:
Our client is seeking an associate with five to seven years of employment law experience to join its Labor & Employment practice group in the San Francisco office. They are seeking candidates with a demonstrated passion for building a practice and a desire to work creatively with clients to find solutions.
Candidates must be admitted to the California bar, have strong academic credentials, excellent legal writing skills, and experience in employment litigation, including court appearances and depositions preferably with an AmLaw 100 law firm. Ideal candidates will have experience in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits, handling wage and hour matters, and client counseling.
Experience should also include drafting the following:
- Motions to compel arbitration
- Discovery requests and responses
- Oppositions to motions for class certification (including declaration gathering drives)
- Long-form settlement agreements in wage and hour class/collective actions
- Separation agreements, offer letters, arbitration agreements, and PIIAs
Michael Knutson