Litigation Attorney

Job Opportunity for Litigation Attorney with Established, Mid-Size Plaintiff’s Law Firm in LA

About the firm:

• Specialize in employment law (PAGA, FEHA,) class actions, whistleblower, consumer protection, data privacy, environmental law
• All attorneys get an opportunity to touch on all of their practice areas

About the team:

• Organized and structured; composed of teams lead by supervising attorneys, and have dedicated legal support on each team
• The teams are all pretty collaborative with one another; true team culture with a focus on cross-team training and support. Pretty laid-back group
• Depending on experience level OR the complexity of the case, the supervising atty will be more hands on OR hands off

About the position:

• Caseload- active filed cases ~15 (in addition, may have some settled cases that they are working on i.e class action approval process.) There is a dedicated pre-litigation, so attorneys don’t have to do as much leg work here
• Develop strategy and actively manage a caseload
• Collaborate with co-counsel and opposing counsel
• Independently draft complaints, discovery, and motions
• Communicate with clients and witnesses
• Conduct discovery, including taking and defending depositions
• Independently attend court hearings
• Draft and argue motions, including motions for class certification
• Work with expert witnesses, particularly in financial and statistical fields
• Work on and assist in trial preparations
• Manage settlement negotiations and participate in mediation
• Take cases to trial and arbitration, if necessary

Ideal candidate profile:

• Experience taking & defending depos independently
• 3+ years of recent plaintiff-side California employment litigation (individual FEHA and wage & hour class/PAGA action) experience
• Law and motion knowledge, including experience arguing motions;
• Working knowledge of motions for class certification and approval motions;
• Experienced in taking and defending depositions; and,
• Focus and passion for plaintiff-side representation
• Graduated from top 100 law school
• Want someone who is invested in & enjoys the work they do. Someone who feels fueled, motivated from this work- not just for a paycheck. Super friendly firm, looking for someone who wants to grow, contribute, stay, learn from them!

Compensation: $145k-165k+ base salary (will go higher for candidates with 4+ yrs exp)

• Annual discretionary salary increases
• Generous discretionary annual bonus

Benefits:

Healthcare- no waiting period

• Medical, Dental & Vision covered at 100%! (upgrade plans available i.e Blue Shield Gold)

Safe Harbor- no waiting period

• 3% employer contribution, no employee contribution req’d

401k- no waiting period to enroll

• 2-5% employer match (depending on company performance)

PTO: 2 weeks, increases with tenure

Holidays off per year: 15

Paid sick days: 5 days

Perks

• Hybrid friendly firm with only 1 day onsite / 4 remote!
• Parking paid for by the firm
• $25/mo phone reimbursement
• Health and Wellness reimbursement up to $20/mo
• Cover bar dues as well, malpractice insurance, MCLEs, work conferences
• LTD paid in full by employer
• No billable hour requirement- work life balance valued. The culture supports being able to get in exercise, spend time with family, flexibility
• Annual firm-wide retreat with a +1
• Holiday parties
• Summer event at the Hollywood bowl
• Firm restaurant outings with an activity after like top golf, bowling, escape room, etc
• Matching gift program up to 3k
• Volunteer opportunities through non-profit foundation
• A variety of trainings available:
• They are constantly sending people to trial colleges, FELA annual conferences
• They do trainings every 1-2 mo’s based on feedback from attorneys ‘I would love a training on this topic’ and will have a senior person lead
• I.e did a CPR training with instructors for folks to get certified if they want
• I.e trauma informed trainings to help with to assist in working with clients who have suffered trauma
• Work with presenters who have presented to the ABA. They will cater the training to their needs, solutions, challenges for what their team has faced.