Perkins Coie LLP

Labor & Employment Associate Attorney - Midlevel

Perkins Coie LLP$235K — $365K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-5 years of employment law experience
  • Strong academic credentials required
  • Excellent legal writing skills
  • Employment litigation experience including court appearances and depositions
  • Ideal candidates should have federal clerkship experience
  • Experience in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits, especially in wage and hour
  • Client counseling experience is preferred

Responsibilities

  • Build and develop a practice in employment law
  • Advise clients on employment law compliance issues
  • Draft and file various litigation documents including summary judgment motions
  • Conduct labor due diligence for M&A transactions
  • Participate in depositions and court appearances
  • Counsel clients on policies, handbooks, and employee performance
  • Negotiate and draft separation and arbitration agreements

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • 401(k) plan
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Personal medical and parental leave
  • Up to ten paid Holidays
  • Family care benefits
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP is seeking a midlevel associate with two to five years of employment law experience to join its Employment practice group in the San Francisco office. We are seeking candidates with a demonstrated passion for building a practice and a desire to work creatively with clients to find solutions.

  • Candidates must have strong academic credentials, excellent legal writing skills, and experience in employment litigation, including court appearances and depositions preferably with an AmLaw 100 law firm. Ideal candidates will have federal clerkship experience and experience in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits, handling wage and hour matters, and client counseling.
  • Experience in drafting the following preferred:
    • Summary judgment motions and other dispositive briefing
    • motions to compel arbitration
    • discovery requests and responses
    • oppositions to motions for class certification (including declaration gathering drives)
    • long-form settlement agreements in wage and hour class/collective actions
    • separation agreements, offer letters, arbitration agreements, and PIIAs
  • Experience advising and counseling clients on employment law compliance including, policies, handbooks, leaves and accommodations, employee performance and discipline, hiring and terminations is also preferred.
  • Experience with conducting labor due diligence on M&A deals is highly preferred.


To apply, please submit your resume, law school transcript and writing sample. Principals only.

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, 401(k) plan, medical, dental, and vision insurance, personal medical and parental leave, up to ten paid Holidays, and family care benefits. More information regarding benefits and programs may be found here.

Compensation range: $235,000 to $365,000 annually. Compensation depends on qualifications and experience.

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About Perkins Coie LLP

Perkins Coie is an international law firm that represents clients across a wide range of industries and stages of growth—from startups to FORTUNE 50 corporations. The firm provides a full array of corporate, commercial litigation and intellectual property legal services. With more than 1,100 lawyers in 19 offices across the United States and Asia, Perkins Coie is consistently recognized as one of the leading law firms in the United States. The firm has been named to the FORTUNE Best Companies to Work For® list for 18 consecutive years.
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