Meyers Nave
Labor & Employment Attorney – 4-7 Years of Experience
Meyers Nave, Oakland, California, United States, 94616
Overview
This is a unique opportunity for an Employment Litigation Associate to join the firm’s expanding Labor and Employment practice and assume a major role in litigation representing private and public entity employers.
The ideal candidate will have 4-7 years of substantive experience in employment litigation with a desire for trial or arbitration experience including: discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims; FLSA and wage and hour claims, including wage and hour class and collective action lawsuits; legal research; drafting motions, pleadings and legal memoranda; taking and defending depositions; managing discovery-related activities; drafting EEOC position statements, DFEH responses, and conducting witness interviews and depositions, is also desirable.
Responsibilities
Represent private and public entity employers in employment litigation, including discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims; FLSA and wage and hour claims, including wage and hour class and collective actions; legal research; drafting motions, pleadings and legal memoranda; taking and defending depositions; managing discovery-related activities; drafting EEOC position statements, DFEH responses, and conducting witness interviews and depositions (desirable).
Provide advice and counsel to employers on federal and state employment law compliance, including COVID-related laws, regulations and orders; ADA/FEHA compliance and disability accommodation; FMLA, CFRA, PDL and other employee leave compliance.
Experience in labor relations is advantageous including labor negotiations, grievances and arbitrations, MMBA compliance, PERB/NLRB litigation and administrative hearings and appeals.
Qualifications
4-7 years of substantive experience in employment litigation; desire for trial or arbitration experience; California employment law knowledge; ability to work with employers on compliance issues.
Excellent academic credentials, outstanding analytical, research and writing skills, a strong work ethic and dedication to superior client service.
Ability to work independently, while working in a collaborative, client-focused environment, and excited about growing a practice with other like-minded colleagues.
Experience or interest in ADA/FEHA, FMLA/CFRA, and labor relations; MMBA compliance, PERB/NLRB litigation is advantageous.
Compensation & Benefits The salary range for this California-based role is $160,000 – $200,000, and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s years of experience, qualifications, skill set and office location. Meyers Nave offers a reasonable billable hours requirement, annual discretionary and billable hours bonuses, competitive health insurance benefits, 401(k) with a partial match and profit-sharing.
Application & Requirements Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, transcript and two substantive writing samples.
Equal Opportunity Employer Meyers Nave is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any qualified applicant’s race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law. Meyers Nave will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban-the-Box).
Meyers Nave complies with the requirements of all applicable California and federal employment laws, including those protecting disabled individuals. If you have difficulty using our online application system due to a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact us via email at hiringmanager@meyersnave.com or by phone at (510) 808-2000.
Job Details
Seniority level:
Associate
Employment type:
Full-time
Job function:
Legal
Industries:
Law Practice
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The ideal candidate will have 4-7 years of substantive experience in employment litigation with a desire for trial or arbitration experience including: discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims; FLSA and wage and hour claims, including wage and hour class and collective action lawsuits; legal research; drafting motions, pleadings and legal memoranda; taking and defending depositions; managing discovery-related activities; drafting EEOC position statements, DFEH responses, and conducting witness interviews and depositions, is also desirable.
Responsibilities
Represent private and public entity employers in employment litigation, including discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims; FLSA and wage and hour claims, including wage and hour class and collective actions; legal research; drafting motions, pleadings and legal memoranda; taking and defending depositions; managing discovery-related activities; drafting EEOC position statements, DFEH responses, and conducting witness interviews and depositions (desirable).
Provide advice and counsel to employers on federal and state employment law compliance, including COVID-related laws, regulations and orders; ADA/FEHA compliance and disability accommodation; FMLA, CFRA, PDL and other employee leave compliance.
Experience in labor relations is advantageous including labor negotiations, grievances and arbitrations, MMBA compliance, PERB/NLRB litigation and administrative hearings and appeals.
Qualifications
4-7 years of substantive experience in employment litigation; desire for trial or arbitration experience; California employment law knowledge; ability to work with employers on compliance issues.
Excellent academic credentials, outstanding analytical, research and writing skills, a strong work ethic and dedication to superior client service.
Ability to work independently, while working in a collaborative, client-focused environment, and excited about growing a practice with other like-minded colleagues.
Experience or interest in ADA/FEHA, FMLA/CFRA, and labor relations; MMBA compliance, PERB/NLRB litigation is advantageous.
Compensation & Benefits The salary range for this California-based role is $160,000 – $200,000, and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s years of experience, qualifications, skill set and office location. Meyers Nave offers a reasonable billable hours requirement, annual discretionary and billable hours bonuses, competitive health insurance benefits, 401(k) with a partial match and profit-sharing.
Application & Requirements Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, transcript and two substantive writing samples.
Equal Opportunity Employer Meyers Nave is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any qualified applicant’s race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law. Meyers Nave will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban-the-Box).
Meyers Nave complies with the requirements of all applicable California and federal employment laws, including those protecting disabled individuals. If you have difficulty using our online application system due to a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact us via email at hiringmanager@meyersnave.com or by phone at (510) 808-2000.
Job Details
Seniority level:
Associate
Employment type:
Full-time
Job function:
Legal
Industries:
Law Practice
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