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Labor and Employment Associate

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Los Angeles or Orange County Office - Los Angeles, CA
JD

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We are currently seeking a mid level associate to support our Los Angeles and Orange County Offices' Labor and Employment Practice Group.  The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of solid experience with employment law.  In addition to litigation, we'd ideally like a candidate who also has some transactional experience, such as drafting handbooks and employment-related agreements, but this experience is not a requirement.  Candidates should be licensed to practice in California, have strong writing skills and excellent academic credentials.

Buchalter attorneys partner closely with clients to provide broad, protective counsel that minimizes risk exposure. Our critical risk-management solutions allow clients to focus on managing their businesses while we manage the details of their employment problems. We work closely with business management to ensure workplace compliance and an immediate response when conflict arises. We prepare and implement employee handbooks, advise on personnel matters and union relations, negotiate employment and severance agreements and defend lawsuits. We also represent Taft-Hartley benefit plans. Our clients vary from closely-held companies to major financial institutions, restaurant chains, manufacturers and retailers, with offices and locations nationwide.

A career at Buchalter is an opportunity to do exciting work with a dynamic and rapidly growing law firm.  We value an energizing and supportive environment that promotes success for our clients and each other.  We offer a competitive salary, various types of bonuses, unlimited PTO, 401k, and a full benefits package.

Pay Scale: The reasonably expected pay scale for this position is $160-$230k, with bonus potential of up to $106,000.  This is an employer estimate and the salary offered within that range, and the potential for bonus and bonus amount, will depend on candidate’s years of practice and experience and performance.

Buchalter was founded based on principles of inclusivity.  Our firm’s commitment to reflecting and enhancing the rich diversity of the clients and communities we serve is more than eight decades strong. Buchalter’s diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater breadth of creative talent and alternative approaches, and enriches our firm’s collaborative, entrepreneurial and collegial environment, benefiting all.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  In recruiting, we welcome the unique contributions that all candidates can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Interested candidates should submit a resume, writing sample and transcript.

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