Description:
Duane Morris LLP has an immediate opening for a highly motivated associate to join its dynamic and growing Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration practice group to support its California practice in San Diego. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of substantive experience in employment litigation and a desire for trial work. The successful candidate will also have meaningful experience in transactional employment work, including the drafting of employment and severance agreements, drafting EEOC position statements, drafting DFEH responses, and conducting witness interviews and depositions. Having a background in counseling employers on federal and state employment law compliance, drafting workplace policies, and assisting clients with employment training programs is a plus. Experience in traditional management labor relations is also advantageous as is experience in defending wage and hour claims, including wage and hour class action lawsuits. Superior academic and writing credentials along with California bar admission required. If you want to join a collegial team of excellent employment law professionals who enjoy their work and take pride in their work product, we would be the ideal firm for you.The target annual pay range for this role $220,000-250,000. Positions outside of CA will be subject to annual pay ranges specific to the market for that particular geographic location. Actual pay will vary depending upon various factors, including relevant experience, skill-set, current business needs and market factors. The compensation range listed is just one component of Duane Morris' total comp package for employees, which, depending on the position, may also include discretionary bonuses and incentive packages, and firm-sponsored benefit programs.
