Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a top Am Law 100 firm, is seeking a highly motivated, senior associate or counsel with six+ years of experience to join our nationally recognized Employment and Labor practice in our San Francisco, Santa Monica, or Irvine office. If you are the ideal candidate, you will have experience in the following areas:
- At least six or more years of experience with counseling and defending both (1) single-plaintiff employment cases and (2) class and collective actions in wage and hour cases and class wide allegations of unfair employment practices;
- Experience counseling and advising employers in employment matters, including discipline/discharge, discrimination/harassment, restrictive covenants, ADA/FMLA compliance, and wage and hour issues;
- Experience taking and defending depositions, managing written discovery, and drafting and arguing motions;
- Experience drafting complex class and collective certification opposition briefs;
- Experience drafting employment agreements, separation agreements, position statements, employee handbooks, and other employment-related documents;
- Strong legal research skills;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, superior analytical skills, and the ability to manage client engagements;
- Excellent interpersonal skills, can-do attitude, strong work ethic, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and assume a high degree of responsibility.
With over 1,200 lawyers in 31 offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is a fully integrated global law firm that provides clients with connected legal advice, wherever and whenever they need it. The firm is known for its relationship-driven, collaborative culture, diverse legal experience and industry-shaping innovation and offers clients one of the most active M&A, real estate, financial services, litigation, and corporate risk practices in the world.
Pursuant to the California pay transparency laws, BCLP is posting a reasonable estimate of a compensation range for an Associate with six or more years of experience. At the time of posting, the estimated California range is $295,000 to $360,000. Actual compensation will be influenced by various factors, including but not limited to the level of relevant experience, skill sets, training, licensure and certifications, internal equity, market data, and other job-related factors permitted by law. The range is based on a full-time work schedule. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is an equal employment employer. Pursuant to local ordinances, we will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
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