Class and Collective Action Employment Associate

Class and Collective Action Employment Associate | Hybrid, Los Angeles or the Bay Area | $260,000 to $365,000 All of your clients probably have a California address right now, and that's fine until one of them doesn't and you find out how much of what you know only works here. The employers this team acts for are big multinationals, and their claims don't stop at the state border. You'd be on class and collective actions live in several states at the same time, with California layering its own rules over the top, arguing over conditional certification and then over what the notice to the workforce is allowed to say. There are single plaintiff cases too, the kind where the client worries more about the press coverage than the settlement number. The colleagues on your matters sit in other offices and in other countries, and the partners read every line of your briefs, which is either reassuring or terrifying depending on who you've worked for before. What gets you an interview: Three to five years litigating employment cases Some years at a big firm, or a federal clerkship, which counts for a lot A cover letter, transcript and writing sample The California Bar It's hybrid from Los Angeles or the Bay Area. Base is $260,000 to $365,000, there's a bonus on top, and a 401(k), medical, dental and vision behind that.