Latham & Watkins
Employment Litigation & Counseling Attorney
Latham & Watkins, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Employment Litigation & Counseling Attorney Attorneys with 1 - 4 years of experience with employment litigation and advice and counseling.
Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants. Academic Requirements Outstanding achievement, including excellent law school record, strong references, and proven litigation and writing skills. We seek candidates who were ranked high in their class at top tier law schools. A J.D. from an ABA accredited law school is required. Admission to CA Bar Required. Type of Experience Familiarity and experience with employment litigation (including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination suits) and wage and hour litigation are essential. Class action and/or PAGA experience would be very helpful but is not required. Familiarity with California civil procedure is also helpful. Familiarity and experience with employment counseling (including the construction of employment policies and manuals, counseling regarding employee discipline and termination, and wage and hour counseling) are very helpful, but only limited experience in these areas is required. The position will focus mostly on litigation and associated counseling. Practice Area Summary We represent national corporations both in litigation that is national in scope and in litigation that relates just to their California operations. Our employment lawyers handle some of the most cutting-edge work in the country along with a steady diet of more standard employment litigation. We frequently defend class, collective, and representative actions of all kinds; claims of discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination; retaliation and whistleblower claims; and disputes regarding pay equity and executive compensation; we also conduct sensitive internal investigations involving high risk allegations. Clients often turn to us when employment-related claims implicate fundamental aspects of their business model and require sophisticated advice and counseling in addition to top-notch litigation handling. Salary Scale - 2025 Annual Salaries Law School Class Year Salary 2025 $225,000 2024 $225,000 2023 $235,000 2022 $260,000 2021 $310,000 2020 $365,000 2019 $390,000 2018 $420,000 2017 and earlier $435,000 The salary range is the one that Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP reasonably expects to pay for this position. The salary range does not guarantee, obligate, nor set expectations of an applicant’s wage in the event of hire. The posted range is only one component of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP’s Total Rewards package. __ Note: Lateral Hub does not accept applications submitted by search firms. Note: Lateral Hub works directly with law firms and jobpostings published on Lateral Hub are always up to date.
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Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants. Academic Requirements Outstanding achievement, including excellent law school record, strong references, and proven litigation and writing skills. We seek candidates who were ranked high in their class at top tier law schools. A J.D. from an ABA accredited law school is required. Admission to CA Bar Required. Type of Experience Familiarity and experience with employment litigation (including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination suits) and wage and hour litigation are essential. Class action and/or PAGA experience would be very helpful but is not required. Familiarity with California civil procedure is also helpful. Familiarity and experience with employment counseling (including the construction of employment policies and manuals, counseling regarding employee discipline and termination, and wage and hour counseling) are very helpful, but only limited experience in these areas is required. The position will focus mostly on litigation and associated counseling. Practice Area Summary We represent national corporations both in litigation that is national in scope and in litigation that relates just to their California operations. Our employment lawyers handle some of the most cutting-edge work in the country along with a steady diet of more standard employment litigation. We frequently defend class, collective, and representative actions of all kinds; claims of discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination; retaliation and whistleblower claims; and disputes regarding pay equity and executive compensation; we also conduct sensitive internal investigations involving high risk allegations. Clients often turn to us when employment-related claims implicate fundamental aspects of their business model and require sophisticated advice and counseling in addition to top-notch litigation handling. Salary Scale - 2025 Annual Salaries Law School Class Year Salary 2025 $225,000 2024 $225,000 2023 $235,000 2022 $260,000 2021 $310,000 2020 $365,000 2019 $390,000 2018 $420,000 2017 and earlier $435,000 The salary range is the one that Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP reasonably expects to pay for this position. The salary range does not guarantee, obligate, nor set expectations of an applicant’s wage in the event of hire. The posted range is only one component of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP’s Total Rewards package. __ Note: Lateral Hub does not accept applications submitted by search firms. Note: Lateral Hub works directly with law firms and jobpostings published on Lateral Hub are always up to date.
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