Description:
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is seeking a Labor & Employment Mid-Level Associate Attorney with 3-4 years of experience to join our Del Mar (San Diego) office.Sheppard Mullin is a global Am Law 100 full-service law firm with over 1,200 attorneys across 16 offices worldwide. The Del Mar office currently has over 100 attorneys who practice in a variety of areas, including Labor & Employment, Business Litigation, Corporate Transactions, Real Estate, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, and more.
With more than 150 attorneys in the Labor & Employment group firmwide, Sheppard Mullin has one of the largest and most prestigious practices in the country. Our attorneys advise employers of all sizes—ranging from Fortune 100 companies to high tech and traditional business start-ups—in all aspects of employment advice and counseling, disputes and litigation, international employment and mobility, and union management relations. We have considerable expertise in all matters affecting the workplace including wage and hour, class and collective actions, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, employment agreements, layoffs, and ERISA. The strength and depth of our practice is rooted in our ability to provide truly full-service labor and employment law counseling.
We are currently recruiting for an outstanding associate with 3-4 years of employment litigation experience to join the Del Mar Labor & Employment team. The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:
- Litigation skills, including assisting Partners with fact investigations, employee interviews, case strategy, discovery, mediations, substantive motions, etc.
- Outstanding academic credentials
- Experience with complex single plaintiff and class action/PAGA lawsuits
- Experience advising clients on California employment law advice and counseling
- Strong team player
- Stellar interpersonal communication skills
- A proactive and positive attitude
- Maintains a growth mindset, seeking opportunities to learn and improve as an attorney
- Dependable and consistent, ensuring reliable support and follow-through on assignments
Resume, cover letter, law school transcript, and a writing sample produced in the past six months are required to apply. We will not be considering candidates for remote roles. Candidates must be admitted to and a member in good standing of the California Bar.
The annual salary range for this position is $260,000 to $310,000. For questions regarding this position, please contact Isabella LeBlanc at ileblanc@sheppardmullin.com.
