JBA International

Employment Litigation Associate - Defense Side

JBA International$120K — $150K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of litigation experience in federal and state wage and hour cases, including class actions
  • Experience with investigations before federal and state labor agencies, including the EEOC
  • Background in appearing before the National Labor Relations Board on union-related matters
  • Proficient in handling employment litigation in federal and state courts
  • JD from an ABA accredited law school
  • Licensed to practice in California

Responsibilities

  • Defend against employment discrimination cases in court
  • Manage wage and hour disputes, including collective and class actions
  • Conduct investigations with labor agencies and respond to regulatory inquiries
  • Appear and advocate before the National Labor Relations Board
  • Collaborate with clients to strategize employment litigation cases

Benefits

  • Participation in Mansfield Rule Certification for diversity advancement
  • Supportive environment for diverse backgrounds in hiring and promotions
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Engagement in significant leadership roles for underrepresented attorneys
Full Job Description
Our Los Angeles office - an AV-rated® firm of 200+ attorneys across 17 offices - is seeking an Employment Litigation Attorney with a minimum of 3 years of employment litigation experience.

Our Labor and Employment practice includes employment discrimination, workplace harassment, wage, and hour defense, as well as traditional labor law matters.

Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of litigation experience defending federal and state wage and hour cases, including collective and class actions
  • Experience handling investigations before the U.S. Department of Labor, the California Department of Industrial Relations, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, EEOC and other state and local human rights agencies
  • Experience appearing before the National Labor Relations Board regarding matters related to union organizing, collective bargaining, unfair labor practices, union elections, and arbitrations
  • Experience handling employment litigation in federal and state court
  • JD from an ABA accredited law school
  • Admitted to practice in California

The annual compensation for this position is $120,000 - $150,000. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
As part of our ongoing effort to actively recruit and advance lawyers of diverse backgrounds, We participate in Mansfield Rule Certification and is a four-time recognized law firm. The process measures whether law firms affirmatively consider diverse lawyers for promotions, senior level hiring and significant leadership roles. We strive for a candidate pool consisting of at least 30% women, attorneys of color, and/or LGBTQ+ attorneys for all lateral partner and mid-to-senior-level associate hires.

About JBA International

JBA is over 35 year old company leading the way for the future of work, GenAI and digital transformation. Started by two Software Engineers, we have serviced many industries with consulting, workforce, and innovation projects-- Insurance, Banking, Legal, Defense, Entertainment, Tele-Comm and more. We look at every opportunity as a project whether facilitating connections between talent and companies or working with business owners and executives in how to build automation, improve operations, and build out successful teams. We hope you can use our page as a resource for current opportunities we have, as well as reaching out with your thoughts on the industry.
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