Senior Litigation Attorney

We are a boutique law firm in the Beverly Hills area, looking for an Associate Attorney to join our growing team We're in search of a skilled legal expert to become part of our expanding team. Our firm, an established mid-sized plaintiff's firm, specializes primarily in employment law, employment and consumer class actions, and PAGA cases.

The ideal candidate will manage litigation cases and resolve legal disputes on behalf of clients by developing agreements, negotiating contacts, setting claims and advocating for clients in court. This individual will build client relationships and provide an excellent customer experience for clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to clients and assist attorneys
• Overseeing wage and hour class/PAGA actions as well as individual employment lawsuits from start to finish.
• Conducting thorough legal research and analysis, drafting various legal documents including motions, pleadings, and briefs, and representing clients in court hearings and trials.
• Maintain client relationships
• Prepare legal reports and documents
• Attend court hearings and trials
• Caseload Management: Carry your own caseload with complete autonomy, ensuring all
• cases are managed effectively and efficiently.
• Team Leadership: Lead a dedicated team of Associates, Paralegals, and Assistants,
• fostering a collaborative environment while driving case success.
• Motion Practice and Litigation: Ability to draft or supervise the drafting or winning
• arguments on key motions necessary to effectively litigate a matter, including motions
• for remand, oppositions to motions to compel arbitration, discovery motions, and
• motions for class certification.
• Legal Strategy: Develop and implement legal strategies aimed at resolving cases
• favorably and cost-effectively for clients.
• Depositions and Conferences: Take and manage depositions, and conduct meet and
• confers to advance case objectives.
• Mediation and Negotiations: Help prepare for and participate in mediation, and
• otherwise assist in negotiations to resolve employment matters on a class or individual
• basis as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• CA Bar in good standing
• 5+ years of employment law experience