🕒 8 days ago
Handle complex labor and employment matters, including single-plaintiff employment cases and wage-and-hour class litigation, while advising clients and contributing to litigation strategy and trial preparation.
Associate Attorney - Labor & Employment
📅 May 6
Civil LitigationEmployment LitigationWage-and-hour Class ActionsFEHA
📜 Description
- Handle single-plaintiff employment litigation and wage-and-hour class actions.
- Work on a range of labor and employment matters, including emerging legal topics.
- Manage discovery, depositions, motions, and trial preparation.
- Interact directly with clients and take significant responsibility for complex legal matters.
- Collaborate with partners while working independently as needed.
🛠️ Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in civil litigation (preference in employment litigation)
- Exposure to FEHA, agency complaint, wage & hour and other employment matters
- Involved in discovery, depositions, motions, and trial preparation
- Excellent writing and oral advocacy skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively with partners
- Juris doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school
- License to practice in CA
✨ Benefits
- Flexible hybrid schedule
- Low turnover, collegial and collaborative environment
- Direct client interaction and significant responsibility on complex and sophisticated legal matters
- Mentorship, training and development programs for associates
- Competitive compensation and several bonus programs
- 401(k) plan with employer contribution
- Robust benefits package; health insurance (medical
- Dental and vision coverage)
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses
Full job description
O’Hagan Meyer is seeking an attorney with three or more years of civil litigation experience to join its Labor & Employment department, based out of its Orange County, CA office. This is an ideal opportunity for an attorney looking to handle a wide-range of labor & employment matters involving cutting-edge topics and sophisticated, interesting clients. This associate will join a diverse practice group that handles single plaintiff employment litigation, and wage & hour class action litigation.
Firm Overview:
O’Hagan Meyer is a civil defense firm with over 400 attorneys located in 26 offices across the United States. Our nationally recognized attorneys represent a diverse range of clients in labor & employment, wage & hour, ERISA & employee benefits, commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation, professional liability, and more. We pride ourselves on delivering strong legal work with excellent client service while emphasizing preventative counseling and results-oriented litigation strategies.
O’Hagan Meyer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. O'Hagan Meyer participates in E-Verify.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in civil litigation (preference in employment litigation)
- Exposure to FEHA, agency complaint, wage & hour and other employment matters
- Involved in discovery, depositions, motions, and trial preparation
- Excellent writing and oral advocacy skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively with partners
- Juris doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school
- License to practice in CA
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid schedule
- Low turnover, collegial and collaborative environment
- Direct client interaction and significant responsibility on complex and sophisticated legal matters
- Mentorship, training and development programs for associates
- Competitive compensation and several bonus programs
- 401(k) plan with employer contribution
- Robust benefits package; health insurance (medical, dental and vision coverage), life insurance, flexible spending accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, and a paid parental leave program.
Salary Range: $170,000 to $215,000
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